Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is a strong determinant of prognosis in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS). The triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index), an alternative method to evaluate insulin resistance, is positively correlated with the incidence and adverse outcomes of cardiovascul...
The following chapter provides a brief overview on the prevalence, clinical features, and histological findings in chronically occluded coronary arteries. The role of coronary collaterals and myocardial viability as well as left ventricular function for
Those patients in whom coronary angiography is normal or severity of coronary artery stenosis in thought not to be sufficient for the development of CCVs (<80%) were excluded from the study. A total of 98 patients (mean age, 62 ±9 years) met the criteria for the COPD group. For case-...
Chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) is a potentially progressive clinical presentation of coronary artery disease (CAD). Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are available for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Embedded in the “ENLIGHT-KHK” healthcare pr
Compared to those with normal kidney function, the group with CKD were slightly older, and they also had a greater burden of cardiovascular risk factors and events, such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, coronary artery disease, and heart failure (see Table 2), which most likely contributed ...
Approximately 60% of adults meet the criteria for multimorbidity in America, with a remarkable increase over the last three decades [6]. Half of the adults in Canada have at least one chronic disease, and a quarter have frequently occurring diseases [7]. These statistics show that chronic ...
Inclusion criteria were the age between 35 and 75 years. Exclusion criteria were insufficient knowledge of German language and inability to participate due to physical or mental impairment. The sample was stratified 1:1 for gender and residence (rural and urban) in equal strata for decades of ...
For example, a recent systematic review of clinical trials in acute coronary syndrome reported that, although the number of trials with specific age-related exclusion criteria has reduced in recent years, 40% of trials published during the last decade had explicit age-related exclusion criteria. ...
we tested carpal tunnel syndrome and actinic keratosis. All Cox models were adjusted for a priori covariates: age, sex (male, female), race (Black or African American, white, other), coronary artery disease (CAD) (yes, no), cancer (yes, no), BMI, systolic blood pressure, education level...
However, with the use of validated depression tools based on statistical criteria, the broad clinical variability could make it difficult to diagnose depression levels; therefore, the levels of depression found must be interpreted with caution. Far-reaching events such as the pandemic have major ...