• A study reinforces the usefulness of ACC/AHA CVD Pooled Cohort risk equations and the importance of efforts to implement the current guidelines to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in African Americans. (acpinternist.org)
  • Cardiovascular disease risk was estimated by Framingham Cardiovascular and Heart Disease (FHS-CVD, FHS-CHD), Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) and D:A:D 2010 and 2016 risk prediction models for HIV-infected participants of the Ndlovu Cohort Study, Limpopo, rural South Africa. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • Background: Flight and cabin crew are known to be at increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). (scirp.org)
  • At present, cardiovascular origin disorders such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) are the chief reason of illness and death across the globe [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The first is that we really need a team-based approach to care for risk factors for ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease). (medscape.com)
  • Patients identified as high risk with the lifetime risk approach were more likely to be younger, male, from ethnic minority groups, and have a positive family history of premature coronary heart disease than those identified with the 10 year QRISK2 score. (bmj.com)
  • Mortality risks were ascertained to May 2020 for all-cause, total cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD subtypes (coronary heart disease, haemorrhagic stroke, ischaemic stroke), as well as total cancer and lung cancer. (bmj.com)
  • The studied outcome was the first occurrence of myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease death, congestive heart failure, stroke, incident angina, or intermittent claudication. (acpinternist.org)
  • A recent study has found that a ceramide- and phospholipid-based risk score, not LDL cholesterol (LDL-C), can efficiently predict residual cardiovascular disease (CVD) event risk in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). (hcplive.com)
  • While investigators concluded that ceramide-phospholipid risk score showed comparable and synergistic predictive performance when compared with previously published CVD risk models, they also found that there was variability in the risk of CVD events in patients with coronary artery disease. (hcplive.com)
  • The 3 studies that investigators pooled data from were the Western Norway Coronary Angiography Cohort (WECAC), the Long-Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) trial, and Langzeiterfolge der KARdiOLogischen Anschlussheilbehandlung (KAROLA). (hcplive.com)
  • The more Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACS) is, the higher the risk of a heart attack. (irejournals.com)
  • Ischemic heart disease (or Coronary Artery Disease) is the most common cause of death in various countries, characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. (ehu.eus)
  • Objective to assess sex-specific differences regarding use of conventional risks and coronary artery calcification (cac) to detect coronary artery disease (caD) using coronary ct angiography (ccta). (elsevierpure.com)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a group of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels such as the coronary arteries, stroke, and heart attacks [ 4 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • The Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) model is used to estimate the 10-year risk of fatal CVD in the general population and suggested to be used for a rough CVD risk assessment in individuals with diabetes [2]. (pace-cme.org)
  • General practitioners treat patients with advanced coronary artery disease and with heart valve diseases. (monz.pl)
  • Combined carotid and coronary artery disease. (monz.pl)
  • Post-transplant cardiovascular events are defined as the presence of myocardial infarction, invasive coronary artery therapy, cerebral vascular events, new-onset angina, congestive heart failure, rhythm disturbances, peripheral vascular disease and cardiovascular disease and death. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Plaque buildup in the blood vessels of the heart is responsible for the coronary artery disease, which further leads to a heart attack. (hindawi.com)
  • 2 Factors that predispose to AF recurrence are age, AF duration before restoration of sinus rhythm, number of previous recurrences, an increased left atrial (LA) size or reduced LA function, and the presence of coronary heart disease or pulmonary or mitral valve disease. (jafib.com)
  • The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) was developed in 1998 to assess the 10-year risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) for individuals with different combinations of risk factors. (medscape.com)
  • The 2002 adaption deleted the variables of diabetes and family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD), added the impact of treatment for hypertension, and used only hard coronary heart disease endpoints in its calculations. (medscape.com)
  • Coronary Heart Disease in the REasons for Geographic and Racial posure was sex-specific quartiles of waist circumference. (cdc.gov)
  • Central adiposity and coronary heart disease (CHD) are influenced by indi- vidual and neighborhood characteristics, but it is unknown if the relation- ship between central obesity and development of CHD is influenced by Results these factors. (cdc.gov)
  • Obesity is a well-established risk factor for coronary heart disease ence the relationship between waist circumference and CHD in (CHD) (1-4) and has been associated with higher rates of death at- race-sex subgroups by using data from the longitudinal cohort in tributable to cardiovascular disease (CVD) (5). (cdc.gov)
  • Patients aged 30-74 years with no previous CHD or stroke ( N = 13,087) were followed for a mean of 5.6 years until 2003 for fatal or non-fatal CHD, stroke, cardiovascular disease (CHD or stroke) and total mortality. (springer.com)
  • Stroke has a complex aetiopathogenesis influenced by numerous risk factors. (elsevier.es)
  • The Framingham risk score was predictive of stroke, myocardial infarction, and angina among a nationally representative sample of adults in South Korea. (cdc.gov)
  • By directly modelling the longitudinal component we reduce bias in the hazard ratio for the effect of baseline SBP on the time-to-stroke, showing the large potential to improve on previous prognostic models which use only observed baseline biomarker values. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A joint model of longitudinal and survival data allows us to investigate the relationship between a repeatedly measured biomarker, subject to measurement error, such as SBP, and the time to an event of interest, such as time to non-fatal stroke. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In the Region, 94% of deaths related to exposure to air pollutants are due to noncommunicable diseases - notably cardiovascular diseases, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. (who.int)
  • Main outcome measures Primary outcome measures, identified from registry data, were time to death from all causes (n=11 944) and cause specific cardiovascular disease (n=3862), ischaemic heart disease (n=1932), and stroke (n=1100). (bmj.com)
  • Compared with intakes between 600 and 1000 mg/day, intakes above 1400 mg/day were associated with higher death rates from all causes (hazard ratio 1.40, 95% confidence interval 1.17 to 1.67), cardiovascular disease (1 49, 1.09 to 2.02), and ischaemic heart disease (2.14, 1.48 to 3.09) but not from stroke (0.73, 0.33 to 1.65). (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion High intakes of calcium in women are associated with higher death rates from all causes and cardiovascular disease but not from stroke. (bmj.com)
  • 6 7 Worryingly, three recent reanalyses of randomised trials in women have indicated a higher risk of both ischemic heart disease and stroke with calcium supplements, 8 9 10 a pattern not observed in a reanalysis of another randomised trial. (bmj.com)
