Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its incidence has been gradually increasing. CAD is a progressive inflammatory disease in which atherosclerosis plays a major role in its etiology [1]. The SYNTAX score (SS) is a lesion-based angiographic scoring system originally devised to grade the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD). It is abl...

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...

background non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is a growing diagnosed condition which causes a wide spectrum of liver disorders. there is a lot of evidence introducing nafld as a risk factor for coronary artery disease (cad) but there is substantial challenge on the independency of this correlation. conclusions according to the results of the current study, the prevalence of nafld among t...

the balance between reactive oxygen species production and antioxidant activity has an important role in oxidative stress associated diseases including coronary artery disease. in this study, the prooxidant-antioxidant balance (pab) and its correlations with serum lipid levels, uric acid levels, and severity of coronary artery involvement were examined. the aim of this study was to determine th...

AIMS To assess the prevalence of a normal multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and to relate these observations to clinical presentation and pre-test likelihood of CAD. METHODS AND RESULTS In total, 340 consecutive patients (182 men, 55 +/- 12 years) without a history of CAD who were referred for MSCT angiography were included in the ...

OBJECTIVE Increased carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and increased coronary artery calcium (CAC) are noninvasive surrogate indices of prevalent coronary artery disease (CAD). We compared CAC to IMT for noninvasive detection of prevalent CAD in participants whose coronary status was identified by coronary angiography. METHODS AND RESULTS Male and female CAD patients (> or =50% steno...

elevated total plasma homocysteine (thcy) levels constitute a risk factor for coronary artery disease (cad). a possible relationship was investigated between admission plasma homocysteine level and the angiographic severity and extension of coronary artery disease in patients with cad. this study looks at the relationship between total plasma homocysteine and severity of coronary artery disease...

although coronary artery disease (cad) is not common among individuals younger than 40-45 years of age, a small percentage of this age group needs to undergo surgical revascularization because of cad. why some people are at higher risk of developing premature cad is not clearly known. increased number of traditional risk factors or genetic predisposition may play significant roles in this regar...

  Background and Objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in developed countries. In addition to traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, nowadays, accumulating evidence indicates that a variety of infections contribute to pathogenesis of atherosclerosis,  (We investigated whether Helicobacter pylori infection is related to Prevalence of coronar...

  Objective(s): Apolipoprotein E genotype (APOE) polymorphism affects lipid levels and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. The aim of this study was to study the association of the Apolipoprotein E genotypes with coronary artery disease in the Iranian population.   Materials and Methods: The Apolipoprotein E genotype in DNA samples extracted from 66 CAD+ patients and 61 control s...