Relation of albuminuria to angiographically determined coronary arterial narrowing in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus and stable or suspected coronary artery disease.

Albuminuria is associated with atherothrombotic events and all-cause mortality in patients with and without diabetes. However, it is not known whether albuminuria is associated with atherosclerosis per se in the same manner. The present study included 914 consecutive white patients who had been referred for coronary angiography for the evaluation of established or suspected stable coronary artery disease (CAD).

Type 2 diabetes but not coronary atherosclerosis is an independent determinant of impaired mobility in angiographied coronary patients.

Aims: We aimed at determining the associations of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and of angiographically determined coronary artery disease (CAD) with impaired mobility.

Methods: We enrolled 747 consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography for the evaluation of stable CAD. Mobility was assessed by the standardized timed-up-and-go (TUG) test, a functional test of physical performance.

Alanine aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transferase are associated with the metabolic syndrome but not with angiographically determined coronary atherosclerosis.

Background: Recently, elevated liver enzymes have attracted great interest as potential novel markers of cardiovascular risk. Their association with angiographically determined coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown.

Methods: We enrolled 1000 consecutive patients undergoing coronary angiography for the evaluation of suspected or established stable CAD.