• Aortic wall thickening and stiffness are important clinical parameters because they are strongly correlated with the development of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. (onteenstoday.com)
  • Except for ultra-endurance exercise, running is clearly good for your coronary arteries. (athleteinme.com)
  • Learning about your risk factors and how to manage them is the best way to prevent future blockages in your coronary arteries. (ottawaheart.ca)
  • Incidence of acute myocardial infarction or coronary death. (bmj.com)
  • For men in the top versus the lowest fifth of saturated fat intake (median = 14.8% v 5.7% of energy) the multivariate relative risk for myocardial infarction was 1.22 (95% confidence interval 0.96 to 1.56) and for fatal coronary heart disease was 2.21 (1.38 to 3.54). (bmj.com)
  • [ 3 ] While termed ischaemia with no obstructive CAD (INOCA) and myocardial infarction with no obstructive CAD (MINOCA), [ 3 ] it is also sometimes called 'female-pattern' cardiovascular disease along with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) because these occur more commonly in women, and the relative paucity of studies of women has resulted in therapeutic deserts for these conditions. (medscape.com)
  • Passive smoking is strongly associated with an increased risk of stroke, and this increased risk is disproportionately high at low levels of exposure. (wikipedia.org)
  • This research investigated socioeconomic and country variations in smokers' knowledge that smoking causes heart disease, stroke, impotence and lung cancer, that smoke contains cyanide, mercury, arsenic and carbon monoxide, and whether nicotine causes most of the cancer. (bmj.com)
  • For example, the odds of knowing that smoking causes heart disease, stroke and lung cancer were respectively 71%, 34% and 83% larger for respondents with high versus low income. (bmj.com)
  • Elevated levels of body mass index (BMI) and smoking are well established lifestyle risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In smokers, the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke is more than twice that of non-smokers [ 7 ], whereas there is a somewhat more modest increase in risk associated with overweight and obesity [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Overweight and obesity were strongly connected to coronary heart disease, stroke and respiratory disease death, and were moderately linked to cancer mortality. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • The researchers analysed how the changes affected indicators of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure, heart rate and other markers for heart disease and stroke, like high 'bad' cholesterol levels. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Of the other blood fatty acids measured-eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)-DPA was most strongly associated with lower risk of stroke death, and EPA most strongly linked with lower risk of nonfatal heart attack. (harvard.edu)
  • No associations of genetic liability to RA were reported with the other outcomes (ie, any ischemic stroke and its subtypes, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and inflammatory bowel disease). (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
  • VKORC1 haplotypes are associated with arterial vascular diseases (stroke, coronary heart disease, and aortic dissection). (cdc.gov)
  • Variant on 9p21 strongly associates with coronary heart disease, but lacks association with common stroke. (cdc.gov)
  • Public Health researchers from the University of Liverpool and Imperial College London conducted a study to estimate the implications of Brexit on the price of sugar and the impact of the implemented SSB levy on coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and inequalities in England. (finchannel.com)
  • Socioeconomic status is strongly associated with smoking prevalence and social class differences contribute substantially to social inequalities in mortality. (bmj.com)
  • To assess the effectiveness of multiple risk factor intervention in reducing cardiovascular risk factors, total mortality, and mortality from coronary heart disease among adults. (bmj.com)
  • Changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, smoking rates, blood cholesterol concentrations, total mortality, and mortality from coronary heart disease. (bmj.com)
  • In the nine trials with clinical event end points the pooled odds ratios for total and coronary heart disease mortality were 0.97 (95% confidence interval 0.92 to 1.02) and 0.96 (0.88 to 1.04) respectively. (bmj.com)
  • Primary prevention programmes in many countries attempt to reduce mortality and morbidity due to coronary heart disease through modifying risk factors. (bmj.com)
  • Boston, MA - Older adults who have higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids -found almost exclusively in fatty fish and seafood-may be able to lower their overall mortality risk by as much as 27% and their mortality risk from heart disease by about 35%, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Washington. (harvard.edu)
  • 1 , 2 Mortality remains above 20% per year in the United States with the use of dialysis, with more than one-half of the deaths related to cardiovascular disease. (lww.com)
