Open AccessIntra-operative grading of coronary artery atherosclerosis associated with homocysteine levels in postmenopausal women undergoing elective off-pump CABG surgery
Author(s) -
Seyed Jalil Mirhosseini,
Seyed Khalil Forouzannia,
Seyed Ali Mirhosseini,
Sadegh Ali-Hassan-Sayegh,
Mohammad Reza Mozayan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.107551
Subject(s) - medicine , homocysteine , hyperhomocysteinemia , grading (engineering) , artery , coronary atherosclerosis , coronary artery disease , cardiology , surgery , civil engineering , engineering
Atherosclerosis is one of the common causes of morbidity and mortality, in postmenopausal women. Homocysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid product of methionine metabolism, may play an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between intra-operative grading of coronary artery atherosclerosis and homocysteine level in postmenopausal women who were candidates for off-pump coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG).