Relationship between Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Ischemic Heart Disease in Men

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  • Shaimaa Mahdi A. Jawad Kufa University
  • Sabah A.R. Al-Obaidi
  • Yahya K. Al-Sultani

Abstract

Thirty two patients with ischemic heart disease (aged 40- 69 years) involved in this study during their admission Ibn-Albitar, Ibn-Alnafees Hospitals\ Baghdad and theIraqiCenterfor Heart Surgery,MedicalCity. Age matched twenty seven healthy men also included as control group. The results obtained are: serum triglycerides (TG) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) shows a significant (p<0.05) increase in patients with I.H.D as compared with control group in age range 50-59 years. As well as, no significant correlation was found in I.H.D and control groups between dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) and lipid profile, although there was a slight negative correlation between DHEA-S levels and each of TG and VLDL in I.H.D group.

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Shaimaa Mahdi A. Jawad, Kufa University

College of Education for Women

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2010-05-10

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Jawad, S. M. A., Al-Obaidi, S. A., & Al-Sultani, Y. K. (2010). Relationship between Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Ischemic Heart Disease in Men. Al-Kufa University Journal for Biology, 2(1). Retrieved from https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/ajb/article/view/7885

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010): Magazine of Al-kufa University for Biology.

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