  • Conclusions Our findings suggest BA measures may be complementary in predicting risk for mortality and age-related disease. (deepdyve.com)
  • DNA methylation age predicts mortality independent of chronologic age and other risk factors (11,12) and is associated with some age-related conditions such as brain aging (13), but not with coronary heart disease (14). (deepdyve.com)
  • We hypothesized that different types of BA measures (clinical, inflammatory, and genomic) make unique contributions to age-related disease risk and all-cause mortality. (deepdyve.com)
  • Approximately 50% of mortality in diabetic patients is related to coronary disease ( 1 ), and diabetes has a significant impact on outcome in patients with established coronary disease ( 2 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Among the individuals aged 60 and over, NCDs account for more than 87% of the disease burden, with an higher age-related occurrence of chronic diseases, disabilities, morbidity and mortality [ 4-7 ]. (iospress.com)
  • Each season, RSV causes substantial morbidity and mortality in older adults, including lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD), hospitalization, and death. (cdc.gov)
  • Mortality from cardiovascular disease is 12.82 deaths/100 000 population in Zahedan, south-east Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that about 70 chemicals present in secondhand smoke are carcinogenic. (wikipedia.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)
  • The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the National Institutes of Health or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Lung problems: Risk of asthma Risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) According to a 2015 review, passive smoking may increase the risk of tuberculosis infection and accelerate the progression of the disease, but the evidence remains weak. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Total Work er Health (R) paradigm poses an alternative to traditional work place health promotion by recognizing the contribution of the organizational and psychosocial work environment to chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. (cdc.gov)
  • The study, published in the Lancet, analysed participants who had never smoked, did not have chronic disease and were still alive five years after the research began. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Briefly, this cohort study focuses on lifestyle and chronic disease. (hindawi.com)
  • We looked at only coronary heart disease in our study, but increasingly we are becoming more aware of the importance of looking at these mind and body connections with all chronic disease,' he says. (theage.com.au)
  • Conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood, forcing the heart to work harder. (harvard.edu)
  • Heart disease is a chronic health condition that, like any health problem, will bring uncertainty and changes into your everyday life. (ottawaheart.ca)
  • Understanding the biologic processes of aging and how these processes confer susceptibility to chronic disease may lead to successful interventions that delay aging and improve health span (3). (deepdyve.com)
  • This review describes, analyzes and compares the effects of different types of diets in reducing the onset of typical Western countries non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (cardiovascular diseases, tumors, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, etc.), thus increasing the average lifespan. (iospress.com)
  • At the beginning of this century, the World Health Organization (WHO) found that the so-called non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are responsible for the death of forty million people every year, equivalent to 70% of all deaths globally. (iospress.com)
  • Moreover, the simultaneous usage of different types of drugs for the treatment of various chronic diseases makes the patient health status even weaker [ 4 ]. (iospress.com)
  • A decline in forced expiratory volume (FEV1) is a hallmark of obstructive respiratory diseases, an important cause of morbidity among the elderly. (researchgate.net)
  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has become an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). (acc.org)
  • We have suggested that CMD contributes to signs and symptoms of ischaemia in patients both with and without evidence of obstructive CAD, and to HFpEF, both of which share common pathophysiological pathways involving primary or secondary changes in the coronary microcirculation. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 , 10 ] The current study subjects did not undergo coronary angiography and were categorized as without obstructive CAD due to the absence of segmental PET perfusion defects. (medscape.com)
  • 10 , 11 Dyslipidemia in ESRD patients is characterized by a dysregulation of the synthesis and activity of HDL, leading to decreased plasma levels of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C). 10 Many epidemiologic studies have documented an inverse relationship between HDL-C levels and the progression of atherosclerosis and increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the general population. (lww.com)
  • The study found that loneliness and isolation could increase the risk of coronary heart disease fivefold while situations of acute stress, such as bereavement or disaster, could trigger heart disease. (theage.com.au)
