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They don't consider likely objections very well, but there are lines of evidence indicating that animal foods reduce stroke mortality in Japan.

Drinking large quantities of alcohol more than twice a week increased the risk of stroke mortality in men.

Not exact matches

Results: In 17 prospective studies, there were 2283 CVD, 4391 CHD, 15,554 stroke, and 23,949 mortality cases.

Researchers noted that a decline in stroke incidence and mortality rates in most high - income countries, primarily in women, occurred simultaneously with a general increase in attained adult height.

Dr Barua went on to say: «In this study of men, without previous history MI or stroke, with low testosterone levels, normalization of testosterone levels using TRT is associated with lower mortality, fewer MIs, and strokes.

In the study, researchers from Kansas City VA Medical Centre in Kansas City, USA, examined the effect of TRT on cardiovascular outcomes by comparing incidents of heart attack, stroke, and all - cause mortality among different sub-populations of treated and untreated patientIn the study, researchers from Kansas City VA Medical Centre in Kansas City, USA, examined the effect of TRT on cardiovascular outcomes by comparing incidents of heart attack, stroke, and all - cause mortality among different sub-populations of treated and untreated patientin Kansas City, USA, examined the effect of TRT on cardiovascular outcomes by comparing incidents of heart attack, stroke, and all - cause mortality among different sub-populations of treated and untreated patients.

Large observational studies report that in severely obese individuals, bariatric surgery is associated with long - term reductions in all major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, CVD events such as heart attacks and strokes, cancer and all - cause mortality, including a 92 % decrease in diabetes - related deaths.

For hemorrhagic stroke, the mortality rates declined slightly from 44.7 % in 1988 to 39.3 % in 2008.

Preventable but deadly, stroke is the fourth leading cause of mortality in the United States, with approximately 795,000 strokes occurring each year.

The risk - adjusted 30 - day mortality rate for ischemic strokes fell from 15.9 % in 1988 to 12.7 % in 2008.

Frits R. Rosendaal, M.D., Ph.D., of Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands, and coauthors determined long - term mortality and morbidity in young women who survived myocardial infarction (heart attack) or ischemic stroke compared with a control group.

The overall mortality was 7.5 per 1000 patient - years in patients without ischaemic stroke, and 29.6 per 1000 patient - years in patients who had suffered an ischaemic stroke during follow - up.

Dr Al - Khalili said: «Even through these patients are classified as low risk, the incidence of ischaemic stroke in our study population is neither negligible nor ignorable and it carries a relatively high mortality.»

A reduction in blood pressure leads to a reduction in mortality caused by stroke or coronary heart disease — so changing your diet to include more meat, fish, dairy produce and pulses could help both prevent and treat the condition.

In addition, researchers found non-significant reductions in heart attacks, stroke and in - hospital mortality from congestive heart failure exacerbation and strokIn addition, researchers found non-significant reductions in heart attacks, stroke and in - hospital mortality from congestive heart failure exacerbation and strokin heart attacks, stroke and in - hospital mortality from congestive heart failure exacerbation and strokin - hospital mortality from congestive heart failure exacerbation and stroke.

«Although all states with high levels of predicted 10 - year CVD risk are in need of interventions, the states with the highest predicted risk need even more interventions to effectively reduce the disparities in CVD morbidity and mortality,» says Barbara A. Bowman, PhD, the director of the CDC's Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Atlanta, GA..

J. Marc Simard, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, along with colleagues at Yale University and Massachusetts General Hospital, found that Cirara, an investigational drug, powerfully reduced brain swelling and death in patients who had suffered a type of large stroke called malignant infarction, which normally carries a high mortality rate.

As a result, the decrease in salt intake would have played an important role in the reduction in stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality during this period.»

«We were surprised to see a paradoxical increase in nonfatal heart attacks and nonfatal stroke, parallel to the decrease in mortality,» said Charbel Abi Khalil, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar and the study's lead author.

In addition, women have greater increases of cardiovascular risk, myocardial infarction, and stroke mortality than men, compared with nondiabetic subjects.

To compare the long - term risks and benefits of mechanical versus biological heart valves, researchers examined rates of mortality, stroke, bleeding and reoperation in patients who underwent heart - valve surgery at 142 hospitals in California between 1996 and 2013.

The biological mechanisms by which toxins in tobacco smoke cause lung cancer are complex and still not completely understood, but carcinogens in tobacco smoke may not only act as genetic inducers but also act to promote progression of the disease.6 7 As well as potentially reducing the risk of cancer related morbidity and mortality, quitting smoking at diagnosis could reduce overall mortality, as smoking cessation reduces mortality from other diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive airways disease.8 9

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a strong independent risk factor for ischemic stroke.1, 2 Vitamin K antagonist (eg, warfarin) treatment reduces the risk of stroke by 64 % and all - cause mortality by 26 %, compared with control in patients with AF.3 However, warfarin confers an increased risk of hemorrhage, with intracranial bleeding the most severe effect.4 - 7

October 13, 2015 Advanced ambulance care increases mortality Patients suffering from trauma, heart attack or stroke have a better chance at survival if they are transported by a basic life support ambulance than by an advanced life support ambulance, according to a new study involving data from nearly 400,000 patients in non-rural counties nationwide.

