c-reactive protein (crp) response was studied in 44 patients with acute angina pectoris admitted to the coronary care unit. 71 % of patients with acute myocardial infarction (mi)had positive crp test while 73% of patients presumed to have unstable angina pectoris had negative crp test. this test can be helpful in differentiating between acute mi and unstable angina pectoris.

THE presence of angina in patients scheduled for nonCase 1 cardiac surgery is considered a risk factor for perioperative cardiovascular complications. Myocardial revascularization is an effective treatment for angina; when performed before noncardiac surgery, it decreases cardiac complications compared with medical therapy.223 Patients who undergo myocardial revascularization with internal mamm...

CONTEXT Although Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been associated with the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, results of clinical trials investigating antichlamydial antibiotics as adjuncts to standard therapy in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have been inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To conduct a meta-analysis of clinical trials of antichlamydial antibiotic therapy in pati...

physical summary score of quality of life in patients with angina undergoing enhanced external counterpulsation, before and after treatment ziaeirad m [1], motaghi m [2], sadeghi n [3], davari e [4] received: 14 jun , 2012 accepted: 5 sep, 2012 abstractbackground & aims: angina pectoris influences on work abilities, social interactions and daily activities of patients. this study examined the p...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to explore the effects of angiogenic gene therapy. BACKGROUND Preclinical studies with intracoronary administration of Ad5FGF-4 (alferminogene tadenovec, Generx, Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, California) suggested it could induce angiogenesis and provide a new clinical approach to the treatment of chronic angina pectoris. Two preliminary clinical trials p...

background: the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency is higher in end-stage renal disease (esrd) patients compared to healthy populations. this deficiency could lead to several complications with different mechanisms and might result in reduced survival in patients. leptin and adiponectin are messenger proteins with endocrine secretion from adipocytes and various effects in cellular mechanisms. t...