Figure 2. Cardiovascular Events in Patients With or Without Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Undergoing Revascularization for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) vs Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery View LargeDownload HR indicates hazard ratio. Table 1. ...
Coronary Heart Disease in Women Bethesda, Md National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health1987;Google Scholar 24. Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences, Institute of Medicine, Sex affects health. Wizemann TMPardue Meds. Exploring the Biological...
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASEBackground Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in India. Text message based prevention programs have demonstrated reduction in cardiovascular risk factors among patients with CHD in selected populations. Customisation is important as behaviour ...
The benefit of optimal medical therapy (OMT) on 5-year outcomes in patients with 3-vessel disease and/or left main disease after percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was demonstrated in the randomized SYNTAX (Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery...
10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Coronary Artery Calcium and Traditional Risk Factors: Derivation in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) With Validation in the HNR (Heinz Nixdorf Recall) Study and the DHS (Dallas Heart Study) ...
The aim of this study was to explore sex differences in illness beliefs and behavior in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Twenty-eight patients, 16 women and 12 men, were interviewed. The results show that both men and women think of CAD as a 'men's disease' and hav...
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Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study addressing the r
Evaluation of primary prevention of coronary artery disease in primary care and ways to perform betterUsing the USPTF guidelines to evaluate the adherence of a community hospital resident clinic to Primary prevention of CAD: use of aspirin, statins and smoking cessation...
Evaluation of primary prevention of coronary artery disease in primary care and ways to perform betterUsing the USPTF guidelines to evaluate the adherence of a community hospital resident clinic to Primary prevention of CAD: use of aspirin, statins and smoking cessation. Proper implementation of ...