  • All these features are useful for early detection of hypertensive and diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, acute stroke, neovascular glaucoma, and some other cardiovascular diseases [ 1 , 3 , 5 - 9 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • It was found in many types of research that there is a clear relationship between the ocular funduscopic abnormalities and acute stroke even though the blood pressure and other vascular risk factors are in control [ 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • According to the study of [ 12 ] with a multiethnic cohort, retinal arteriolar narrowing and retinopathy of diabetic free people have an association with increased risk of acute stroke. (hindawi.com)
  • But the Cardiovascular Health Study stated that there is no association between retinal arteriolar caliber (diameter) and stroke but rather there is a close association between stroke and the larger venular caliber (diameter) [ 13 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The authors of [ 15 ] examined the association of hypertensive retinopathy with the risk of stroke in their population base study. (hindawi.com)
  • Retinal microvascular abnormalities like microaneurysm, arteriovenous nicking, haemorrhages, and vessel caliber are considered as associative to the stroke and indicative of death from stroke and IHD (Ischemic Heart Diseases) [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Exposure to high levels of air pollution increases the risk of chronic respiratory diseases , cardiovascular diseases including stroke, and lung cancer. (paho.org)
  • Using laboratory-based and office-based Framingham models, this cross-sectional study used data from 8944 participants without a history of CVDs and stroke at baseline in the Fasa cohort study to predict the 10-year risk of CVDs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In 2017, the 6 leading GBD level 3 causes of high-BMI-related DALYs were ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, hypertensive heart disease, and low back pain. (prolekarniky.cz)
  • The HeartScore® web-based program estimates 10-year risk of a myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death, based on age, sex, smoking habits, systolic blood pressure and non-HDL cholesterol. (heartscore.org)
  • The 2008 adaption included additional cardiovascular events (ie, stroke, transient ischemic attack) that had not previously been assessed. (medscape.com)
  • One of the most dangerous presentations of cardiovascular disease is stroke. (lu.se)
  • Stroke, like many other cardiovascular diseases, can be influenced by modifiable lifestyle factors, such as diet. (lu.se)
  • My third study, analysed the risk of developing stroke within the context of dietary patterns considered healthy. (lu.se)
  • Premature deaths (defined as earlier than age 65) from noncommunicable diseases were mainly due to certain cancers, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and genitourinary disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective To develop, validate, and evaluate a new QRISK model to estimate lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease. (bmj.com)
  • Statistical analysis included the C statistic, a measure used to estimate the probability that a model is able to predict an outcome, with values ranging from 0.5, indicating that the outcome is no different than chance, to 1.0, in which the model predicts the outcome perfectly. (acpinternist.org)
  • Because African Americans are a high-risk population, the ability to estimate that risk is an important step forward in efforts to prevent ASCVD and eliminate health disparities," the editorial stated. (acpinternist.org)
  • Cox regression and competing risk models were used to estimate multivariable-adjusted hazards ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) by E-DII tertile (T) for all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality. (nature.com)
  • In a population prevalence-based modelling study, Alessandro Cassini and colleagues estimate the burden of six healthcare-associated infections on European population health in disability-adjusted life years. (prelekara.sk)
  • The warppartial least square method was utilized to estimate the multi-layer hypothesized path model. (ump.edu.my)
  • The index of these weights is referred to as NLHRS, which was further used as a covariate in the simple LRA model to estimate the likelihood of CVDs. (ump.edu.my)
  • Several remaining areas of uncertainty limit our confidence in this estimate, and it is possible that alternative intervention models would be more cost-effective than those we considered. (givewell.org)
  • Data for adult respondents ≥18 years residing in each of Australia's state and territory capital cities ( n = 9649) were used in multilevel models to estimate associations between supermarket availability and body size sequentially accounting for individual and other environment measures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe. (heartscore.org)
  • CAST generates recommendations by the application of social and community determinants of health as risk coefficients to each estimate of component need. (cdc.gov)
  • Objectives: To assess absolute ASCVD risk estimate and its clinical correlates among flight and cabin crew. (scirp.org)
  • Methods: From June 1st 2015 to December 30th 2015, 379 consecutive aviation navigants (Flight crew: 62.5%, pilots: 46.2%, women: 29.6%, Caucasians 23.2%) were enrolled in a cross-sectional survey of ASCVD risk estimate using the Framingham tools. (scirp.org)
  • We modeled the risk of moderate and high ASCVD estimate in a stepwise logistic regression. (scirp.org)
  • Thus, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommends to country members to use routinely homogeneous cardiovascular likelihood management recommendations and ASCVD likelihood estimate scores in aeromedical risk assessment to help alleviating morbidity and mortality in aeronautical setting (area). (scirp.org)
  • This paper presents an application of quantitative ion character-activity relationships (QICAR) to estimate associations of human cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVDs) with a set of metal ion properties commonly observed in ambient air pollutants. (omicsdi.org)
  • Competing risk survival analysis methods were applied to estimate the cumulative incidence of developing cardiovascular events over time and to identify which characteristics were associated with the risk of these events. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study was conducted with the aim determining the incidence of cardiovascular events and the variables associated with the same, employing competing risk methodology to estimate the events of interest. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We estimate the key components that contribute to future modeling on the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and to inform critical resource allocation decisions ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Consequently, this decision has made the emergence of behaviors that are detrimental to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) which are the leading cause of the global mortality rate. (springeropen.com)
  • The increase in sedentary lifestyles, alcohol consumption, and substance abuse during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown as a result of personal restrictions in COVID-19 lockdown is linked with the risk of death from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). (springeropen.com)
  • The lockdown has increased risk factors of CVDs, and as such, there might be an increase in the number of non-communicable disease (NCD)-related mortality rate. (springeropen.com)
  • CVDs are preventable through modifying the modifiable risk factors which are the eating habits, physical activity, tobacco usage, and harmful use of alcohol [ 4 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • However, COVID-19 lockdown enforced by the governments of different countries to curb further the spread of this virus has affected the lifestyle of people which consequently favors some habits that expose an individual to the risk of CVDs. (springeropen.com)
  • These habits may also heighten the risk of CVDs in persons at high risk of CVDs such as older adults or genetically exposed individuals. (springeropen.com)
  • The risk of death from chronic disease such as CVDs is generally the highest among the least fit and physically inactive and the lowest among the most fit and physically active [ 7 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • COVID-19 lockdown may increase the risk of CVDs by promoting an increase in unhealthy eating behavior and decrease in physical activity [ 10 ]. (springeropen.com)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death, with 31% of global mortality. (ump.edu.my)
  • The purpose of this study is two folds such as the development of a statistically valid path model which considered the possible non-linear paths, mediators, and binary endogenous feature of CVDs status. (ump.edu.my)
  • This model found novel pathways in which demographic and socioeconomic features are the main drivers of behavioral features, leading to CVDs status directly and indirectly through metabolic syndrome. (ump.edu.my)
  • Firstly, the study concludes that the adoptions of the flexible approach in estimation can model the binary feature of CVDs and non-linear paths in the complex path models. (ump.edu.my)
  • The estimated CVDs path model can be implemented as a disease delay strategy in clinical settings. (ump.edu.my)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for 32% of all deaths and remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that it is possible to prevent 75% of premature CVDs [ 3 , 7 ] by measuring and intervening on some of its main risk factors such as unhealthy diet, inactivity, smoking, and alcohol consumption, risk factors which can lead to hypertension, high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) and overweight and obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The available evidence on the effects of ambient air pollution on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has increased substantially. (omicsdi.org)
  • Diet and lifestyle play a crucial role in the progress of some cardiovascular disorders (CVDs). (hindawi.com)
  • Western-type diets) for chronic periods are associated with the amplification of risk of CVDs. (hindawi.com)
  • One of the most common causes of CVDs is hypercholesterolemia, and an increase in serum LDL-C and TC are the most important risk factors for the development of inflammatory insult, damage to the vessel wall, platelet activation, and subsequent progression of atherosclerosis [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Prevalence of various cardiovascular disorders coupled with a well-established healthcare sector can drive the market growth in the region. (medgadget.com)
  • Current projections of the scale of the coming dementia epidemic assume that the age- and sex-specific prevalence of dementia will not vary over time, and that population ageing alone (increasing the number of older people at risk) drives the projected increases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There is some evidence to suggest increasing prevalence in East Asia, consistent with worsening cardiovascular risk factor profiles, although secular changes in diagnostic criteria may also have contributed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of any condition (the proportion of the population affected at a point in time) is a product of its incidence and the average duration of the disease episode. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use. (prelekara.sk)
  • Due to the high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases, general practitioners increasingly more frequently cover with care patients qualified for cardiac surgery. (monz.pl)
  • The high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among the renal transplant population accounts for increased mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of hypertension was esti- mated among study participants, and socio-demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, metabolic and HIV/ART-related factors associated with hypertension were determined by logistic regression modelling. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cox proportional hazards models in the derivation cohort to derive risk equations accounting for competing risks. (bmj.com)
  • Of the 10% of patients in the validation cohort classified at highest risk with either the lifetime risk model or the 10 year risk model, only 18 385(14.5%) were at high risk on both measures. (bmj.com)
  • Model performance was compared with the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) CVD risk algorithm (Pooled Cohort Equations) and the Framingham Risk Score (FHS) refitted to the JHS data. (acpinternist.org)
  • However, the reclassification improvement was not substantially different between model 6 and the ACC/AHA CVD Pooled Cohort risk equations or between model 6 and the FHS. (acpinternist.org)
  • To date, a prospective cohort study from the Women's Health Initiative Study has used the DII to assess the association between post-diagnosis dietary inflammatory potential and survival of invasive breast cancer patients, indicating that consuming a more anti-inflammatory diet after breast cancer diagnosis reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease 18 . (nature.com)
  • Methods the nationwide gender-specific atherosclerosis Determinants estimation and ischemic cardiovascular Disease Prospective cohort study is a prospective, multicentre, nationwide cohort study. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Traditional and Emerging Lifestyle Risk Behaviors and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from a Large Population-Based Australian Cohort. (prolekarniky.cz)
  • The European Society of Cardiology initiated the development of a new risk estimation system (SCORE2) using data from 45 cohort studies (N= 677,684) covering a wide geographic spread of countries at different levels of cardiovascular risks. (heartscore.org)
  • Furthermore, a new competing risk-adjusted model was developed for adults aged 70 years and older: SCORE2-OP. Models for SCORE2-OP were derived in individuals aged over 65 without pre-existing atherosclerotic CVD from the Cohort of Norway (28,503 individuals, 10,089 CVD events) and were recalibrated using region-specific estimated CVD incidence rates and risk factor distributions. (heartscore.org)
  • Based on their assessment, the proportion of those in need of statin treatment is low (19%), which is in contradiction with other Danish cohort results, as well as data from American and British risk assessment systems. (hungarica.eu)
  • Evans M, Carrero JJ, Bellocco R, Barany P, Qureshi AR, Seeberger A, Jacobson SH, Hylander-Rössner B, Rotnitzky A, Sjölander A. Initiation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and outcomes: a nationwide observational cohort study in anaemic chronic kidney disease patients. (janusinfo.se)
  • There was also a very strong positive correlation (r ≥ 0.92) between laboratory-based and office-based models in terms of age, sex, BMI, hypertension, smoking status and diabetes status. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Bariatric surgery can alleviate cardiovascular risk via effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition to well-established risk factors (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemia, and smoking), some other factors such as choice of lifestyle, food habits, occupation, and physical inactivity complicate body homeostasis that greatly enhances the risk of ASCVD and other cardiometabolic disorders that may lead to life-threatening situations [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • death is associated with increasing age and underlying conditions (e.g., hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes) ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Although statistically not-significant, the trend for cardio- metabolic and behavioral risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, smoking, alcohol and khat use) was higher in the group diagnosed with HAND. (who.int)
  • Aims: Estimation of prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been influenced by that various risk stratification models use different numbers of prognostic parameters, as well as the lack of a comprehensive and time-saving risk assessment calculator. (lu.se)
  • Risk scores were calculated using the original Swedish Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Registry (SPAHR)/Comparative, Prospective Registry of Newly Initiated Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension (COMPERA) three-strata model, the updated SPAHR three-strata model with divided intermediate risk, and the simplified three-parameter COMPERA 2.0 four-strata model. (lu.se)