  • Although some MIS-C patients have typical manifestations, others appear to have substantial overlap with acute severe COVID-19 infection in other -- and other hyper inflammatory conditions such as Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • When exposed to 'detrimental ' environments for telomeres - like smoking, obesity, or lack of exercise - they are likely to become even biologically older and consequently be more at risk of age-related diseases like heart disease and cancer. (medindia.net)
  • Breastfeeding is promoted as a route to better physical health in mothers and future generations (cancers, coronary heart disease and childhood obesity are highlighted particularly in British policy documents). (spiked-online.com)
  • If smoking does interact with BMI, this would have ramifications for estimates of disease burden due to these two important and modifiable risk factors, and have implications for disease prevention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 3 4 Given the evidence from quasi-experimental studies, such as the North Karelia project 5 6 and the Stanford heart disease prevention programme, 7 8 9 multiple risk factor intervention using counselling and educational methods is widely believed to be efficacious and cost effective and worthy of expansion. (bmj.com)
  • And in many cases, there are significant health benefits to being able to predict disease risk early: prevention is better than cure. (lu.se)
  • In May 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first two vaccines for prevention of RSV lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) for use in adults aged ≥60 years. (cdc.gov)
  • In May 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccines for prevention of RSV-associated lower respiratory tract disease in adults aged ≥60 years. (cdc.gov)
  • to evaluate prevention and treatment programs targeting cardiovascular disease in the U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past couple of decades, studies in humans have shown that ceramides are standalone biomarkers of cardiovascular disease, independent of cholesterol. (reachmd.com)
  • Researchers sought to evaluate the potential mechanisms linking RA with CAD and ICH by exploring the associations of genetic predisposition to RA with common cardiovascular (CV) disease risk factors and related inflammatory biomarkers. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
  • With the help of biomarkers, for example, one could diagnose diseases caused by dopamine deficiency in the brain, provide better epilepsy diagnostics, and determine which individuals would benefit most from a specific treatment for conditions such as diabetes. (lu.se)
  • It is of great significance that we can predict the risk of developing a specific disease with the help of biomarkers, as there may be ways including self-care to prevent the disease from developing - depending on the disease in question. (lu.se)
  • What are the signs and symptoms of heart disease? (xshotpix.com)
  • Sometimes heart disease may be "silent" and not diagnosed until you have other symptoms or emergencies, including 5. (xshotpix.com)
  • If this nutrient is deficient, in addition to causing pernicious anemia, it can also cause symptoms such as homocysteinemia (related to cardiovascular disease), peripheral neuropathy, cognitive impairment, loss of appetite, and burnout. (cobfoundation.org)
  • Rather than dealing with the symptoms of the aging-related diseases, it is necessary to preventively act on the process of aging itself [ 3, 9 ]. (iospress.com)
  • It is remarkable because its symptoms strongly resemble normal human aging, but it occurs in young children. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Decreased frequencies of ABCA1 polymorphisms R219K and V771M in Hungarian patients with cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) 2006 21 (4): 254-9. (cdc.gov)
  • Secondhand smoke causes many of the same diseases as direct smoking, including cardiovascular diseases, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) account for most NCDs deaths (17.7 million people annually), followed by cancers (8.8 million), respiratory diseases (3.9 million) and diabetes (1.6 million) [ 1 ]. (iospress.com)
  • Linking this functional annotation with known genetic polymorphisms revealed the presence of cardiovascular disease-associated polymorphisms in active CM enhancers. (nature.com)
  • They then asked the question whether these genetic variants also affected risk of various diseases. (medindia.net)
  • As DNA cannot be changed by lifestyle or environmental factors, an association of these genetic variants which affect telomere length with a disease also would suggest a causal link between telomere length and that disease. (medindia.net)
  • Our research is key to understanding the complex genetic jigsaw of a whole variety of human age-related diseases. (medindia.net)
  • For example, lowering ceramides through genetic or pharmacological interventions prevents cardiovascular disease and diabetes in rodents. (reachmd.com)
  • Genetic factors levels vary significantly in the general pop- contribute significantly to the development ulation and are influenced by environmental of these diseases. (who.int)
