According to one study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who had three servings of whole grains in their daily diet had a much lower risk
of coronary heart disease as a result of getting more fiber than those who predominantly ate products made of refined grains and those who steered clear from all types of grains.
But beyond simply lowering cholesterol, the 82 people with inactive copies also had about half the risk
of coronary heart disease as people with two functional copies of the gene.
Not exact matches
The company is selling a thing (the kit) by saying it can provide «health reports on 254
diseases and conditions,» including categories such
as «carrier status,» «health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically
as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious
diseases» such
as diabetes,
coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most
of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»
-- appears to have the potential to lower the incidence
of common conditions such
as cancer,
coronary heart disease, allergies and hyperactivity in children.
Frequent consumption
of nuts is associated with a lowered risk
of sudden cardiac death and other
coronary heart disease,
as well
as a lower risk
of Type II diabetes in women.
Many people are also unaware
of what compounds are available in coconut oil
as no extensive studies have been conducted
as in the case
of olive oil which has been established
as lowering the risk
of coronary heart disease through the phenolic anti-oxidants it contains.
Research, meanwhile, also suggests that the non-lipid fraction contains compounds such
as phenolic - antioxidants, which can reduce the risk
of coronary heart disease.
«Our research has proven that coconut oil in fact does contain, like many others such
as olive oil, phenolic anti-oxidants which are known to reduce the risk
of coronary heart disease,» says Prof. Kapila Seneviratne attached to the Department
of Chemistry
of the University
of Kelaniya.
Marion Nestle, a professor
of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, wrote an editorial accompanying the new paper in which she said the documents provided «compelling evidence» that the sugar industry had initiated research «expressly to exonerate sugar
as a major risk factor for
coronary heart disease.»
We considered the cost
of hypertension alone plus the cost
of hypertension
as a risk factor for other cardiovascular
disease, 41 subtracting out that portion resulting from
coronary heart disease.42, 43 We used a direct annual cost
of $ 998 and indirect annual morbidity cost
of $ 98.
Other treatments, such
as radiation, can affect the
heart arteries and cause the development
of coronary artery
disease or blockages.
Such physical activity leads to a higher metabolism and better circulation, reducing the risk
of conditions and
diseases common in older age such
as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes,
coronary heart disease and strokes.
This device enables cardiac electric activity to be measured in a non-aggressive way, so that the diagnosis
of heart conditions such
as coronary heart disease or arrhythmia can be greatly improved.
Overall, nearly 20 percent
of the men and 12 percent
of the women who participated in the study developed or died from
heart disease, a suite
of conditions that includes stroke,
coronary heart disease caused by the buildup
of plaque in the
heart's arteries, acute
coronary syndromes such
as heart attack, and other
diseases.
Complications
of pregnancy, such
as high blood pressure and infections, are linked to a heightened risk
of early
coronary heart disease in the young adult offspring, finds research published in the online journal Heart
heart disease in the young adult offspring, finds research published in the online journal
Heart Heart Asia.
But the risk
of coronary heart disease came back down
as women quit working night shifts or retired, the researchers found.
When all the data were analysed, those whose mothers had experienced a complication
of pregnancy were almost three times
as likely to develop early
coronary artery
heart disease as those whose mothers had had a problem - free pregnancy.
Using the scale
as a benchmark, patients without a history
of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, congestive
heart failure,
coronary artery
disease, or cirrhosis have only a 3.1 percent probability
of developing late, serious complications following joint replacement surgery.
The new Penn - developed model replaces a previous model that only examined pre-operative features such
as a history
of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, congestive
heart failure, or
coronary artery
disease.
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.
As with the omega - 3 fatty acids, walnuts can carry a label saying they may reduce an individual's risk
of coronary heart disease.
The Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) is reporting results for the first time from a clinical trial
of patients who have a complication
of coronary heart disease known
as moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR).
Tumor necrosis factor inhibitor drugs (commonly called Anti-TNFs) modestly reduce the risk
of acute
coronary syndrome, such
as heart attacks and angina, in rheumatoid arthritis patients whose inflammation places them at higher risk
of developing
coronary heart disease, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College
of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego.
All study participants either had an acute
coronary syndrome such
as a
heart attack or unstable angina 30 days to one year before enrolling; had cerebrovascular atherosclerotic
disease, in which the arteries that supply blood to the brain become constricted; had peripheral vascular
disease, a group
of disorders affecting blood vessels outside
of the
heart and brain; or had both diabetes and
coronary artery
disease.
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.
«It is not clear whether this relationship is due to confounding factors such
as poor socioeconomic environment, or nutrition, during childhood that on the one hand determine achieved height and on the other the risk
of coronary heart disease, or whether it represents a primary relationship between shorter height and more
coronary heart disease.
Professor Samani concluded: «While we know about many lifestyle factors such
as smoking that affect risk
of coronary heart disease, our findings underscore the fact that the causes
of this common
disease are very complex and other things that we understand much more poorly have a significant impact.
The leading cause
of death in women, cardiovascular
disease (CVD) is a constellation
of ailments affecting the
heart and blood vessels, including conditions such
as coronary heart disease, stroke, and
diseases of the small blood vessels, such
as in the eyes and kidneys.