  • Our findings support the 2022 ESC/ERS pulmonary hypertension guidelines' strategy for risk stratification suggesting the utilization of a three-strata model at baseline and a simplified four-strata model at follow-ups. (lu.se)
  • Our results support the 2022 ESC/ERS pulmonary hypertension guidelines' risk stratification strategy, additionally suggesting the updated SPAHR three-strata model with divided intermediate risk, as a promising complement to the new simplified three-parameter COMPERA 2.0 four-strata strategy, when a more comprehensive overview is needed. (lu.se)
  • If people who exercise more are younger, have better access to healthcare, or have other differences that improve their health, then a logistic regression of cardiovascular disease incidence on minutes spent exercising may overestimate the impact of exercise on health. (wikipedia.org)
  • The value α i {\displaystyle \alpha _{i}} is the impact of demographics on cardiovascular disease incidence Y i ℓ {\displaystyle Y_{i\ell }} , which is assumed to be the same for all people in the stratum. (wikipedia.org)
  • Using data from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), a community-based study of 5,301 black adults in Jackson, Miss., researchers developed and validated risk prediction models for CVD incidence in black adults, incorporating standard risk factors, biomarkers, and subclinical disease. (acpinternist.org)
  • A decline in age-specific incidence of dementia, at least in high-income countries, is theoretically possible, driven by changes in exposure to suspected developmental, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors for dementia [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition, cumulative social risk was predictive of CVD incidence, independently of Framingham risk score. (cdc.gov)
  • The pathogen- and incidence-based DALY approach: an appropriate [corrected] methodology for estimating the burden of infectious diseases. (prelekara.sk)
  • The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of cardiovascular events and factors associated with cardiovascular events in these patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Applying competing risk methodology, it was observed that the accumulated incidence of the event was 5.0% one year after transplantation, 8.1% after five years, and 11.9% after ten years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This study makes it possible to determine in kidney transplant patients, taking into account competitive events, the incidence of post-transplant cardiovascular events and the risk factors of these events. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Modifiable risk factors are identified, owing to which, changes in said factors would have a bearing of the incidence of events. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Determining the incidence of cardiovascular events after a kidney transplant and the associated risk factors is important to inform physicians of the need of cardiovascular disease screening and prevention as part of the transplant evaluation [ 7 , 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Population characteristics for the model were obtained from NHANES 2001-2004 and incidence rates and performance of two noninvasive diabetes risk scores (German diabetes risk score, GDRS, and ARIC 2009 score) were determined in the ARIC and Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). (springer.com)
  • Logistic regression models were used for data analysis. (elsevier.es)
  • Comprehensive Analysis of Clinical Logistic and Machine Learning-Based Models for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Nodules. (cdc.gov)
  • We constructed logistic regression models for obstructive caD adjusted for conventional risks (clinical model) and cac score. (elsevierpure.com)
  • In developing risk prediction models, two ML algorithms, linear support vector machine and artificial neural network outperformed the existing conventional logistic regression analysis (LRA) model. (ump.edu.my)
  • Age is the only risk factor identified with multivariable logistic regression analysis. (who.int)
  • Also, the NT-proBNP biomarker has prognostic value for CVD outcomes in patients with diabetes, but is not recommended in the new guidelines to use for CVD risk estimations in these patients [1,3-6]. (pace-cme.org)
  • Both NT-proBNP and SCORE were associated with 10-year fatal CVD and all-cause death and 5-year all-cause hospitalization in patients with T2DM, while the ESC/EASD model was associated only with the secondary outcomes 10-year all-cause death and 5-year hospitalization due to all-causes. (pace-cme.org)
  • New work by Susan Shortreed, PhD, finds infection risks drive worse outcomes for some racial and ethnic groups. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • Cardiovascular outcomes and the physical and chemical properties of metal ions found in particulate matter air pollution: a QICAR study. (omicsdi.org)
  • Background: Studies that have reported lower risk for cardiovascular outcomes in users of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors (SGLT-2i) are limited by residual cofounding and lack of information on prior cardiovascular disease (CVD). (researchgate.net)
  • 4 Furthermore, new ranking metrics are being developed to obtain treatment hierarchies that account for important clinical and methodological aspects, such as multiple outcomes (benefits and risks), clinically important differences and the quality of the evidence. (bmj.com)
  • Therefore, understanding the dietary risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes is important in order to establish nutritional recommendations. (lu.se)
  • Air pollution is a serious concern in our cities that has particular health implications for children and pregnant women, and also for increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases," said Dr Ala Alwan, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. (who.int)
  • In Ethiopia, lack of reliable data on causes of death prevents full understanding of the double mortality burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Adults aged 55 to 84 were more likely, and those aged 15 to 44 were less likely, to die from noncommunicable diseases compared with the age group 85 or older. (cdc.gov)
  • Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death among adults in Addis Ababa, where the health care system is still geared toward addressing communicable diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Analogous data for noncommunicable diseases, however, are scarce (3). (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, it is difficult to assess the double mortality burden, that is, the increasing threat of noncommunicable diseases as a cause of death while deaths from infectious diseases remain highly prevalent. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to examine the proportion of deaths in Addis Ababa caused by communicable diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and injuries using verbal autopsy, a method of interviewing relatives or caregivers of the deceased about their signs, symptoms, lifestyle behaviors, and other characteristics before death and the circumstances surrounding their death. (cdc.gov)
  • Policies to reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases need to consider gender groups and how gender affects social determinants such as employment status to make some gender subgroups more vulnerable than others. (who.int)
  • Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause approaches to prevent NCDs as a group. (who.int)
  • The aim of this study of type 2 diabetic patients in the Swedish National Diabetes Register was to study the associations of BMI, overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m 2 ) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m 2 ) with cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes, as these associations have not previously been clarified. (springer.com)
  • Both overweight and obesity independently increased the risk of CHD and cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. (springer.com)
  • Development and internal validation of machine learning algorithms for end-stage renal disease risk prediction model of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic kidney disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Performance of the recommended ESC/EASD cardiovascular risk stratification model in comparison to SCORE and NT-proBNP as a single biomarker for risk prediction in type 2 diabetes mellitus. (pace-cme.org)