  • According to a supplementary analysis in which estimates for CV disease outcomes were scaled per 1% increase in genetic liability to RA on the risk difference scale, the OR was 1.06 (95% CI, 1.01-1.11) for ICH and 1.03 (95% CI, 1.01-1.05) for CAD. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
  • Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center website. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Professor Nilesh Samani, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology at the University of Leicester and Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, who led the project said: "Although heart disease and cancers are more common as one gets older, not everyone gets them - and some people get them at an earlier age. (medindia.net)
  • The scientists found that the variants were indeed linked to risk of several types of cancers including colorectal cancer as well as diseases like multiple sclerosis and celiac disease. (medindia.net)
  • During follow up 734 coronary events were documented, including 505 non-fatal myocardial infarctions and 229 deaths. (bmj.com)
  • Deaths due to a coronary event occur at a rate of approximately one every minute in the US! (athleteinme.com)
  • Undernutrition is responsible for one third of all child deaths and contributes substantially to the global burden of disease. (who.int)
  • Most adult RSV disease cases occur among older adults with an estimated 60,000-160,000 hospitalizations and 6,000-10,000 deaths annually among adults aged ≥65 years ( 5 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Overtime work is strongly implicated in cardiovascular morbidity, with elevated risk of incident coronary heart disease (Virtanen et al. (cdc.gov)
  • In nondiabetic patients, a number of factors may be used to stratify the level of risk of coronary disease, including clinical history, resting ventricular function, exercise capacity, the presence and extent of ischemia at single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT), or stress echo. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • This study confirms our findings in the Rotterdam study, showing that increased vitamin K2 intake strongly reduces the risk of coronary heart disease. (nutraingredients.com)
  • Previous studies have found that fish, which is rich in protein and heart-healthy fatty acids, reduces the risk of dying from heart disease. (harvard.edu)
  • Previous work has demonstrated that coronary microvascular abnormalities contribute critically to cardiac impairment in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (medscape.com)
  • However, the detailed epigenetic processes involved in maturation from fetal to adult CMs and in cardiac disease leading to terminal heart failure have not been fully uncovered, yet. (nature.com)
  • thus, most patients with stable cardiac disease can fast. (yementimes.com)
  • The most common psychological attributes associated with persons with cardiac disease are type A behavior pattern (TABP). (xshotpix.com)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and they include: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism - blood clots in the leg veins, which can dislodge and move to the heart and lungs. (xshotpix.com)
  • Association of LMNA 1908C/T polymorphism with cerebral vascular disease and diabetic nephropathy in Japanese men with type 2 diabetes. (cdc.gov)
  • A couple of years ago, Yang de Marinis and her research group, along with 22 different partners - research institutes, hospitals, universities, and pharmaceutical industry across Europe, the US and China -discovered that a protein in the blood, Follistatin, can predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease. (lu.se)
  • This assessment must incorporate angiographic findings, a detailed risk assessment and a nuanced management plan that must include aggressive control of the atherosclerotic disease process to ensure safety of flight. (bmj.com)
  • Coronary heart disease patients with heartbeat irregularities (arrhythmia) should be careful and consult their cardiologist before making any medication changes. (yementimes.com)
  • The health professionals follow up study began in 1986 when 51 529 health professionals aged 40 to 75 years completed a 131 item food frequency questionnaire and provided information about medical history, risk factors for heart disease, and dietary changes during the past 10 years. (bmj.com)
  • The FINANCIAL - A new study published in Public Health Nutrition examines the potential effects of Brexit on the 'Sugar Tax' and coronary heart disease in England. (finchannel.com)
  • 12 In a study of 9500 employed men in the USA, Nourjah and colleagues reported that knowledge of smoking as a risk factor for heart disease was a significant predictor of being an ever-smoker, intention to quit, and having quit smoking. (bmj.com)
  • A large Harvard study of male health care professionals shows how effective various types of exercise are in lowering the risk of coronary disease (Tanasescu M, et al. (athleteinme.com)
  • Increased intakes of vitamin K2, but not vitamin K1, may decrease the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women, says a new study. (nutraingredients.com)
  • None of the women had cardiovascular disease at the start of the study. (nutraingredients.com)
