Background: First Nations people are more likely than the general population to experience
long-term adverse health outcomes after coronary angiography. Our aim was to quantify the …

Background Racial variations in presentation of patients with ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI) have been suggested. Methods This was a retrospective …

Materials and Methods: We conducted a prospective multicentre, multi-ethnic, cross
sectional observational study of consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography …

Importance Anatomical scoring systems for coronary artery disease, such as the SYNTAX
(Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [PCI] With Taxus and Cardiac …

In 2005, the SYNTAX score was reported as “an angiographic tool grading the complexity of
coronary artery disease”. We investigated risk factors for the complexity of coronary artery …

Aim: There are no published data investigating the relationship between PAD and CAD
complexity assessed by a well-accepted classification system such as the SYNTAX score …

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a global problem with increasing incidence in
Asia. Prior studies reported inter-ethnic differences in the prevalence of CAD rather than the …

Objectives: The role of SYNTAX (SX) score in assessing the complexity of coronary artery
disease (CAD) is well established. In this study we investigate the relationship between …

This retrospective study investigated the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on patients at
high risk of cardiovascular disease, focusing on obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Abstract Background First Nations (FN) people experience high rates of ischemic heart
disease (IHD) morbidity and mortality. Increasing access to angiography may lead to …