  • In RA, this CV risk is comparable to that in type 2 diabetes. (bmj.com)
  • Although risk scores to predict type 2 diabetes exist, cost-effectiveness of risk thresholds to target prevention interventions are unknown. (springer.com)
  • We used a validated Markov-based type 2 diabetes simulation model to evaluate the lifetime cost-effectiveness of alternative thresholds of diabetes risk. (springer.com)
  • however, noninvasive risk scores for type 2 diabetes do not require blood sampling and can therefore be useful tools to guide providers whether a diagnostic blood test for prediabetes be performed [ 5 ]. (springer.com)
  • We found that those adhering to the EAT-Lancet diet had decreased risk of type 2 diabetes. (lu.se)
  • 2008]. Although consensus has been established about the associations with age, sex and occupational noise, less consistent results were found for determinants related to systemic diseases and lifestyle factors. (karger.com)
  • The second recommendation is that all decisions should be shared between the clinician and the patient as they're discussing the best strategies to reduce risk, and finally, we adopted the recommendation that social determinants of health should inform optimal implementation of treatment recommendations for the prevention of ASCVD. (medscape.com)
  • The relationship between gender disparity and the risk of developing noncommunicable disease and other social health determinants has not been well researched in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
  • 1 While antiretroviral therapy (ART) has reduced morbidity and mortality in people living with HIV (PLHIV), 2 complications associated with ageing such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, osteoporosis, and other end-organ diseases are increasing. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) and was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020 which is leading to significant morbidity and mortality. (springeropen.com)
  • IJD are associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) disease-related morbidity and mortality. (bmj.com)
  • CKD is associated with significantly increased risk of morbidity and mortality among people with diabetes. (researchgate.net)
  • The Framingham risk score is a robust algorithm to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk based on demographic and clinical factors among European Americans. (cdc.gov)
  • In particular, as a prognostic model for future patients, we describe how this framework can be used to predict survival for new patients who will only have baseline measurements. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This marker measures the thickness of the wall of the carotid arteries and can predict the possibility of developing cardiovascular diseases later on in life. (lu.se)
  • Cardiac troponin I testing may be useful as a marker to predict children who have an elevated risk of not surviving to hospital discharge. (medscape.com)
  • High 10-year CVD risk was predicted for 2.9%, 0.5%, 0.7%, 3.1% and 6.6% of the study participants by FHS-CVD, FHS-CHD, ASCVD, and D:A:D 2010 and 2016. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • Kappa statistics ranged from 0.34 for ASCVD to 0.60 for FHS-CVD as compared to the D:A:D 2010 risk prediction model. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • However, ASCVD risks have not yet been compared in flight and cabin crew in low resource settings like sub-Saharan Africa. (scirp.org)
  • Results: Low, moderate and high ASCVD risk estimates were observed respectively in 248 (65.4%), 64 (16.9%), and 67 (17.7%) navigants. (scirp.org)
  • Conclusion: In the present case series, moderate and high ASCVD risk estimates were present in 3 out of 10 navigants and racial, traditional risk factors and flight crew status were the main correlates of these ASCVD risk estimates. (scirp.org)
  • Due to less physical activity associated with their professional life, the aircrew could be considered as a group at high ASCVD risk. (scirp.org)
  • 9 10 11 12 Lifetime risks which measure the cumulative risk of developing a disease during the remainder of an individual's life 13 would reflect this relatively high risk and, given that lifetime risk estimates provide assessment over the full life course, they may provide a more appropriate assessment of future risks than estimates limited to 10 years, particularly at younger ages. (bmj.com)
  • If we hold the number of strata fixed and increase the amount of data, estimates of the model parameters ( α i {\displaystyle \alpha _{i}} for each stratum and the vector β {\displaystyle {\boldsymbol {\beta }}} ) converge to their true values. (wikipedia.org)
  • In these settings, as we increase the amount of data, the asymptotic results on which maximum likelihood estimation is based on are not valid and the resulting estimates are biased. (wikipedia.org)
  • As WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region is highly affected by natural desert dust particles, this may result in high estimates of the health burden according to conventional estimation methods. (who.int)
  • This new model is a step forward towards more accurate estimates of the regional burden from exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution. (who.int)
  • The ESC/EASD risk model stratifies patients with diabetes into three different risk categories based on 10-year risk estimates for fatal CVD. (pace-cme.org)
  • The SCORE risk estimates were multiplied by 2 for men and 4 for women to account for increased CV risk in T2DM. (pace-cme.org)
  • Annual urban and rural mean concentration of PM2.5 is estimated with improved modelling using data integration from satellite remote sensing, population estimates, topography and ground measurements. (paho.org)
  • The 2009 30-year FRS-HCVD estimates risk from age 45 based on a larger number of major risk factors and uses only hard disease endpoints. (medscape.com)
  • We report key epidemiologic parameter estimates for coronavirus disease identified in peer-reviewed publications, preprint articles, and online reports. (cdc.gov)
  • NEW ORLEANS - The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have released new guidance on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. (medscape.com)
  • The 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease is published online March 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation and presented here at the American College of Cardiology 68th Annual Scientific Session 2019 (ACC.19). (medscape.com)
  • The document is also endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, the American Geriatrics Society, the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. (medscape.com)
  • We therefore evaluated the various European Society of Cardiology (ESC)-/European Respiratory Society (ERS)-based three-and four-strata risk stratification models and established a comprehensive internet-based calculator to facilitate risk assessment. (lu.se)
  • Conclusions Compared with using a 10 year QRISK2 score, a lifetime risk score will tend to identify patients for intervention at a younger age. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions: We leveraged the strengths of two different analytic approaches to examine the IHD risks of metalworking fluid s. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions the addition of cac to a prediction model based on conventional variables significantly improved the classification of risk in suspected patients with caD, with sex differences influencing the predictive ability. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Conclusions: The present study facilitates risk assessment in PAH by introducing a comprehensive internet-based risk score calculator (https://www.svefph.se/risk-stratification). (lu.se)
  • The post-diagnosis E-DII was statistically significantly associated with mortality risk among breast cancer survivors. (nature.com)
  • Shortreed SM, Peeters P, Forbes A. Estimating the reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality risk. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • For higher-risk lesions, pregnancy should be managed in centers with expertise in this field. (uscjournal.com)