  • The risk of developing age-related diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, heart disease and cancer, has been linked with faster 'biological' aging in an international study led by researchers at the University of Leicester. (medindia.net)
  • To examine the associations of dietary glycemic index (GI) and dietary glycemic load (GL) with blood lipid concentrations and coronary heart disease (CHD) in nondiabetic participants in the Health Worker Cohort Study (HWCS). (hindawi.com)
  • Australia's National Heart Foundation recently released a study that strongly recognised the connection between mind and body, ranking stresses such as depression and social isolation at the same risk level for coronary heart disease as high cholesterol, smoking and high blood pressure. (theage.com.au)
  • A study conducted in the Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Department at Hamad General Hospital part of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar investigated whether Ramadan fasting has any effect on patients with heart disease. (yementimes.com)
  • By the end of the study, 70% of the men who had developed coronary heart disease (CHD) were Type A personalities. (xshotpix.com)
  • Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study among men and women. (scielosp.org)
  • The observational study, which tracked the drinking habits of nearly 40,000 men over a 12-year period, provides an important clue as to how alcohol helps guard against coronary heart disease, and for the first time, strongly suggests that routine consumption of alcoholic beverages is key. (harvard.edu)
  • Methods Study Sample The Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is a community-based longitudinal cohort study initiated in 1948 to study determinants of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors. (deepdyve.com)
  • Research in animals has provided evidence for a causal relationship and revealed potential disease mechanisms. (reachmd.com)
  • 3 Recent evidence indicates that OSA is strongly associated with many CVD deemed idiopathic or essential, 1 raising the question of whether there may be a causal relationship. (acc.org)
  • However, a small proportion of patients, mostly young adults, have marked resting ST without underlying secondary causes or structural heart disease. (medscape.com)
  • To examine the association between fat intake and the incidence of coronary heart disease in men of middle age and older. (bmj.com)
  • efficacy in reducing the incidence of disease seems to be associated with the degree of control achieved. (bmj.com)
  • The consequences of coronary angiographic findings are different in aircrew compared with the general population, and consideration for continuing flight duties of aircrew with known CAD requires a detailed aeromedical review by a cardiac specialist with aviation medicine experience. (bmj.com)
  • Even worse than the huge number of people dying from coronary disease every year is that researchers have estimated that 80-90% of heart disease can be prevented (Kones R. 2011) (Mozaffarian D, et al. (athleteinme.com)
  • For every 10 microgram increase in the amount of vitamin K2 consumed, researchers from the Netherlands report a 9 per cent reduction in the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD). (nutraingredients.com)
  • Diabetic patients: Diabetics who control their condition by diet alone can fast and hopefully, with weight reduction, their disease may even be cured or at least improve. (yementimes.com)
  • For men and women with excess body weight, modest weight loss provides powerful protection against cardiovascular disease, regardless of whether weight loss is achieved by using exercise, a healthy low-calorie diet, or both,' said Edward Weiss, Ph.D., associate professor of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University and the lead author of the article. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Hospitalized coronary heart disease patients had higher risks prevalence than general population, while the highest prevalence of risks was recorded among patients in cardiac rehabilitation program. (srce.hr)
  • Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke causes many of the same diseases caused by active tobacco smoking, although to a lower prevalence due to the reduced concentration of smoke that enters the airway. (wikipedia.org)
  • This provides a novel way of looking at the disease and at least partly explains why some patients develop it early and others don't develop it at all even if they carry other risk factors. (medindia.net)
  • Conclusion In CAD patients, OUES was strongly correlated with peakVo(2). (vub.be)
  • A further strategy would be to screen patients for existing evidence of coronary disease, with the intent of myocardial revascularization in those at greatest risk. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Frequencies of four ATP-binding cassette transporter G8 polymorphisms in patients with ischemic vascular diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • RSV can also cause severe disease in persons with compromised immunity, including recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and patients taking immunosuppressive medications (e.g., for solid organ transplantation, cancer treatment, or other conditions) ( 16 , 17 ). (cdc.gov)