several epidemiological studies have reported that passive smoking (ps) is a public health hazard and perhaps increases the risk of heart disease. this study evaluated the relationship between female coronary heart disease and ps among married women who described themselves as non-smokers in an area of south-east iran. using household exposure to tobacco smoke as an estimate of ps, a hospitalba...

background anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (alcapa) is a rare congenital cardiovascular defect that occurs in approximately 1/300 000 live births or 0.5% of children with congenital heart disease. there are two types of alcapa syndrome: the infant type and the adult type. the most infants experience myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure, and approximately 9...

a comparative study of personality factors, life orientation and hope level in coronary heart patients and normal subjects     shiekhy s [1] , issazadegan a [2] * , banehasmishishevan mr [3] , mahmoodi h [4] , amani saribagloo j [5]     received: 26 nov , 2012 accepted: 20 feb , 2013     abstract   background & aims : one of the most important topics in the field of health psychology is the inf...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in American women. Atherosclerotic diseases, primarily myocardial infarction and stroke, are important causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Contrary to popular belief, the actual number of myocardial infarctions in men and women is similar, although women develop cardiovascular disease an average of 10 years later than do men. Total...

background: air pollution is one of the most important factors threatening the health of citizens. it increases the prevalence of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as emergency admissions to hospitals in the polluted metropolitan cities. the present study was conducted using air quality (airq) model and aimed to investigate the effects of air pollution on the number of emergency c...

Coronary artery disease, which involves a wide range of conditions, including narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, has remained the leading cause death in United States for over 50 years. The majority cardiovascular disorders are preventable, identified through risk factors. Electrocardiogram (ECG), routinely available test that provides information about one’s electrophysiologic health, may ...

Heart and vascular diseases, or cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), have remained relevant for many decades remain the most serious health problem in countries around world, including Kazakhstan. Experts from World Health Organization (WHO) predict that by 2030 death CVD may occur 23.6 million people of working age. The widespread use reconstructive interventional methods, ensuring restoration bloo...

OBJECTIVE To explore and discuss the correlation between osteoporosis and the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 1240 patients, who were hospitalized in our hospital from January 2012 to January 2017, with the age ≥ 65 years old, were selected. All the patients were divided into osteoporosis group and normal bone mass group according to the...

In 1959, Dr. Mason Sones reported on selective coronary arteriography, a technique that quickly became the standard for precise diagnosis of coronary artery disease. In the early 1960s Drs. Dotter and Judkins introduced the original concept of using a catheter to dilate an atherosclerotic obstruction in a peripheral artery. Now, almost 2 decades later, the selective coronary catheter is being p...

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of electrocardiographic abnormalities and to evaluate the association between these abnormalities and the levels of coronary heart disease among Chinese living in different environments. DESIGN Cross sectional surveys. SETTING Beijing, China, and the island of Mauritius. SUBJECTS Random samples of people aged 35-64 years in Beijing (621 men, 642 women) ...