  • CHD) is influenced by individual and neighborhood factors in the The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
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  • DOCUMENTATION FILE ONLY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics Hyattsville, Maryland July 1990 DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 90-1213 National Center for Health Statistics Manning Feinleib, M.D., Dr. P.H., Director Robert A. Israel, Deputy Director Jacob J. Feldman, Ph.D., Assoc. Director for Analysis and Epidemiology Gail F. Fisher, Ph.D., Assoc. Dir. (cdc.gov)
  • Previous risk algorithms were developed in predominantly white populations, and validation in black populations has been limited," the authors wrote. (acpinternist.org)
  • Prospective studies are needed to develop and validate CVD risk algorithms in people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • Further, it focuses on the development of various forms of local risk prediction models and simple heart risk scores using non-laboratory features and machine learning (ML) algorithms. (ump.edu.my)
  • However, the conversion of a complex form of ML algorithms into a simple statistical model is the prime concern. (ump.edu.my)
  • This conversion from a complex black-box nature of ML algorithms into simple statistical models yielded such models, which do not require automated systems for their implementation. (ump.edu.my)
  • Dr. Shortreed is an investigator with the Mental Health Research Network, designing studies to address important public health concerns, such as determining which antidepressant medications work best for which patients and developing risk prediction algorithms to identify individuals who may be at increased risk for suicidal behavior. (kpwashingtonresearch.org)
  • and risk stratification capacity. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The recent ESC/EASD guidelines recommend, for the first time, the use of a CVD risk stratification model for a more personalized approach of treatment in patients with prediabetes and diabetes [1]. (pace-cme.org)
  • This study evaluated the prognostic performance of the ESC/EASD risk stratification model compared with the SCORE estimation model and the single NT-proBNP biomarker for 10-year fatal CVD risk in patients with T2DM. (pace-cme.org)
  • This study showed that the ESC/EASD risk stratification model was less reliable in risk predictions for fatal CVD or all-cause death in patients with T2DM than the SCORE risk estimation and single NT-proBNP assessment, with NT-proBNP as most robust risk estimator. (pace-cme.org)
  • Risk stratification of pregnancy risk should preferably take place before conception. (uscjournal.com)
  • It is increasingly likely that a cardiologist will be called upon to manage these women, so it is incumbent upon them to understand the basic cardiovascular hemodynamics of pregnancy and fundamental risk stratification and management of these conditions. (uscjournal.com)
  • However, using risk scores as a screening and risk stratification tool requires decisions about specific thresholds of predicted risk whereby individuals should be referred for intervention. (springer.com)
  • Take home message: By introducing an internet-based risk score calculator (https://www.svefph.se/risk-stratification), risk assessment is facilitated. (lu.se)
  • Optimal control of disease activity with conventional synthetic, targeted synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs decreases this excess risk. (bmj.com)
  • The health system continues to rely heavily on the conventional infectious disease paradigm and is unresponsive to the emerging epidemiological shift. (cdc.gov)
  • Machine Learning-Based Analysis of Digital Movement Assessment and ExerGame Scores for Parkinson's Disease Severity Estimation. (cdc.gov)
  • Nevertheless, the authors agree with the broad professional opinion that the SCORE2 model is a better risk assessment program than SCORE1, since it also includes non-fatal CV events, is a national calibrated form and more reliably indicates the probability of the occurrence of CV events. (hungarica.eu)
  • We considered two screening scenarios: a 1-stage scenario with risk score assessment only and a 2-stage scenario in which the risk score assessment is followed by a fasting plasma glucose testing. (springer.com)
  • 1987. Physiologically based pharmacokinetics and the risk assessment process for methylene chloride. (cdc.gov)
  • Our findings furthermore support the utility of the updated SPAHR model with divided intermediate risk, when a more comprehensive assessment is needed at follow-ups, complementing the three-parameter COMPERA 2.0 model. (lu.se)
  • Age-sex centile values for lifetime cardiovascular risk compared with 10 year risk estimated using QRISK2 (2010). (bmj.com)
  • Adjusted hazard ratios (model 1) for CHD, cardiovascular disease and total mortality with overweight were 1.27 (95% CI 1.09-1.48), 1.24 (1.09-1.41) and 1.16 (0.94-1.45), respectively, and 1.49 (1.27-1.76), 1.44 (1.26-1.64) and 1.71 (1.36-2.14) with obesity, as compared with normal weight. (springer.com)
  • Experience with changing rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes and cancer shows this clearly. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our study aimed to assess the cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) of HDL as a negative risk factor for CVD in individuals with obesity and identify the factors associated with improvement in CEC 3 months following bariatric surgery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The results suggest that improvements in CEC, through improvement in adipose tissue health in terms of adipokine secretion and insulin sensitivity could be an important pathway in modulating obesity-related CVD risk. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Participants were excluded if they met any of the following criteria: endocrinal causes of obesity like Cushing's syndrome, very high risk of anesthetic complications like ASA grade IV, or severe psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study included 56 individuals with obesity, of whom 30 individuals underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) and twenty-six underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG). (biomedcentral.com)
  • This is going to be a comprehensive resource for both clinical and public health practices in terms of the prevention of cardiovascular disease, and it dovetails quite nicely with other guidelines," Kovacs said, updating the 2013 CV Risk and 2013 Lifestyle guidelines, and the 2013 overweight and obesity guidelines, but also "includes and replicates" portions of the 2017 blood pressure guidelines and the 2018 cholesterol guideline. (medscape.com)
  • 95% CI, 40.6%-43.8%) to communicable diseases, and 6% (95% CI, 5.5%-7.0%) to injuries. (cdc.gov)
  • Similar proportions of male and female deaths were caused by noncommunicable and communicable diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Risk of infection with communicable disease continues to be a public health issue in both the developed and developing world. (bvsalud.org)
  • Whilst risk of mortality from communicable disease may be greater in the developing world, morbidity and impact on wellbeing is universal. (bvsalud.org)
  • Disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study. (prelekara.sk)
  • Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is highly prevalent [Gates and Mills, 2005] and contributes substantially to the global burden of disease [Pascolini and Smith, 2009]. (karger.com)
  • Following the methodology framework and analytical strategies used in the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017, the global deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to high BMI were analyzed by age, sex, year, and geographical location and by Socio-demographic Index (SDI). (prolekarniky.cz)
  • On the other hand, an accurate estimation of a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease could allow identifying people at risk of a cardiovascular event and intervene before they develop the disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients with AF recurrence had a significantly larger LA size, increased E-wave (early wave) velocity, and an increased E/e' ratio (average between lateral and septal wall) compared to patients who maintained SR. 9 However, a more accurate estimation of LA dimensions must include evaluation of LAV. (jafib.com)
