... who were referred for coronary angiography due to stable coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral artery disease (PAD), or heart failure (HF). Hemodynamic measurement was performed, and plasma cTnT, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), and A-type natriuretic peptide (ANP) were measured at the same time...

... kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular events. The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with AF varies substantially from 17% to 46.5%. There are only few studies concerning renal function in population with AF undergoing coronary angiography. The aim of the present study...

... acute and chronic kidney injury that also provide prognostic value for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to evaluate their relationships with arterial stiffness and inflammation in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and in clinically healthy controls. Methods: We studied 52...

... and homocysteine concentrations, cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: 260 patients with hypertension and CAD (mean age 56.9 ± 9.3) were included. During a mean 40-month follow-up the combined end-point of death from all causes...

...: August 28, 2008 Accepted: January 9, 2009 Published online: March 14, 2009 Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin as a Marker of Renal Function in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease Boguslaw Poniatowskia Jolanta Malyszkob Hanna Bachorzewska-Gajewskaa Jacek S...

... advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Coronary artery disease Left ventricular...

... Estimated glomerular filtration rate Coronary artery disease Percutaneous coronary interventions Abstract The value of neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) was highlighted as a novel biomarker for the detection of acute renal failure. We tested the hypothesis whether NGAL could represent...

... patients in developed countries, better noninvasive diagnostic tools, better catheterization facilities and last-but-not-least better education of referring physicians about the incidence and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) for patients with ESRD. There is growing evidence of the positive impact...

..., Berlin, Deutschland Key Words Dialysis End-stage renal insuf ciency Coronary artery disease Cardiac surgery Abstract Background: In uremic patients coronary surgery and the entire perioperative management is demanding. Methods: We analyzed retrospectively data from all patients requiring chronic...

...Wolfgang Bocksch; Suzanne Fateh-Moghadam; Sonja Huehns; Michael Schartl Lipid-lowering therapy has a significant impact on the prognosis and clinical course of coronary artery disease (CAD). Slowdown of plaque progression and plaque stabilization are the major cardiac goals of any lipid-lowering...