Objective: To determine the relation between depression, anxiety, and use of antidepressants and the onset of ischaemic heart disease. Design: Population based case-control study. Setting: All 5623 patients registered with one general practice. Subjects: 188 male cases with ischaemic heart disease matched by age to 485 male controls without ischaemic heart disease; 139 female cases with ischaem...

Ischaemic stroke represents the second cause of death worldwide and the third in Western Countries, furthermore, it is the leading cause of adult disability [1]. The incidence of first episode of ischaemic stroke in Italy is 180/230 new cases /100.000 /year. 20% of these cases were dead after the first month, while 35-40% showed relevant disability and morbidity. Nearly 80% of all ischaemic str...

Introduction: Ischaemic-reperfusion nerve injury has been suggested as the mechanism for post-tourniquet limb paralysis. As dexamethasone (Dex) has been shown to Prevent ischaemic-reperfusion process in some tissues, we tested the hypothesis that this drug would reduce tourniquet induced nerve injury. Methods: 36 male Wistar rats (200-250 gr) were chosen and divided randomly into 6 equal grou...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relation between depression, anxiety, and use of antidepressants and the onset of ischaemic heart disease. DESIGN Population based case-control study. SETTING All 5623 patients registered with one general practice. SUBJECTS 188 male cases with ischaemic heart disease matched by age to 485 male controls without ischaemic heart disease; 139 female cases with ischa...

Background and aims It is difficult to understand the various presentations of the diabetic ischaemic foot. The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical and angiological features of three presentations of the diabetic ischaemic foot: the painful ischaemic foot with tissue loss (group 1), the painful ischaemic foot with no tissue loss (group 2), and the painless ischaemic foot with tissu...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to assess seasonal differences in ischaemic stroke among patients hospitalized in Department of Neurology in Białystok during 2002-2005. MATERIAL AND METHODS To examine the seasonal incidence of ischaemic stroke, we analyzed data from the Department of Neurology in Białystok in a retrospective study. The year was divided into four seasons: spring (Marc...

In a cross-sectional study in Qazvin, Islamic Republic of Iran, 846 residents (425 men and 421 women) aged > or = 25 years were assessed for coronary heart disease and its associated risk factors comparing ischaemic and non-ischaemic groups. The age-adjusted prevalence of possible myocardial infarction, ischaemic ECG changes and angina pectoris were 4.2%, 36.8% and 2.2% respectively. There was ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between resting heart rate and new major ischaemic heart disease events in middle aged men with and without pre-existing ischaemic heart disease. DESIGN Prospective study of a cohort of men with eight years follow up for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality for all men. SETTING General practices in 24 British towns (the British Regional Heart study). SU...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that xanthelasmata and arcus corneae, individually and combined, predict risk of ischaemic vascular disease and death in the general population. DESIGN Prospective population based cohort study. SETTING The Copenhagen City Heart Study. PARTICIPANTS 12,745 people aged 20-93 years free of ischaemic vascular disease at baseline and followed from 1976-8 until ...