The study sheds new light on the overall role of physical fitness in the development
of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with cardiovascular disease.
One theory credits estrogen, which may protect against the
kinds of cardiovascular risks that impact men and can have a harmful effect on the brain.
«Our study shows that depression, stress, anxiety, and anger are associated with atherosclerosis markers, which are known predictors
of cardiovascular risk in RA,» concludes Dr. Ying Liu, the first author of the study.
Although the question can not be answered definitively, other analyses have linked lower dementia risk to better
control of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and high cholesterol, and by building up «cognitive reserve» with more education.
Another potential limitation is that changes in diagnostic thresholds and in the frequency of diagnostic testing between 2000 and 2012 may have affected the self - reported
prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, and the relationship of treatments to both cardiovascular and cognitive outcomes.
High - sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs - cTnT), a protein that can be measured via a blood test, is a
biomarker of cardiovascular risk and could be approved in the United States for clinical use soon.
And even though there is still uncertainty, little evidence is available to indicate that any of the researched drugs are safe in
terms of cardiovascular risk, which needs to be considered with the prescription of any NSAID.
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In Part II we showed that management for gout should focus on healthy weight loss and
reduction of cardiovascular risk factors as identified by metabolic syndrome.
Fortunately, he says, these very early
signs of cardiovascular risk observed in the WTCHR children can generally be addressed by diet, weight control, and exercise.
The study excluded patients with diabetes or coronary heart disease, as well as patients who were not taking a statin drug but should have been because
of their cardiovascular risk profile.
Significant research is now being done on ways to combat cerebral microbleeds, Zivadinov said, adding that currently,
prevention of cardiovascular risk factors was seen as the best way to prevent their formation since there are no currently available target therapies.
Mayo's task force highlights caveats in the use of ankle - brachial index and C - reactive protein for cardiovascular risk assessment — two tests recommended by the ACC / AHA guideline — and recommends that the following additional tests could be considered to refine
estimates of cardiovascular risk:
Controlling for education, net worth, and race (model 3) explained 9 percentage points of the decrease in age - and sex - standardized odds of dementia between 2000 and 2012 (OR, 0.78; 95 % CI, 0.70 - 0.88), while the
addition of cardiovascular risk factors and BMI (model 4) accounted for 4 additional percentage points of the decline in prevalence (OR, 0.82; 95 % CI, 0.73 - 0.92).
According to researchers, patients and doctors need to be more aware
of the cardiovascular risk when prescribing any anti-inflammatory drug, which includes the new generation anti-inflammatories called COX - 2 inhibitors as well as traditional NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).
The largest and longest study to examine this issue documented the
effects of a cardiovascular risk reduction intervention that attempted to improve blood pressure and lipid control (Stamler and Dolecek, 1997).
Risk of coronary heart disease is one of the specific
types of cardiovascular risks that has been shown to be reduced by regular intake of garbanzo beans and other legumes.
The results of this study suggest that although Actos has been thought to pose
less of a cardiovascular risk than Avandia, it may be an equally dangerous drug.
Assessment of cardiovascular risk by use of multiple - risk - factor assessment equations: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
There also was no independent association of MCI and intima media thickness (IMT) or coronary artery calcification (CAC), two other surrogate
markers of cardiovascular risk.
Men who were single, separated, or divorced at the time of their prostate - cancer diagnosis were at greater
risk of both cardiovascular risk and suicide compared to men who were married or living with a partner when they were diagnosed, according to the study.