Disease-specific factors associated with cardiovascular events in patients with Takayasu arteritis
Background To identify disease-specific factors associated with cardiovascular events in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Methods Patients with TAK who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of TAK and ...
Oh Chan Kwon +3 more
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C-peptide: a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in subjects with established atherosclerotic disease [PDF]
Aim: Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Levels of C-peptide are increased in these patients and its role in the atherosclerosis progression was studied in vitro and in vivo over the past ...
Ballanti, Marta +13 more
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Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: An Overview of Cardiovascular Risks
While aspirin may offer protection, other non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can cause serious cardiovascular side effects and complications.
Mart A.F.J. van de Laar +2 more
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Background. Insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction are common findings in hypertensives, both predisposing to a higher risk of diabetes and cardiovascular events.
Raffaele Maio +8 more
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Cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes: comparison with nondiabetic individuals without and with prior cardiovascular disease - 10-year follow-up of the Hoorn Study [PDF]
Aims: We questioned whether prior cardiovascular disease has the same impact on risk of cardiovascular events as type 2 diabetes, and whether this differed between men and women.
Becker, A. +8 more
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BackgroundHospitalization for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is common among patients receiving maintenance dialysis, but patterns of readmissions following cardiovascular events are underexplored.
James B. Wetmore +6 more
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Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease : meta-analysis of prospective studies [PDF]
Objective: To assess the relation between the level of habitual salt intake and stroke or total cardiovascular disease outcome. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies published 1966-2008.
Strazzullo, Pasquale +3 more
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Sorrow and cardiovascular events
Click here to view the Letter to the Editor by C. Hagström & C. Held
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Traditional Chinese medicine for cardiovascular disease: efficacy and safety
In China and other Asian nations, traditional medicine has long been utilized in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). While Chinese authorities have incorporated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment experiences as a supplementary guide
Youwei Lin, Yuanshan Han, Yuhong Wang
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Long‐Term Effects of Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism on Mortality and Major Cardiovascular Events
Background Patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at an increased risk of mortality, but whether their cardiovascular risks also increase remains to be determined.
Wei‐Ting Chang +5 more
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