background:  patients  with  ischemic  heart  disease  (ihd)  may  report  difficulties with  sexual  function  and  marital relationship. however, there is a dearth of studies focusing on the association between these aspects in ihd patients. the present study sought to assess the association between sexual function and marital relationship among ihd patients and also test the effect modificat...

abstract background: cardiac self‑efficacy is an essential factor in persistence of healthy behaviors in patients with coronary artery disease (cad). today, telenursing methods have numerous applications in health care. therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of a text message and telephone follow‑up program on cardiac self‑efficacy of patients with cad. materials and methods: this ...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of diabetes mellitus (dm) on peripheral vascular disease (pvd) in patients with coronary artery disease (cad). methods: a total of 13702 consecutive patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) at tehran heart center between january 2002 and march 2007 were included in this study. the demographic data, pvd, and outcom...

Hybrid coronary revascularization intends to combine the durability and survival advantage of the left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending coronary artery graft by a minimally invasive surgical procedure and the interventional therapy for non-left anterior descending coronary artery vessels to achieve complete revascularization. It provides a feasible and attractive alternative ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart progression once major coronary arteries are injured or diseased. When primary blood which supply myocardium with blood, oxygen and nutrients narrowed arterial progresses. Plaque buildup in walls from hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), dyslipidemia, vascular inflammation contribute to atherosclerosis formation, a agent for CAD.

introduction: coronary endarterectomy is not a perfect procedure. however, it is sometimes the only available alternative for cardiac surgeons in patients suffering from diffuse coronary artery disease. according to a large volume of studies, coronary endarterectomy results (such as survival, recurrence of the symptoms of myocardial ischemia, and graft patency) are not as satisfactory as standa...

the use of noninvasive assessment tools such as multi-slice ct coronary angiography (msct-ca-ca) is recently considered mainly because it offers safety, patient convenience, and faster performance. the aim of the present study was to determine the ability of msct-ca-ca for the detection of significant stenoses in the coronary arteries, in comparison to conventional invasive coronary angiography...