Acute
coronary syndrome — an umbrella term the American
Heart Association uses to define diseases, such as heart attack or angina, where blood to the heart is blocked — occurred in 4.1 %, 6.6 % and 7.4 % of treated, untreated and uninfected pati
Heart Association uses to define
diseases, such
as heart attack or angina, where blood to the heart is blocked — occurred in 4.1 %, 6.6 % and 7.4 % of treated, untreated and uninfected pati
heart attack or angina, where blood to the
heart is blocked — occurred in 4.1 %, 6.6 % and 7.4 % of treated, untreated and uninfected pati
heart is blocked — occurred in 4.1 %, 6.6 % and 7.4 %
of treated, untreated and uninfected patients.
Public health researchers seeking to determine an individual's risk
of developing cardiovascular
disease (CVD),
coronary heart disease (CHD), or stroke have previously relied on national US data, such
as that provided by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES).
They also had only half
as much ApoC - III protein in their blood, and they were less likely to develop calcification
of coronary arteries, which can lead to
coronary heart disease.
The review focused on fat and cholesterol
as the dietary causes
of coronary heart disease and downplayed sugar consumption
as also a risk factor.
Using archival documents, a new report published online by JAMA Internal Medicine examines the sugar industry's role in
coronary heart disease research and suggests the industry sponsored research to influence the scientific debate to cast doubt on the hazards
of sugar and to promote dietary fat
as the culprit in
heart disease.
Coronary artery
disease, or the buildup
of plaque and blockages in the
heart's arteries, is the most common cause
of cardiac arrest, though it can also be caused by other forms
of heart disease as well
as some genetic
diseases and other conditions.
«There are a number
of known risk factors for
coronary heart disease, such
as smoking, poor diet, lack
of physical activity, and elevated body mass index (BMI).
Current guidelines recommend
heart bypass for patients with substantial narrowing
of two or more arteries due to extensive plaque buildup, a condition known
as multivessel
coronary artery
disease.
The review is in response to growing evidence connecting environmental noise, including from road traffic and aircrafts, to the development
of heart disease, such
as coronary artery
disease, arterial hypertension, stroke and
heart failure.
In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published in the April 26 issue
of JAMA, researchers found that women who work more than 10 years
of rotating night shift work had a 15 to 18 percent increased risk
of developing
coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common type
of heart disease,
as compared with women who did not work rotating night shifts.
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.
The Framingham score, she notes, determines how likely a person is to suffer fatal or nonfatal
coronary heart disease within 10 years and calculates risk based on a summary score
of such factors
as age, sex, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, diabetes and smoking.
He found 10 percent
of the African - American patients suffered from atherosclerotic cardiovascular
disease — defined
as a
heart attack, ischemic
heart disease, angina,
coronary artery
disease or atherosclerotic
disease of any artery.
«Besides showing a link between the immune system and elevated lipids, this study also opens a new avenue for the study
of the close and complex link between elevated blood lipid levels and chronic inflammation
as manifest in
coronary heart disease,» said Fu, senior author on the paper.
Initially applied to polygenic myocardial infarction and
coronary heart disease risks, the methodology can now be applied to a range
of high - impact disorders such
as schizophrenia, Type 2 diabetes, autism, and cancer.
When
heart muscle tissue dies or has been rendered less functional
as a result
of an MI, symptoms like chest pains, shortness
of breath and progressive
coronary artery
disease are the result.
Restriction
of blood flow to the
heart can develop
as a result
of coronary artery
disease, where narrowed or blocked arteries prevent the
heart muscle from receiving ample blood / oxygen, which in turn impairs optimal function.
On the basis
of HERS and other secondary prevention trials, the American
Heart Association recommended against initiating postmenopausal hormones for the secondary prevention
of cardiovascular
disease.43 The American
Heart Association made no firm recommendation for primary prevention while awaiting the results from randomized clinical trials such
as WHI, and stated that continuation
of the treatment should be considered on the basis
of established noncoronary benefits and risks, possible
coronary benefits and risks, and patient preference.
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.
Three recent experimental studies focused on low consumption / exposure.949596 In one study, 29 smokers each consumed a single cigarette, immediately after which they had a significant decrease in blood vessel output power and significant increase in blood vessel ageing level and remaining blood volume 25 minutes later,
as markers
of atherosclerosis.94 In another study, human
coronary artery endothelial cells were exposed to the smoke equivalent to one cigarette, which led to activation
of oxidant stress sensing transcription factor NFR2 and up - regulation
of cytochrome p450, considered to have a role in the development
of heart disease.95 These effects were not seen when
heart cells were exposed to the vapour from one e - cigarette.95 A study exposed adult mice to low intensity tobacco smoke (two cigarettes) for one to two months and found adverse histopathological effects on brain cells.96
Previously, Kearns and her UCSF colleagues had uncovered a cache
of industry documents revealing that the sugar industry began working closely with nutrition scientists in the mid-1960s to single out fat and cholesterol
as the dietary causes
of coronary heart disease, downplaying evidence that sucrose consumption was also a risk factor.
A large scale review
of the evidence surrounding the health benefits
of whole grains by the American Society for Nutrition concluded that whole grains played a major role in lowering the risk
of chronic
diseases, such
as coronary heart disease, cancer (particularly colorectal cancer), and diabetes.