impaired fasting glucose identifies individuals at high risk of progression to diabetes but the role of ifg as a coronary artery disease risk factor, independent of its progression to diabetes and its association with other coronary artery disease risk factors ,is unclear. a cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the hypothesis that impaired fasting glucose increased the likelihood of ...

OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the status of lipid peroxidation, both in control subjects and in coronary heart disease patients. METHODS Serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and malondialdehyde levels were determined in 46 patients with coronary heart disease and 50 age matched control healthy subjects. 29 male cor...

IntroductionThe Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) has been used for over thirty years to assess exercise capacity in patients with respiratory disease, and more recently heart failure. However, despite being a simple reproducible test of real-world capacity, its use ischaemic disease (IHD) is less well accepted. We sought review systematically the evidence surrounding 6MWT IHD.MethodsWe searched Medl...

background one of the most important causes of mortality in developed and developing countries is coronary artery disease. coronary artery disease (cad) may develop by deposition of lipid, fibrous or calcified debris on the surface of the coronary artery lumen. fibrous plaque and calcified plaque may cause substantial stenosis of coronary arteries leading to ischemia of heart muscle while lipid...

purpose physical inactivity is more prevalent among women than men, varies by ethnic group, and becomes increasingly prevalent with age. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of a 12-week exercise program on the cardiovascular disease risk and fitness of iranian middle aged women. methods this was a randomized controlled trial study. participants in the training group (n=20) performe...

Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure (BP) among hypertensive patients is a significant for the management and prevention hypertension related complications such as atherosclerosis, Heart Failure (HF), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), stroke, kidney disease, peripheral arterial disease.