discussion the reason is that we assess the relative and not absolute differences of the tracer uptake in this imaging modality. there may be other findings on mpi images which could help us overcome this pitfall, including detecting wall motion abnormalities, lung uptake of the tracer, or transient ischemic dilation. another important issue is the ecg changes during exercise stress testing, wh...

Introduction: Obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in proximal segments is associated with a poor prognosis. However, the contribution of plaque location to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) among patients nonobstructive CAD not well defined. We examined MACE risk relation non-obstructive by CT angiography (CCTA).

background: coronary artery disease (cad) is the major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. the aim of this study was to explore the effect of resveratrol (res) on canonical β-catenin/wnt and forkhead box o (foxo) pathways in cad patients.method: we performed this study on 10 metabolic syndrome patients with three-vessel cad and 10 sex-aged matched healthy subjects. the effects of res on...

background and purpose: coronary artery disease (cad) is the major cause of limitation in adults' life. but it can be prevented by controlling its risk factors, modifying life style and educating the population about general health. besides, health education is one of the important issues about changing life style. nurses play an important role in health education .thus this study was perf...

background: given gender differences in the risk of coronary artery disease (cad), the present study sought to investigate these dissimilarities amongst patients who underwent angiography at a major, tertiary heart hospital in iran. methods: between 2005 and 2010, 44,820 patients who underwent coronary angiography were enrolled in a registry. pre-procedural data such as demographics, cad risk f...

objective: coronary artery disease (cad) is a multi-factorial and heterogenic disease with atherosclerosis plaques formation in internal wall of coronary artery. plaque formation results to limitation of the blood reaching to myocardium leading to appearance of some problems, such as ischemia, sudden thrombosis veins and myocardial infarction (mi). several environmental and genetic factors are ...

introduction: heart failure is a major hazard for public health. despite recent advance in medical therapy, there is not enough information on the outcome of off-pump coronary artery bypass (opcab) and medical therapy on the patients with severe ventricular dysfunction and triple-vessel (cad). this study aimed to compare treatment outcomes and mortality rate in patients undergoing off-pump coro...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) causes significant morbidity and mortality. Accurate noninvasive evaluation is important to facilitate appropriate diagnosis treatment. The ubiquitous nature of CAD requires all practitioners, regardless their specialty, be familiar with diagnostic modalities. This article reviews currently available tests, including specific features, prognostic value, strengths, ...