Patients With Coronary Artery Disease To the Editor: In a recent article, Coller1 reviews the role of leukocytosis in vascular disease morbidity and mortality. Despite the exhaustive nature of the review, we were concerned that the author failed to address an issue of major importance, namely the relationship between neutrophil count and the presence of vulnerable atheromatous plaques in patien...

Coronary artery disease is one of the most common and important health problems in the world. Early diagnosis of this disease is very important to treat before severe myocardial damage occurred. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) and computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) which evaluates regional myocardial perfusion and coronary arteries, respectively, are reliable and non-invasi...

OBJECTIVE We used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to analyze the features of coronary artery atheromatous plaque in patients with impaired glucose tolerance and mild-to-moderate angiographic coronary stenosis. The aim was to determine the clinical significance of plaque characteristics as well as the relationship between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and coronary artery lesions. METHODS HbA1c...

BACKGROUND Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can be used as a non-invasive tool for the assessment of coronary perfusion. AIM To assess ventricular perfusion and function by SPECT in patients with single vessel coronary artery disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS Among patients with indications for a coronary artery angiography, those with significant lesions in one vessel, were s...

BACKGROUND Neopterin, a metabolite of GTP, is produced by activated macrophages and is abundantly expressed within atherosclerotic lesions in human aorta and carotid and coronary arteries. We aimed to clarify the influence of neopterin on both vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, as neither effect had been fully assessed. METHODS AND RESULTS We investigated neopterin expression in coron...

Background. We tested the prevalence and impact of HCV seropositivity among Egyptian patients referred for coronary angiography. Subjects and Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Zagazig University hospitals including 509 patients scheduled for elective coronary angiography between June 2013 and June 2014. By taking full history on admission, laboratory workup including HCV Ab, ...

background: the existing evidence suggests that plasma adiponectin concentrations can be indicative of the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (cad). however, the results of the studies conducted hitherto on this subject are inconsistent. we sought to investigate the possible correlation between plasma adiponectin levels and the presence and severity of cad in patients undergoing n...