«Omega - 3 supplementation did not statistically significantly reduce all - cause mortality, sudden and cardiac death, [heart attack], or stroke,» says Moses Elisaf, M.D., the senior author of the study and a professor of internal medicine at the University of Ioannina Medical School, in Greece.

«We wanted to get a handle on this because stroke is one of the major causes of maternal mortality in this country,» said the study's lead author, Dr. Eliza Miller, an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Medical Center.

27 Studies cited by the 2010 DGAC Report demonstrate varied metabolic responses to lowered dietary saturated fat, with certain subpopulations exhibiting adverse rather than improved health outcomes.3 Two recent comprehensive meta - analyses indicate that saturated fat is not linked to heart disease.28, 29 In fact, in a definitive review of forty - eight clinical trials, with over sixty - five thousand participants, the reduction or modification of dietary fat had no effect on mortality, cardiovascular mortality, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, or diabetes.30 Yet, avoiding saturated fat remains a cornerstone of national dietary guidancIn fact, in a definitive review of forty - eight clinical trials, with over sixty - five thousand participants, the reduction or modification of dietary fat had no effect on mortality, cardiovascular mortality, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, or diabetes.30 Yet, avoiding saturated fat remains a cornerstone of national dietary guidancin a definitive review of forty - eight clinical trials, with over sixty - five thousand participants, the reduction or modification of dietary fat had no effect on mortality, cardiovascular mortality, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, or diabetes.30 Yet, avoiding saturated fat remains a cornerstone of national dietary guidance.

According to the latest review, the total sum of evidence suggests that mortality from all causes put together, and many of our dreaded diseases — heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes — is significantly lower in those eating plant - based.

Moreover, the largest and most global epidemiological study, recently published in The Lancet, found that those who ate the largest amount of saturated fats had significantly reduced rates of mortality and that a low consumption of these fats (6 - 7 % of calories, as commonly recommended for people with heart disease) was associated with increased risk of stroke.

Vigen R. Association of testosterone therapy with mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke in men with low testosterone levels.

Another meta - analysis published in 2015 in the British Journal of Medicine concluded that there is no association between saturated fat and risk of cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, ischemic stroke, type 2 diabetes, or all - cause mortality (the risk of death from any cause)(de Souza et al., 2015).

Mastering Diabetes: Studies conducted in tens of thousands of people over 5 + years indicate that low - carbohydrate diets increase your risk for cardiovascular disease, hemorrhagic stroke, hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes mortality, obesity, cancer, and all - cause mortality (premature death).

In this editorial we report the results of a new study that examined the relationship between normalization of total testosterone levels with testosterone therapy and cardiovascular events as well as all - cause mortality, in patients without a previous history of heart attack and strokIn this editorial we report the results of a new study that examined the relationship between normalization of total testosterone levels with testosterone therapy and cardiovascular events as well as all - cause mortality, in patients without a previous history of heart attack and strokin patients without a previous history of heart attack and stroke.

29 Two years later, another study was published in the highly - esteemed British Medical Journal that concluded, «Saturated fats are not associated with all - cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes...» 30 Dietary saturated fats protect the heart and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.31

Rats maintained on alternate - day fasting diets show reduced brain damage and mortality rate in rodent models of stroke (19,31).

After about five years, mortality and the number of heart attacks or strokes was significantly lower in those in the meditation group.

Whereas, rice consumption in general was «not... associated with mortality» — not found to be protective against heart disease or stroke.

Not only do NSAIDs significantly increase risk of stroke, heart attack, and cardiovascular mortality, but they also perpetuate mucosal damage and leaky gut, the precursor to autoimmune disease, and lead to derangements in the commensal flora of the microbiome (Trelle et al., 2011; Marlicz et al., 2014).

That paper, «Post-challenge blood glucose concentration and stroke mortality rates in non-diabetic men in London: 38 - year follow - up of the original Whitehall prospective cohort study,» Diabetologia, http://pmid.us/18438641, is a familiar one; it was cited in our book (p 36, fn 35).

This diet is not one to model after, «The data collected through this new investigation shows that Eskimos do have a similar prevalence of [coronary artery disease] CAD to non-Eskimo populations, and in fact, they have very high rates of mortality due to cerebrovascular events (strokes).

Higher intakes of glutamic acid and cysteine has also been associated with a decreased risk of stroke mortality and incidence in women (18, 19).

Steffen LM, Jacobs DRJ, Stevens J. Associations of whole - grain, refined - grain, and fruit and vegetable consumption with risks of all - cause mortality and incident coronary artery disease and ischemic stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

«Even though these patients are classified as low - risk, the incidence of ischemic stroke in our study population is neither negligible nor ignorable and it carries a relatively high mortality,» Al - Khalili said in a society news release.

As is common with many countries as they industrialize, the usual plagues of poverty — infectious diseases and high infant mortality — have given way to diseases more often associated with affluence, such as heart disease, stroke, and cancer.While this might be expected in China's richer cities, where bicycles are fast being traded in for cars and meat consumption is climbing, it also holds true in rural areas.

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