Many U.S. adults consume more added sugar (added in processing or preparing of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices) than expert panels recommend for a healthy diet, and consumption of added sugar was associated with increased risk
for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.
A decreased risk
for death from all cardiovascular diseases (including stroke) was observed among persons with cats, but the decrease was significant only for MI, Dr. Qureshi and colleagues concluded.
Not exact matches
In case you missed it, a recent landmark study published in the peer reviewed International Journal of Epidemiology found that risk
for coronary heart
disease, stroke, total
cardiovascular disease and
death other than
from cancer was reduced with each 200g a day increase in fruit and vegetables up to 800g a day, and 600g a day
for cancer.
Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services data indicate that the cost
for one firefighter
for one year of
cardiovascular disease - related disability ranges
from $ 250,000 to $ 400,000, with a
cardiovascular disease - related
death benefit of $ 80,000.
The research, which provides an update
for 2014 on the burden of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Europe, shows that
death rates
from CVD (
diseases of the heart and blood vessels) vary enormously.
While
death rates
from the acute phase of
cardiovascular events have decreased, the
disease burden remains high in the increasing number of survivors, which is especially important
for those affected at a young age.
For instance, a finding published by researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2009 said that longer lengths of sitting were directly proportional to an increased risk of
death from cardiovascular disease and most causes of
death other than cancer.
«While we found adolescent exercise to be associated with lowered risk of
death from cancer and
cardiovascular disease as adults, some associations were attenuated after adjusting
for adult factors that may influence mortality later in life, such as exercise, diet, body mass index [BMI], socioeconomic status, and a history of chronic
diseases.
The City of Glasgow topped the league table
for death rates
from cardiovascular disease for all ages, including premature
deaths.
These fine particles, which are blamed
for some 90 % of premature
deaths from air pollution, can lodge deep in the lungs, causing respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases.
February 4, 2016 Connective tissue
disease increases risk
for cardiovascular problems A study based on medical records
from more than a quarter million adult patients found that African - American patients with connective tissue
diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis were twice as likely as white patients to suffer
from narrowed or atherosclerotic blood vessels, which increase the risk of a heart attack, stroke or
death.
In this study, increased risk of
death from several causes, including
cardiovascular reasons were also described at an older age and
for milder stages of renal
disease in diabetic women that included a further deterioration due to worsening of glycemic control.
3/11/2008 Support Group
for Women with Heart
Disease Launched by UC San Diego Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center Eight million women in the United States suffer from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among
Disease Launched by UC San Diego Sulpizio Family
Cardiovascular Center Eight million women in the United States suffer
from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among
disease, the leading cause of
death among women.
One possible explanation
for any improvements seen in the survival of patients who stop smoking might be a reduction in mortality
from cardiorespiratory causes, as the risk of
death from these
diseases reduces after cessation.9 18 Consequently, we estimated the expected contribution of
cardiovascular and respiratory
diseases by using life tables as above to find the number of cardiorespiratory
deaths prevented by smoking cessation in the general population.
Back in the 70's, when the nation was threatened by the rapidly increasing number of
deaths from cardiovascular diseases and science had just uncovered that a diet high in saturated fats and cholesterol poses a serious threat
for cardiovascular health, health officials issued dietary advice that entailed consuming less fat.
Cox proportional hazards ratios were calculated both
for death from diseases in which inflammation or oxidative stress was a predominant contributor and
for cardiovascular mortality.
A recent 2014 study,
for example, found a significant relationship between added sugar consumption and increased risk of
death from cardiovascular disease.
``... none [salt intake studies] has ever shown,
for example, that salt consumption increases overall
death rates, or
death rates
from cardiovascular diseases, or
from heart attack or
from any other cause.
Smoke exposure increases respiratory and
cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations
for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits
for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of
deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks
from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36
Deaths result
from heat stroke and related conditions, 134,135,136,166,167 but also
from cardiovascular disease, respiratory
disease, and cerebrovascular
disease.50, 51 Heat waves are also associated with increased hospital admissions
for cardiovascular, kidney, and respiratory disorders.51, 168,52,53,54 Extreme summer heat is increasing in the United States (Ch.
''... authors obtained meteorological data
from weather stations situated in eight of the provincial capitals that covered the period 1980 - 1998, while they obtained contemporary mortality data
from the country's National Institute
for Statistics
for deaths associated with
cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive system
diseases... Various analyses of the monthly - averaged data revealed a number of interesting results.
Early menarche remained linked to higher risks of coronary heart
disease and
deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer after the researchers accounted
for a number of other factors — such as age, BMI, smoking, exercise habits and education.
A report
from WHO showed that respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases, categorised as lifestyle ailments, are a major threat across the globe — accounting
for 38 million global
deaths, annually.
And did you know,
for example, that
death rates
from cardiovascular disease in the general population have fallen 30 % since 1991, and 70 % in the last 35 - years?
For example: as noted previously,
death rates
from cardiovascular disease have fallen 30 % since 1991, and 70 % in the last 35 - years232, and; the infant mortality rate figure reduced 25 % over 1993 - 2003 and 48 % over 1983 - 2003.233
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) estimates that if
cardiovascular disease death rates had remained at their 1968 peak, there would have been 190,223
deaths for cardiovascular disease in 2011 — more, in fact, than the number of
deaths from all causes in that year.