conclusions: the current study presents the highest accuracy value to diagnose the lad stenosis in the literature. results: bagging and c4.5 classification algorithms were drawn upon to analyse the data, the former reaching accuracy rates of 79.54%, 61.46%, and 68.96% for the diagnosis of the stenoses of the left anterior descending (lad), left circumflex (lcx), and right coronary artery (rca),...

kawasaki disease is believed to be the commonest vasculitis of medium vessels in asian children. however, the majority of children with kawasaki disease continue to remain undiagnosed perhaps because of the lack of awareness amongst pediatricians. the clinical features of kawasaki disease can be confused with other common conditions such as scarlet fever, stevens johnson syndrome, measles fever...

conclusions in the present study, the patients with cad were able to observe ramadan fast safely and their combined endpoint of chest pain and dyspnea was not significantly different from that of the non-fasting ones. we would suggest that patients with cad and normal left ventricular function could fast during ramadan. background fasting during the month of ramadan is of vital significance amo...

conclusion primary and secondary prevention of cad including life style modifications and dietary interventions strongly recommended in iranian population. results the prevalence of cad, coronary risk factors and metabolic syndrome in iran is higher than western countries and similar to some middle east countries. there are limited data with regard to novel coronary risk factors in iran. method...

Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) have identified genetic variants contributing to the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the chromosome 9p21 locus. The chromosome 9p21 is an important susceptibility locus for several multifactorial diseases like ischemic stroke, aortic aneurysm, type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease (CAD). F7 gene because of its role in activating the ...

background coronary artery disease is the single most important cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. electrocardiographic stress test is a non-invasive modality to screen significant coronary involvement in minimally symptomatic diabetics. objectives we investigated the positive predictive value (ppv) of this test in comparison with coronary angiography. materials and methods ...

Background: Patients with coronary heart diseases need knowledge aboutshould know the risk factors of the disease to manage their illnesses. The aim of This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between knowledge about of coronary heart diseases risk factors and health-promoting lifestyle in adults living in Tabriz City.  Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed co...