Background Atherosclerosis plays an important role in the formation of saphenous vein graft disease. Previous trials showed that inflammatory blood cells has an active role in this process. The platelet…
Background Rheumatic fever (RF) still remained the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults. Permanent damage to the hearts valves after RF requires medical or…
Introduction Heart murmurs in children are the most common reason for specialist cardiac treatment. Evaluation of heart murmur represents exclusion or existence of congenital anomalies of the heart. Normal anatomical…
Aim In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between Thymidine 786 Cytosine polymorphism of endothelial nitric oxide (eNOS) gene and coronary collateral circulation (CCC). Method 286 patients having…
Introduction Myocardial bridge(MB) is a rare congenital disease with a relatively good prognosis. It has been associated with unstable angina, myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in the literature. In…
Objectives The cardiac syndrome X (CSX) is characterized by microvascular dysfunction which associated with oxidative stress. Thiols are mainly responsible for the intracellular antioxidant status. They are sulfur analogs of…
Aim The association between overt hypothyroidism and coronary artery disease has been often observed in many studies. Less evident is the data on asymptomatic hypothyroidism without clinical manifestations and with…
Objective Takayashu arteritis is a chronic granulomatous large vessel vasculitis that affects the aorta and its main branches leading to a thickening of the arterial wall and may result in…
Aim Aortic aneurysm (AA) and its relevant clinical and anatomic features are recently focused among worldwide. AA has the clinical potential to progress and to rupture unless it was diagnosed…
Objective Patients with the coronary slow flow phenomenon frequently experience angina episodes. Given the underlying etiology of microvascular dysfunction in slow flow, anti-angina medications like nicorandil with vasodilatory effects on…
