Open Heart

Impact of depression on medication non-adherence in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Depression is a risk factor and complication of coronary artery disease (CAD) that is associated with poor ...
Nature

Which method should be used to determine the obesity, in patients with coronary artery disease? (body mass index, waist circumference or waist–hip ratio)

OBJECTIVE: To determine body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and waist-hip ratio (WHR) in cases with angiographically established coronary artery disease (CAD) and to compare the obesity degrees ...
CMAJ

Population rates of cardiac catheterization and yield of high-risk coronary artery disease

Background: The optimal population rate of cardiac catheterization is unknown. One potential way to determine it would be to examine whether there is a population rate beyond which the yield of ...