  • Transcatheter are used in the treatment of aortic valve stenosis, which is one of the common cardiovascular disorders which warrant surgical intervention. (medgadget.com)
  • The study aimed to assess cardiovascular risk classification of common cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models compared to the Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) 2010 and 2016 models in people living with HIV. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • The 2014 World Alzheimer Report focused upon dementia risk reduction, examining the evidence base for modifiable risk factors for dementia [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Applying this 20% risk threshold for intervention may not identify younger patients who, because of their age, have a low absolute 10 year risk but who have a high relative risk compared with their peers. (bmj.com)
  • Together with evidence from a meta-analysis of RCTs demonstrating that blood pressure-lowering drugs reduce the risk of high-burden cardiovascular diseases, we believe this constitutes moderately strong evidence that the intervention reduces the risk of cardiovascular events and deaths. (givewell.org)
  • Given that cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, and high blood pressure is one of its primary causes, there is likely to be extensive room for more funding for this intervention. (givewell.org)
  • We applied cost-effectiveness analysis to identify optimal thresholds of predicted risk to target a low-cost community-based intervention in the USA. (springer.com)
  • The aim of this study was to apply the framework of cost-effectiveness analysis to identify optimal thresholds of predicted risk from noninvasive diabetes risk scores to target a low-cost community-based intervention. (springer.com)
  • We simulated the long-term cost-effectiveness of prevention intervention in high-risk individuals in the context of the US population. (springer.com)
  • These parameters for transmission, disease severity, and intervention effectiveness are critical for guiding policy decisions. (cdc.gov)
  • No one single intervention can totally reduce the considerable burden of disease from smoking. (who.int)
  • Internationally-derived, evidence-based intervention effectiveness were modeled to Israeli epidemiologic, economic and demographic conditions. (who.int)
  • Recent analysis of 3 trials found that CERT2 showed comparable and synergistic predictive performance when compared with previously published CVD risk models. (hcplive.com)
  • Investigators noted that the ceramide-phospholipid risk score was comparable and synergistic predictive performance compared with previously published CVD risk models for secondary prevention. (hcplive.com)
  • Finally, the predictive capability of valid NLHRS models has also been tested and adjusted for different strata of the population. (ump.edu.my)
  • However, the predictive performance of this model has not been verified in individuals with diabetes yet. (pace-cme.org)
  • In past decades, cardiovascular diseases are the one that causes most deaths in the world. (irejournals.com)
  • Cardiovascular disorders (CVD) account for about one-third of the global deaths. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 , 2 The majority of these deaths are attributed to atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease in particular. (bmj.com)
  • As of March 7, 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), had resulted in 101,927 cases and 3,486 deaths in 94 countries spanning 6 continents ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A secondary aim was to analyse associations between weight changes and cardiovascular complications and total mortality. (springer.com)
  • Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common complications after renal transplantation [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • After applying multivariate models, the variables with an independent effect for predicting cardiovascular events are: male sex, age of recipient, previous cardiovascular disorders, pre-transplant smoking and post-transplant diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 3 Spondyloarthropathies are a group of various rheumatic diseases of which ankylosing spondylitis (ASp) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are the most frequently occurring disorders ( table 1 ). (bmj.com)
  • New methodology for estimating the burden of infectious diseases in Europe. (prelekara.sk)
  • A novel methodology was used to compute simple heart risk scores called non-laboratory based heart risk score (NLHRS). (ump.edu.my)
  • The NLHRS and their associated models which are the outputs of novel methodology provide valid and simple forms of risk scores and can be used without automated systems. (ump.edu.my)
  • Air pollution also increases the risk for acute respiratory infections. (who.int)
  • We hypothesised that long term intake of low or high calcium increases the risk of cardiovascular mortality. (bmj.com)
  • This markedly suppress HIV viral replication, reducing morbidity and increases the risk of drug interactions leading to possible mortality continuously. (bvsalud.org)
  • Subjects Patients aged 30-84 years who were free of cardiovascular disease and not taking statins between 1 January 1994 and 30 April 2010: 2 343 759 in the derivation dataset, and 1 267 159 in the validation dataset. (bmj.com)
  • Results Across all the 1 267 159 patients in the validation dataset, the 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th centile values for lifetime risk were 31%, 39%, 50%, and 57% respectively. (bmj.com)
  • 1 National policies now support targeting of interventions to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease among high risk patients. (bmj.com)
  • Some argue that younger patients with an adverse risk profile may have more to gain during their lifetime if interventions are started at a younger age rather than waiting until they cross the 20% threshold. (bmj.com)
  • It is common to assume that all CHD patients have an equivalent cardiovascular risk, but according to this study this seems not to be the case. (hcplive.com)
  • Within their conclusion, authors wrote that CERT2 scores offer an easy to use tool for estimation residual risk in patients with CHD. (hcplive.com)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)is a common type of liver cancer with a poor prognosis, especially in patients with advanced stages or underlying liver disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • The ESC/EASD risk model classified 25 (1.5%) patients as moderate, 252 (14.9%) as high, and 1125 (66.6%) as very high risk for 10-year fatal CVD. (pace-cme.org)
  • Preparation of patients with heart diseases for cardiosurgical procedures is an important task for family physicians. (monz.pl)
  • Risk information should be carefully adapted to the resources of individual patients. (heartscore.org)
  • The mean follow-up period for the patients with cardiovascular event was 3.5 ± 4.3 years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although some authors have documented a significant reduction in cardiovascular death after kidney transplantation [ 2 ], today cardiovascular disease is still the major known cause of death in kidney transplant patients [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Recurrent disease is becoming an important cause of late graft failure and cardiovascular illnesses and neoplasms are the two main causes of death with normal function of the graft in the long-term follow-up of kidney transplant patients [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In view of the above-mentioned CV burden in patients with IJD, CV risk management is necessary. (bmj.com)
  • Patients, general practitioners, cardiologists, internists and rheumatologists need to be aware of the substantially increased CV risk in IJD and should make a combined effort to timely initiate CV risk management in accordance with prevailing guidelines together with optimal control of rheumatic disease activity. (bmj.com)
  • In the majority of patients there appears to be an inexorable progression of AF to persistent or permanent forms, associated with further development of the disease that may underlie the arrhythmia. (jafib.com)
  • Commonly encountered AF in older patients with cardiovascular disease is preceded by atrial enlargement and increased left ventricular filling pressures. (jafib.com)
