Inherited dyslipidaemic disorders contributing to coronary heart disease.

Background: Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is an established independent risk factor for premature myocardial infarction (MI)/coronary artery disease (CAD). The study was conducted to determine the value of Lp (a) in prediction of CAD or MI in the offspring at risk.

Methods: A total of 160 subjects were investigated.

Preventive role of zinc chloride against toxicity of ciprofloxacin on the growing cartilage of Wistar albino rat litter.

Objective: To assess the preventive role of zinc chloride on toxicity of ciprofloxacin administration in Wistar albino rat litter. It was a Prospective experimental study. The study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan during March 2002 to February 2003 one year study.