OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels with severity of coronary atherosclerosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 80 patients subjected to coronary angiography. The extent of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) was assessed using Gensini score. Patients were divided into three risk groups according to hs-CRP levels (< 1 mg/L--as low r...

coronary artery calcium scoring (cacs) is a reasonable test for patients with the possibility of atherosclerosis. it can also be used for reclassifying the coronary artery disease (cad) to the high-risk status by higher cacs and subsequently modifying the management of the patients.the purpose of this study was to investigate the association of cacs to the severity of coronary artery disease in...

diabetes mellitus (dm) is the most prevalent metabolic disease worldwide and is associated with coronary artery disease (cad). therefore it is very important to find a clue to diagnose the presence of cad as early as possible in dm patients. the aim of this study was to find any correlation between microalbuminuria (mau) and the severity of cad in patients with dm type 2. this was a cross secti...

BACKGROUND Platelet activation and aggregation play key roles both in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and in the developmentof acute thrombotic events. Platelet volume is a marker of platelet activation and function, and is measured usingmean platelet volume (MPV). AIM To determine the relationship between MPV and angiographic Gensini and SYNTAX scores, which give information about the se...

Introduction: Hot flashes (HF) and night sweats (NS) are due to vasomotor instability and could be recognized as cardiovascular risk markers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between vasomotor instability and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in postmenopausal women.  Materials and Methods: This observational cross sectional study, was performed in Chamran Hospit...

introduction: hot flashes (hf) and night sweats (ns) are due to vasomotor instability and could be recognized as cardiovascular risk markers. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between vasomotor instability and severity of coronary artery disease (cad) in postmenopausal women.  materials and methods: this observational cross sectional study, was performed in chamran hospit...

Background: The relation between coronary artery disease (CAD) and the levels of serum androgen has been revealed in various population studies. The Gensini coronary scoring system is used to evaluate the degree of coronary stenosis, taking into account its location and producing a numerical score. The aim of the study was to explore the association between serum testosterone levels and both th...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to cause microvascular and possibly macrovascular complications. This study was designed to evaluate the association between glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level and the severity of coronary artery disease. 100 diabetic Patients scheduled for cardiac catheterizations were enrolled in this study. The severity of CAD was assessed using the Gensini score. Hypertens...

OBJECTIVE Oxidative stress plays a major role in the development of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between oxidative stress and complexity and intensity of coronary artery disease is less clear. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between oxidative stress markers and the complexity and intensity of coronary artery disease in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the extent of coronary artery disease assessed by the Gensini score and/or the SYNTAX score and the significant carotid stenosis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 225 patients who had carotid doppler ultrasonography prior to CABG were included re...