introduction: aortic valve sclerosisis considered as a manifestation of coronary atherosclerosis. recent studies demonstrated an association between aortic valve sclerosis and obstructive coronary artery disease. the purpose of this study was to evaluatethe correlation betweenaortic valve sclerosis andobstructive coronary artery disease and the extent of coronary artery disease in patients hosp...

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the united states and other industrialized countries, and the reported prevalence in the developing countries is also rather high. this disease is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality and damage to the other organs. the cardiovascular system is, perhaps, the most vulnerable organ to nafl...

cor triatriatum   sinistrum is a rare congenital cardiac malformation, accounting for about 0.1-0.4% of all congenital heart diseases and characterized by the presence of a fibromuscular membrane that subdivides the left atrium into two chambers in the classical form. while classic cor triatriatum in most patients can be observed during the neonatal period or early infancy, it is very rare in a...

conclusions in total, application of therapeutic approaches in patients with cad depends on many factors. in our study not only risk factors such as gender, lifestyle, smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes and hypertension were associated with the incidence of cad, but also they were highly correlated with the severity of the disease. results the mean age of total patients was 58.3 ± 11.5 years (p =...

conclusions with the increase in interventional procedures in cardiology, iatrogenic pathology of the aorta is seen more frequently, and every cardiologist should know how to diagnose and treat this group of diseases. evidence acquisition our search strategy involved an investigation in the pubmed database for every available article in peer reviewed journals between 1975 and 2015, for subjects...

conclusions the eft, as measured by echocardiography, with a cut off value 2.95 mm has a strong association with premature cad. results among baseline characteristics, waist circumference, triglyceride levels, cigarette smoking and history of statin use were significantly higher in the cad group. the body mass index (bmi) was significantly higher in the non-cad group. according to echocardiogra...

echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique which provides information regarding cardiac function and hemodynamics. it is the most frequently used cardiovascular diagnostic test after electrocardiography and chest x-ray. however, in a patient with acute chest pain, transthoracic echocardiography is essential both for diagnosing acute coronary syndrome, zeroing on the evaluation of v...

background:  patients  with  ischemic  heart  disease  (ihd)  may  report  difficulties with  sexual  function  and  marital relationship. however, there is a dearth of studies focusing on the association between these aspects in ihd patients. the present study sought to assess the association between sexual function and marital relationship among ihd patients and also test the effect modificat...

abstract background: cardiac self‑efficacy is an essential factor in persistence of healthy behaviors in patients with coronary artery disease (cad). today, telenursing methods have numerous applications in health care. therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of a text message and telephone follow‑up program on cardiac self‑efficacy of patients with cad. materials and methods: this ...