Association of Carotid Artery Parameters of Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Disease

Association of Carotid Artery Parameters of Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Disease

BACKGROUND Although carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is the most commonly used ultrasonic measurement of atherosclerosis, plaque burden can be also assessed by ultrasound (US). We investigated the relationship between IMT, total plaque area (TPA) and total plaque volume (TPV) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS One hundred and seven patients with suspected CAD and caro...

Association of Hyperhomocysteinemia with Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Iran

Association of hyperhomocysteinemia with coronary artery disease in southern Iran

Dear Editor, In response to the criticisms regarding the article entitled; “association of hyperhomocysteinemia with coronary artery disease in Southern Iran”, published in Iran J Med Sci,1 we still believe the methodology used in this study was a case control design as the cases where chosen on the basis of outcome (coronary artery disease) and the controls were individuals without the disease...

Association of Hyperhomocysteinemia with Coronary Artery Disease in Southern Iran

Background: Differences in the prevalence and impact of hyperhomocytenemia on vascular disease between countries and races have been reported. Most studies have been undertaken in North American and European populations and the importance of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) level as a risk factor for coronary artery disease in the Middle East particularly in Iran, however, is not known.  Object...

Association of vitamin D deficiency and premature coronary artery disease

Background: Evidence suggests hypovitaminosis D is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its extent and related risk factors. However, some investigations have produced contrary results. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D levels and the severity of premature coronary artery involvement. Methods: This randomized prospective, cas...