Tag: coronary artery disease

Slow heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise is considered to represent impaired parasympathetic tone and to be a predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but the independent value of abnormal HRR in predicting the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown...

This study addresses the safety, feasibility, and interpretability of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in excluding significant coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis undergoing pre-renal transplant cardiac risk evaluation.

Methods: Twenty nine patients (55.5 ± 10.2 years) undergoing cardiac risk assessment prior to renal transplantation, underwent research CCTA with calcium scoring and formed the study group...

There is limited data regarding the clinical utility of cystatin C in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of cystatin C for the presence and severity of CAD and the association between this protein and other biochemical risk factors for atherosclerosis in patients with suspected CAD...

It has been shown that microalbuminuria is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in diabetetics, hypertensive patients and in the general population. However, few data has addressed the correlation of microalbuminuria with the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD)...

Choroba niedokrwienna serca pozostaje jedną z najważniejszych przyczyn zgonów u pacjentów ze schyłkową niewydolnością nerek. Z roku na rok rośnie liczba pacjentów leczonych nerkozastępczo, którzy są poddawani zabiegowi pomostowania aortalno-wieńcowego...

Serum uric acid concentrations are higher in patients with established coronary artery disease than in healthy controls. This study aimed to determine the role of uric acid in predetermining coronary artery disease in young patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

Standard (conventional) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an invasive procedure which requires full  median sternotomy and is performed with extracorporeal circulation (ECC), which can lead to serious complications...

The incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and osteoporosis increases with age, especially in the elderly.  Many studies have shown that vessel calcification is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD) and an increased risk of  bone fractures. Experimental studies have shown that osteoprotegerin (OPG) gene knockout mice have aortic calcification  and osteoporosis at the same time...

Significant unprotected left main disease (ULM) occurs in around 5% of patients with coronary artery disease [1, 2], with significant prognostic and therapeutic implications, as only coronary revascularization can provide long-term freedom from myocardial ischemia and is thus recommended in all suitable patients...

It has been demonstrated that low grade inflammation can contribute to vascular injury and atherosclerosis [1]. Inflammation also promotes atherosclerotic plaque rupture and thrombosis [2]. The subject has been meta-analyzed recently for high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and total and differential leukocyte counts [3, 4]...