certain benefits are clearly associated with the use of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) as compared with the on-pump cabg. the superiority is more evident in patients with multiple co morbidities including renal failure.we reviewed the medical records of a 67-year-old male with a past medical history that was significant for multiple cardiovascular diseases and new-onset end-sta...

Certain benefits are clearly associated with the use of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) as compared with the on-pump CABG. The superiority is more evident in patients with multiple co morbidities including renal failure.We reviewed the medical records of a 67-year-old male with a past medical history that was significant for multiple cardiovascular diseases and new-onset end-sta...

conclusions routine predilation of the sb in provisional stenting of true bifurcation lesions seems to be ineffective and might be associated with some undesirable consequences. still, there are some complex ostial lesions of the sb which could benefit from predilation. patients and methods sixty patients with true bifurcation lesions according to the medina classification were included in the ...

conclusions in the chinese han population that we studied, nafld patients who carry the tnf-α-238 ga polymorphism have an increased risk of developing cad. mechanisms underlying this potentially important association require further investigation. background cardiovascular events account for the main cause of death in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld), and are largely infl...

spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome and sudden cardiac death. we report coronary artery dissection in a 36-year-old woman with retrosternal chest pain 2 weeks after abortion. electrocardiography showed st elevation in leads v2-v4 and st depression in the inferior leads. lab data were normal. cardiac catheterization showed a suspicious thrombotic les...

Background & Aims: Significant left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) is found in 3 to 6 percent of all patients who undergo coronary arteriography. LMCAD usually requires an emergent surgery that has a higher rate of mortality and complications. The risk factors of left main involvement in previous studies are controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the traditional risk factor...

Background and objectives: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with negative emotions of anger and stress, which are one of the nonclinical risk factors of the disease. Therefore, evaluation of the effective therapeutic models alleviating the patients’ negative emotions is of paramount importance. This study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on ang...

coronary artery disease is one of the main causes of mortality in most developed countries. there is also an increasing rate of mortality in developing countries where in addition to coronary artery disease, infection diseases still not have been controlled. although, now a day coronary artery disease is responsible for half of deaths in developed countries, this regrettable event is increasing...

Background: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a glycoprotein with inhibitory effects on the formation of plasmin from plasminogen by plasminogen activator. Thus, it prevents clot lysis in vessel walls. Several evidences prove the relationship between coronary artery disease and response to fibrinolytic therapy in patients with myocardial infarction with PAI-1 level. Opium addiction i...

Introduction: Coronary artery disease is the most common type of cardiovascular disease. Despite the increasing number of patients with coronary artery disease, the lived experiences of these patients have remained unknown. The purpose of the study was to understand the lived experiences of elderly patients with coronary artery disease. Methods: This qualitative research was conducted usin...