  • The guidelines that cover the screening of patients for elevated serum lipid levels, and the treatment of patients with lipid abnormalities, rest on calculations of individual patients' risk for a future cardiovascular event. (medscape.com)
  • This study compared risk of cardiovascular events in patients within routine care settings in Europe and Asia. (researchgate.net)
  • Patients with the identified risk factors should be encouraged to have regular blood pressure measurements at home and not only when they visit the HIV clinic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cardiovascular and behavioral risk factors were observed more among patients with HAND compared to no-HAND. (who.int)
  • Electrocardiography (ECG) should be performed in patients with significant tachycardia, bradycardia, or underlying cardiac disease. (medscape.com)
  • A Swan-Ganz catheter for monitoring cardiac output and related hemodynamic parameters may be useful in patients with unstable cardiovascular status or in those who require multiple inotropic and vasoactive medication requirements. (medscape.com)
  • Compared to D:A:D 2010, CVD risk estimated by the FHS-CVD model showed similar overall results for risk classification. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • Development and evaluation of machine learning models based on X-ray radiomics for the classification and differentiation of malignant and benign bone tumors. (cdc.gov)
  • Investigating the Impact of Environment and Data Aggregation by Walking Bout Duration on Parkinson's Disease Classification Using Machine Learning. (cdc.gov)
  • The lipidological profile of the 2021 ESC CVD guideline, which is based on the SCORE2, states that statin treatment can be given in primary prevention in cases of high and very high risk according to the evidence classification I, IIa and IIb, and the goal in the first step is an LDL cholesterol level of 2.6 mmol/l. (hungarica.eu)
  • In a French study the cardiovascular risk category of individuals admitted for first STEMI was evaluated to assess whether they would have been eligible for primary prevention statins. (hungarica.eu)
  • To assess how gender disparity contributes to the overall risk of noncommunicable disease in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
  • We review major parameters of COVID-19 transmission dynamics from statistical and mathematical modeling studies using epidemiologic data reported in the first 60 days of the epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Search terms centered on the various names of the disease and virus over the course of the epidemic ("nCoV," "COVID," "SARS-CoV-2," "novel coronavirus") and keywords relating to each of the epidemiologic parameters or characteristics considered ( Appendix Table 1). (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, predicted CVD risk is low in this population. (sajhivmed.org.za)
  • Based on those variables, investigators created a 0-12 point risk score system by giving points based on population quartiles for the variables. (hcplive.com)
  • Cairo - A new World Health Organization (WHO) air quality model confirms that 92% of the world's population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO-recommended limits. (who.int)
  • We investigated associations between long term dietary and supplemental intake of calcium with all cause mortality as well as with cardiovascular mortality in a large population based prospective study of Swedish women. (bmj.com)
  • Air pollution is the largest environmental risk factor for the population health. (paho.org)
  • The current study showed that there was a substantial agreement between the office-based and laboratory-based models, and there was a very strong positive correlation between the risk scores in the entire population as well across subgroups. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Successful population-wide initiatives targeting high BMI may mitigate the burden of a wide range of diseases. (prolekarniky.cz)
  • Prediction of Finite Population Total in Measurement Error Models. (ac.lk)
  • Therefore, as part of my doctoral thesis, I have conducted four studies on sugar consumption, with different factors connected to disease development in a large sample of the adult Swedish population. (lu.se)
  • As far as we are aware this population has not been hitherto specifically investigated in terms of determining their health risk compared to the optimal birthweight population, and not when the focus of that investigation was minor illness. (bvsalud.org)
  • 5. European Centre for Disease prevention and Control. (prelekara.sk)
  • 6. European Centre for Disease prevention and Control. (prelekara.sk)
  • Consider for example the different treatment hierarchies in figure 1 obtained by different ranking metrics for a network of nine antihypertensives for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease 12 13 (network graph shown in figure 2 ). (bmj.com)
  • As expected, one of the major changes is a recommendation against the broad use of aspirin in primary prevention, after recently reported results of the ARRIVE , ASCEND , and ASPREE trials called the balance of risk and benefit with treatment into question in a variety of populations. (medscape.com)
  • Co-chairs of the writing committee are Donna K. Arnett, PhD, dean and professor of epidemiology at the University of Kentucky College for Public Health, and past president of the American Heart Association, and Roger Blumenthal, MD, professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Baltimore, Maryland. (medscape.com)
  • One randomized controlled trial (RCT) of salt substitution, conducted in elderly men rather than all members of a community, reports a 41% reduction in cardiovascular mortality. (givewell.org)
  • However, this indirect evidence suggests a smaller effect, a 2.5% reduction in cardiovascular mortality. (givewell.org)
  • HeartScore® is a risk prediction and management web-based program aimed at supporting clinicians in optimising individual cardiovascular risk reduction. (heartscore.org)
  • The idea is that doctor and patient determine together the risk reduction which will give the best results and which will be adapted to the individual patient and his or her ability to cope with these life-style changes. (heartscore.org)
  • Estimation and Finite Sample Bias and MSE of FGLS Estimator of Paired Data Model. (ac.lk)
  • Salt substitution is inexpensive and likely reduces the risk of high-burden cardiovascular diseases, yet its ongoing cost constrains its cost-effectiveness. (givewell.org)
  • Given the large variations in high-BMI-related burden of disease by SDI, future strategies to prevent and reduce the burden should be developed and implemented based on country-specific development status. (prolekarniky.cz)
  • 78.1% of the burden of diseases were attributed to NCDs burden differs among groups. (who.int)
  • The objective of the study was to assist Israeli policymakers in their efforts to prioritize interventions and develop a national tobacco-control program by calculating cost-effectiveness ratios of interventional modalities known to reduce the smoking-related burden of disease. (who.int)
  • Although lifestyle interventions at an earlier age could be advantageous, there would be small gains under the age of 65, and medical interventions carry risks as soon as they are initiated. (bmj.com)
  • A risk score threshold ≥ 5% together with elevated FPG would also allow targeting interventions cost-effectively. (springer.com)
  • Application of a three dimensional equilibrium model is suggested in designing interventions that improve foetal environment and subsequent health chances. (bvsalud.org)
  • Emerging data show that high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, an established negative risk factor for cardiovascular disease improves after bariatric surgery [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objectives: To examine gender and racial disparities in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality related to metalworking fluid exposures and in the healthy worker survivor effect. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusion The detrimental associations of poor sleep with all-cause and cause-specific mortality risks are exacerbated by low PA, suggesting likely synergistic effects. (bmj.com)