taxus/triglyceride

BACKGROUND The leaves of Taxus chinensis var. mairei (Taxaceae) is used traditionally to fill pillows in some rural areas of China. Its volatile substances have been speculated to be capable of improving sleep quality, making blood pressure stable, and having diuretic capacity as recorded in Ancient

The prognostic significance of the SYNTAX (Synergy between PCI with Taxus and cardiac surgery) score has recently been demonstrated in patients with stable multivessel or left main coronary artery disease (CAD). The present study determines whether adding the SYNTAX score to Framingham risk score

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hypothesis that breast arterial calcification (BAC) may predict coronary artery disease (CAD) severity. METHODS The study comprised 102 women >45 years (mean age 62±8 years) referred for digital mammography after coronary angiography. BAC was assessed using the Likert scale

OBJECTIVE The FINish Diabetes RIsk SCore (FINDRISC) which includes age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, physical (in) activity, diet, arterial hypertension, history of high glucose levels, and family history of diabetes, is of a great significance in identifying patients with impaired