coronary artery disease

When Is Fat a Heart Risk? Scientists Re-Evaluate Its Role in Your Health

...  in your health Neeland and his team followed 972 obese Dallas County, Texas, residents over eight years and found that those who store most of their fat just beneath the skin were not at increased risk for heart disease,… Continue reading

Correlation Between Participation in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Quality of Life of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.

...  between Participation in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Quality of Life of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Rehabil Nurs. 2013 Aug 6; Herman R, Liebergall M, Rott D To examine the correlation between participation in a cardiac rehabilitation… Continue reading

Chemotherapy for Cholangiocarcinoma: An Update.

...  febrile. His initial labs showed an elevated white count, creatinine and creatinine phosphokinase levels. His erythrocyte sedimentation rate; C-reactive protein; urinalysis; urine drug screen; Human Immunodeficiency Virus, hepatitis, coxsackie, and influenza serology were normal. EKG showed sinus tachycardia. An… Continue reading

Optimal Revascularization in Diabetes After the FREEDOM Trial: Were the Controversies Finally Settled?

...  insulin resistance, and oxidative stress, are key features of the accelerated atherosclerotic progression observed in patients with DM. Moreover, drug-eluting stents (DES) thrombosis rate was higher in DM than in non-DM patients and DM itself was identifi ed as… Continue reading

Calcium Supplements: Do They Help or Harm?

...  atherosclerotic burden. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Aug; 229(2): 381-4Chagas P, Caramori P, Galdino TP, Barcellos Cda S, Gomes I, Schwanke CH To verify the association between egg consumption and coronary atherosclerotic burden.Observational study.Cardiac catheterization laboratory.Adult patients referred for coronary angiography.Socio-demographic data… Continue reading

Defining a Clinically Meaningful Effect for the Design and Interpretation of Randomized Controlled Trials.

...  Res. 2013 Jun; 19(2): 121-9Hachesu PR, Ahmadi M, Alizadeh S, Sadoughi F Predicting the length of stay (LOS) of patients in a hospital is important in providing them with better services and higher satisfaction, as well as helping the… Continue reading

Related Articles.

...  articles. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2013 Aug; 10(8): i HubMed – drug Inverse associations between light-to-moderate alcohol intake and lipid-related indices in patients with diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2013 Jul 17; 12(1): 104Shimomura T, Wakabayashi I Dyslipidemia is a common… Continue reading

Effects of Community-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation on Body Composition and Physical Function in Individuals With Stable Coronary Artery Disease: 1.6-Year Followup.

...  of community-based cardiac rehabilitation on body composition and physical function in individuals with stable coronary artery disease: 1.6-year followup. Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013: 903604Mandic S, Hodge C, Stevens E, Walker R, Nye ER, Body D, Barclay L,… Continue reading

Cardiovascular Profile of Xanthelasma Palpebrarum.

...  profile of xanthelasma palpebrarum. Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013: 932863Dey A, Aggarwal R, Dwivedi S Xanthelasma palpebrarum (XP) are yellow plaques that occur most commonly near the inner canthus of the eyelid and are often associated with atherosclerosis, dyslipidemia,… Continue reading

Effectiveness of Massage Therapy on the Mood of Patients After Open-Heart Surgery.

...  of massage therapy on the mood of patients after open-heart surgery. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2012 Feb; 17(2 Suppl 1): S120-4Babaee S, Shafiei Z, Sadeghi MM, Nik AY, Valiani M Cardiovascular diseases have the highest death rates in… Continue reading