Sentences with phrase «of ischaemic heart»

The impact on health is immense: Air pollution was responsible in 2015 for 19 % of all cardiovascular deaths worldwide, 24 % of ischaemic heart disease deaths, 21 % of stroke deaths, and 23 % of lung cancer deaths.

The results for breast cancer are in line with previous research, but the true effect of alcohol on risk of ischaemic heart disease remains uncertain, say the editorial authors.

«Furthermore, risk of ischaemic heart disease can be reduced substantially by other lifestyle changes, as well as by drugs such as statins shown to be effective in primary prevention.»

Not exact matches

The fifth leading cause of death in Africa is the ischaemic heart disease commonly known as heart attack.

During a median of 8.1 years (IQR 7.2 - 9.1) of follow - up, 49,377 incident cases of cardiovascular disease were recorded, including 16,671 cases of coronary heart disease and 23,983 of stroke (14,290 ischaemic and 2,998 hemorrhagic stroke).

Relation of infant feeding to adult serum cholesterol concentration and death from ischaemic heart disease

Dr Hashimoto said: «Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death because they often have latent ischaemic heart disease which reduces blood flow to the heart.

Now, researchers at the University Department of Internal Medicine II at the MedUni Vienna (Clinical Department of Cardiology), as part of an international cooperation, have successfully demonstrated the advantages of an implanted defibrillator (ICD) as a means of prevention in patients with moderately restricted cardiac function, and that patients with the condition must be treated as carefully as patients with ischaemic heart failure which has developed following a heart attack, for example.

An irregular heart rhythm, or atrial fibrillation, was significantly associated with ischaemic stroke in all regions, but was of greater importance in Western Europe, North America and Australia, than in China or South Asia.

Cardiac function assessment for heart failure, coronary angiography for ischaemic heart disease and Holter ECG monitoring for lethal arrhythmias can identify the type of myocardial injury and help physicians select a prophylactic therapeutic strategy against sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients.»

Dr Du said: «Our data clearly shows that eating fresh fruit can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischaemic heart disease and stroke (particularly haemorrhagic stroke).

Dr Du said: «CVD, including ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, is the leading cause of death worldwide.

The increase in longevity, especially in high - income countries (HICs), has been largely due to the decline in deaths from cardiovascular disease (stroke and ischaemic heart disease), mainly because of simple, cost - effective strategies to reduce tobacco use and high blood pressure, and improved coverage and effectiveness of health interventions.

The effects of sauna bathing on the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia were studied in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD), involving more than 2,000 middle - aged men living in the eastern part of Finland.

The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD) involved 1,621 middle - aged men living in the eastern part of Finland.

The subjects were a population - based sample of more than 2,600 men living in eastern Finland and participating in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD).

All the participants were part of the Long Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease Trial and had had a heart attack or been admitted to hospital for unstable angina in the preceding three to 36 months.

C - reactive protein, or CRP, levels were measured from 1,287 healthy, 42 - 60 year - old men at the onset of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study in 1984 - 1989 at the University of Eastern Finland.

Patients were monitored for occurrence of heart attacks, strokes or transient ischaemic attacks, and arrhythmia (an irregular heartbeat), and followed up until 2012.

The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, KIHD, analysed the serum vitamin D levels and occurrence of headache in approximately 2,600 men aged between 42 and 60 years in 1984 - 1989.

The dietary habits of 2,332 men aged between 42 and 60 years were assessed at the baseline of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, KIHD, at the University of Eastern Finland in 1984 - 1989.

Interestingly, we observed that the AFM tip penetrated much more deeply into the cells of ischaemic chronic heart failure patients at the same applied force.»

Frequent consumption of spicy foods was also linked to a lower risk of death from specific conditions: cancer, ischaemic heart and respiratory system diseases.

The subjects are all participants of the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

Meta - analysis of the association between second - hand smoke exposure and ischaemic heart diseases, COPD and stroke

Properly planned vegetarian diets have been found to satisfy the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large - scale studies have shown vegetarianism to significantly lower risks of cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and other diseases.

Associations of egg and cholesterol intakes with carotid intima - media thickness and risk of incident coronary artery disease according to apolipoprotein E phenotype in men: the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study.

Keatinge WR, Donaldson GC, Bucher K, Jendritsky G, Cordioli E, Martinelli M, Dardanoni L, Katsouyanni K, Kunst AE, Mackenbach JP, McDonald C, Nayha S, Vuori I: Cold exposure and winter mortality from ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, respiratory disease, and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe.

Approximately 11 % of all deaths due to ischaemic heart disease, accounting for over a million premature deaths annually, can be attributed to exposure to household air pollution.

Risks for future ill - health were common, with high rates of smoking, and emerging type 2 diabetes and ischaemic heart disease (conditions more typical of adulthood).

Derrick Lopez, from the University of WA, presented a study on disparities in ischaemic heart disease care for rural Aboriginal people.

Second - hand smoke was estimated to cause more than 600 000 deaths globally in 2004, mainly from ischaemic heart disease, respiratory infections, asthma and lung cancer.1 Protecting people from the dangers of second - hand smoke by banning smoking in indoor and other public places is an essential element of effective tobacco control programs.2