More than one hundred years ago the protein hypothesis of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and its association with cardiovascular disease was put forward on the basis of animal experiments; however, it has so far never been verified in humans. This ...
The aim of this study was to investigate anthropometric measurements, body composition, and serum antioxidant vitamin levels in men with coronary heart disease (CHD). Thirty-five men with CHD and 31 men without CHD, aged 40 - 65 years, were included this ...
Hintergrund: Ziel dieser Studie war zunächst, die wohl bekannte flow mediated dilation (FMD) Methode mit der Iontophorese- induzierten Acetylcholin – Vasodilatation ( IAV ) zu vergleichen. Hauptziel war dann die Bestimmung der endothelialen Aktivität (EA) ...
Summary:Background: Since the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in Europe has declined to about 2.5%, general screening programs of elderly men are being called into question. On the other hand, other vascular diseases (e.g. coronary heart ...
The impact of motivational interviewing on illness perception in patients with stable coronary artery disease - a randomised controlled studyAbstract.Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) constitutes one of the most frequent causes of ...
Cognitive Deficits in Patiens with Cardiac Disease – an OverviewAbstract. Cognitive deficits in patients with cardiac disease are common and independent of the type of heart disease present. They increase with ...
What is the Optimal Nutrition for Humans?Abstract. As practitioners, we are faced in practice daily with the question about the optimal diet. Nevertheless, nutrition covers only a very small part of our medical training. A look back in the history of ...
The Old-Age HeartAbstract. Knowledge of cardiovascular changes in old age and their therapeutic options is important. Old age can lead to hypertrophy of the left ventricle, diastolic dysfunction,...
Exercise and Sports in the Therapy of Chronic Diseases – Coronary Heart DiseaseAbstract. Despite increasingly advanced diagnostic and therapeutic methods, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction continue to be by ...
Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in People with Diabetes and PrediabetesAbstract. Diabetes is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk. In addition to optimizing glycemia, ...
Per capita volume of
alcohol consumption,
patterns of drinking
and coronary heart
disease mortalityObjectives: To relate average volume
of alcohol consumption and
patterns of drinking to coronary
heart disease (CHD) mortality on an
aggregate ...
Personality, cancer and coronary heart disease: Fictions and facts in the etiological researchAbstract. The literature on etiological factors of cancer and coronary heart disease (CHD) indicates that personality factors are of little importance. Not more ...
Zusammenfassung. Das Persönlichkeitsmerkmal “Feindseligkeit” ist in den letzten Jahren insbesondere in US-Forschungsarbeiten zu den Risikofaktoren der koronaren Herzerkrankung stark beachtet worden. Dabei wurde zumeist die Cook-Medley Hostility Scale (Ho-...
MacNew Heart Disease Questionnaire after myocardial infarction: the German VersionAbstract.Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) represents an important outcome of medical treatment. Objective: The purpose of this study was to validate the ...
Discriminant validity of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) concerning depressive disorders in medical ill patientsAbstract.Background: Patients with a coronary heart disease (CHD) frequently suffer from a co-morbid depressive disorder. To improve ...
Summary: This is an analysis of a Spanish version of the Structured Interview (SI) employing a sample of 486 males, predominantly manual workers. The subjects are grouped into three subsamples: coronary heart patients, heart patients without coronary ...
Numerous studies have reported an association between cognitive impairment and an increased risk for mortality. Most results are from large epidemiological studies and control for medical conditions that may relate to cognitive decline, as well as an ...