Risk factors for coronary artery disease in patients undergoing elective coronary angiography in Jordan.
Abdel-Ellah Al-ShudifatAsgeir JohannessenMohammed AzabAmjad Al-ShdaifatSuhad Sameer AbuMweisLana M AgraibReema F TayyemPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2017)
Age, gender, diabetes and smoking were strong and significant risk factors for CAD in Jordan. Public health interventions to reduce the prevalence of smoking and diabetes are urgently needed.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- patients undergoing
- public health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- glycemic control
- smoking cessation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- physical activity
- heart failure
- insulin resistance
- acute coronary syndrome
- global health