There are limited data about the relative importance of the many different but inter-related inflammatory markers with respect to their ability to independently predict the presence and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD). In addition, studies demonstrating such associations have often been conducted in well-defined populations and have excluded patients with or not adjusted for co-morbidit...

BACKGROUND The role of inflammation in the genesis of cardiovascular disease has attracted attention and in the present study the association among metabolic syndrome (MS), white blood cell (WBC) count, and insulin concentration was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS A cross-sectional study of 3,594 Japanese men aged 34-69 years evaluated the MS components (high blood pressure, hypo-high densi...

BACKGROUND High blood concentrations of inflammatory markers, including white blood cell (WBC) count, are closely related to the metabolic syndrome. Both conditions predict dismal survival. We determined prospective associations between mortality and factors derived by a factor analysis of WBC count and the basic components of the metabolic syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed a factor ...

BACKGROUND This study tested the hypothesis that in the acute phase of myocardial infarction (MI), the circulating level of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L), an index of platelet activation, is predictive of angiographic morphologic features that indicate high-burden thrombus formation (HBTF) in the infarct-related artery (IRA). METHODS AND RESULTS This prospective study included 162 consecutive ...

Although many studies have reported an association between total white blood cell count and metabolic syndrome, relatively few reports are available on the association between differential white blood cell counts and metabolic syndrome. The medical records of 15,654 subjects (age, median 46, range 14-90 yr; 8,380 men and 7,274 women) who visited the Center for Health Promotion were investigated...

Objective: We compared white blood cells parameters (total white blood cells (WBC), lymphocytes count (LYMPH#) and percentage (LYMPH%), monocytes count (MONO) and percentage (MONO%), basophils count (BASO#) and percentage (BASO%), eosinophils count (EO#) and percentage (EO%), neutrophils count (NEUT#) and percentage (NEUT%)) in patients with schizophrenia (SHZ), unipolar depression (UD) and bip...

Total count and differential count of leukocytes or white blood cells (WBC) in blood samples are very important pathological factors for diagnosing a disease. There are not enough pathological infrastructures in the remote places of India and other developing countries. The objective of this work is to design a system, compatible with telemedicine, for automatic calculation of the total count a...

Ambient fine particle (PM2.5) pollution triggers acute cardiovascular events. Individual-level preventions are proposed to complement regulation in reducing the global burden of PM2.5-induced cardiovascular diseases. We determine whether B vitamin supplementation mitigates PM2.5 effects on cardiac autonomic dysfunction and inflammation in a single-blind placebo-controlled crossover pilot trial....

AIMS There is increasing evidence linking a shift work schedule with various adverse health effects. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between shift work and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in male steel workers, and also the possible mechanism of shift work-related metabolic derangements. METHODS A total of 1732 men aged 42 ± 8 years were enrolled in this cross-sectional stud...

The PACS study (Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes) was conducted in 1500 patients with nonST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) in 11 coronary care units of Argentina from January 2000 to May 2002. (1, 2) The purpose of this prospective, multicentric study was to establish the prognostic value of different biomarkers in these patients ́ risk stratification. (1, 2) The study ...