We found a statistically significant, substantial association between change in low density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk ratios
for coronary heart disease events, coronary heart disease deaths, or total deaths, adjusted for other lipid subfractions and drug class.»
«This systematic review and meta - regression analysis of 108 randomised controlled trials using lipid modifying interventions did not show an association between treatment mediated change in high density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk ratios
for coronary heart disease events, coronary heart disease deaths, or total deaths whenever change in low density lipoprotein cholesterol was taken into account.
More than five missing teeth increased the risk
for coronary heart disease events and myocardial infarctions as much as 140 %.
Not exact matches
The Xarelto partnership is seeking additional approved uses, with trials underway in patients with acute
coronary syndrome, and
for reduction of major adverse cardiovascular
events in patients with
heart failure or peripheral artery
disease.
Study findings indicate that among older adults who had diabetes
for a shorter duration (9 years or less), nonfatal cardiovascular complications had the highest incidence (
coronary artery
disease, congestive
heart failure, and cerebrovascular
disease), followed by diabetic eye
disease and acute hypoglycemic
events.
An analysis of diagnostic test results from the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study
for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) trial — in which patients with stable chest pain were randomized to either anatomic or functional testing as an initial diagnostic strategy — showed that the presence and extent of
coronary artery
disease detected by CT angiography better predicted the risk
for future cardiac
events than did measures of exercise tolerance or restricted blood flow to the
heart muscle.
The study published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found smokers are more likely to be hospitalized
for leg
events,
heart attack and
coronary heart disease related to atherosclerotic peripheral artery
disease, known as PAD, than non-smokers with PAD.
In some patients with
coronary artery
disease, mental stress may precipitate ischemia — a deficiency in blood flow to the
heart â $ «a risk factor
for adverse
events and death independent of other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, cholesterol and diabetes.
Eligibility criteria
for selecting studies Prospective cohort studies with at least 50
events, reporting hazard ratios or relative risks (both hereafter referred to as relative risk) compared with never smokers or age specific incidence in relation to risk of
coronary heart disease or stroke.
The low rate of cardiac
events led the researchers to conclude that both types of activity are safe
for heart patients but that high - intensity interval training, in particular, should be considered by adults with
coronary artery
disease, because of its significant benefits
for the
heart.
A team of German researchers systematically reviewed all of the published yoga research up until October 2013 to ascertain yoga's effectiveness in reducing «mortality, nonfatal cardiac
events, exercise capacity, health - related quality of life, and modifiable cardiac risk factors»
for those with a prior diagnosis of
coronary artery
disease,
heart failure, cardiac dysrhythmia, cardiomyopathy or valvular
heart disease.
That test was approved this week by the FDA
for early detection of future
coronary events among adults with no history of
heart disease, particularly among women and especially African - American women.
They found a 6 to 18 percent reduction in risk
for any type of
coronary heart disease - related
event, fatal or non-fatal, in those who took omega 3 fatty acids.
High content of mercury in hair may be a risk factor
for acute
coronary events and CVD, CHD, and all - cause mortality in middle - aged eastern Finnish men.Virtanen JK, Voutilainen S, Rissanen TH, Mursu J, Tuomainen TP, Korhonen MJ, Valkonen VP, Seppanen K, Laukkanen JA, Salonen JT., Mercury, fish oils, and risk of acute
coronary events and cardiovascular
disease,
coronary heart disease, and all - cause mortality in men in eastern Finland., Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol.
Previous research demonstrates that many patients with
coronary heart disease (CHD) experience depressive symptoms during or after hospitalisation
for an acute
coronary event.
Myeloperoxidase and High - Sensitivity C - Reactive Protein
for Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular
Events in Patients with
Coronary Heart Disease