Sentences with phrase «cardiac events among»

A research study by the University of Eastern Finland that spanned more than 20 years and included thousands of study participants showed a reduction in life - threatening cardiac events among participants who regularly used a sauna.

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In March 2008, a 15,000 - person study comparing Crestor (rosuvastatin) against placebo in two groups of outwardly healthy people with low levels of LDL cholesterol and high levels of CRP was stopped early — a «stunning» outcome, the lead researcher said at the time — because the reduction in cardiac events was so marked among the participants taking the drug that to continue the trial and deprive the placebo group of the drugs benefits would have been unethical.

Among those children, 1,224 cardiac events had occurred between 2008 and 2011 — heart rhythm problems, high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke, and heart failure.

Older people are at much higher risk of dying during extreme heat events.136, 50,241,233 Pre-existing health conditions also make older adults susceptible to cardiac and respiratory impacts of air pollution25 and to more severe consequences from infectious diseases; 257 limited mobility among older adults can also increase flood - related health risks.258 Limited resources and an already high burden of chronic health conditions, including heart disease, obesity, and diabetes, will place the poor at higher risk of health impacts from climate change than higher income groups.25, 50 Potential increases in food cost and limited availability of some foods will exacerbate current dietary inequalities and have significant health ramifications for the poorer segments of our population (Ch.

Further, among cardiac patients, forgiveness may be associated with reduced risk for future cardiovascular events.