conclusions we found that the use of clopidogrel in patients undergoing pci had favorable effects on the suppression of hs-crp. this effect appears to be heightened and more apparent in some group of patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. results six hundred-fifty patients including 386 (59.4%) male and 264 (40.6%) female subjects were enrolled in the study. the mean hs...

background: it is hypothesized that the impacts of life events accumulate and can trigger and promote atherosclerosis in susceptible individuals. in the current study, the correlation of total life stressors during 1 year was investigated relative to coronary artery disease (cad). methods: the study population consisted of 148 males and 152 females aged 35–76 years. the subjects were classified...

lipoprotein(a), an ldl variant, has been claimed to have a role in atherogenesis and therefore coronary artery disease (cad). however, its production and atherogenecity seems to vary among ethnic groups. in order to study the possible correlation between levels of lp(a) and cad in iranian patients who suffered myocardial infarction (mi), a case-control study was carried out on 120 mi patients a...

background the patients undergoing coronary artery angioplasty should be motivated to adhere to lifestyle modifications. one of the factors affecting this issue is cardiac self-efficacy. cardiac self-efficacy motivates individuals to select a lifestyle related to their cardiovascular diseases through creating the desire to adjust with such behaviors. conclusions the current study results implie...

conclusions cabg may be the superior form of treatment for long-term outcomes in terms of the relief of chest pain, improvement of the functional class, reduced need for re-admission, and later death for octogenarians. however, short-term morbidity may be higher among the cabg group, but the mortality rate after 30 days is quite similar. background appropriate treatment methods lead to a reduce...

background: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is very frequent and often unrecognized in surgical patients. osa is associated with perioperative complications. we evaluated the effects of osa on postoperative complications and hospital outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) surgery. methods: candidates of elective cabg were evaluated by the berlin questionnaire for osa....

Objective(s):  Coronary artery disease (CAD) which may lead to myocardial infarction (MI) is a complex one. Great effort has been devoted to identification of genes that increase susceptibility to CAD or provide protection. A 21-bp deletion in the MEF2A gene, which encodes a member of the myocyte enhancer factor 2 family of transcription factors, has been reported in patients of a single pedigr...

Atherosclerosis is one of the most important coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by lipid accumulation, hypertension, smoking, and many other factors such as environmental and genetic factors. It has been recorded that genetic variations in rs10757278 and rs1333049 are correlated with CAD. In the present study, 100 blood samples were collected (50 CAD patients and 50 appeared to be healthy con...

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...