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Alpha-Linolenic Acid: Is It Essential to Cardiovascular Health? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
There is a large body of scientific evidence that has been confirmed in randomized controlled trials indicating a cardioprotective effect for omega-3 fatty acids from fish.
Brouwer, I.A.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Cardiometabolic disease risk and HIV status in rural South Africa : establishing a baseline [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BackgroundL To inform health care and training, resource and research priorities, it is essential to establish how non-communicable disease risk factors vary by HIV-status in high HIV burden areas; and whether long-term anti-retroviral therapy (ART ...
Houle, Brian   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Gender-Related Differences in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and their Correlates in Urban Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
\ud Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and diabetes which pose a serious threat to population health and health care resources ...
Mpembeni, Rose   +35 more
core   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Health Factors or Behaviors of the Cardiovascular Health of Prisoners During Incarceration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Prisoners are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. However, primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in correctional settings has been widely neglected, and there is little information on ...
Thomson, P   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Living healthier for longer: comparative effects of three heart-healthy behaviors on life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Non-smoking, having a normal weight and increased levels of physical activity are perhaps the three key factors for preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Peeters, A. (Anna)   +15 more
core   +1 more source

The Association between Birthweight and Use of Cardiovascular Medications: The Role of Health Behaviors

open access: yes, 2023
Background: There is limited evidence on the effect of low birthweight on the use of cardiovascular medications and the role of health behaviors. This study aims to determine the independent effect of low birthweight and its combination with adult health
Robert Thiesmeier   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Previous pregnancy loss and gestational cardiovascular health: A prospective cohort of nulliparous women

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectivesTo estimate the association of previous pregnancy loss with subsequent cardiovascular health during gestation and to examine the role of high-sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the association.MethodsA total of 2,778 nulliparous ...
Shuang-shuang Ma   +27 more
doaj   +1 more source

Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BACKGROUND: Guidelines differ about the value of assessment of adiposity measures for cardiovascular disease risk prediction when information is available for other risk factors. We studied the separate and combined associations of body-mass index (BMI),
Nordestgaard, Borge G.   +75 more
core   +1 more source

Skeletal muscle reference for Chinese children and adolescents

open access: yesJournal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2019
Background Skeletal muscle as an essential body composition component plays an important role in maintenance of normal growth and development as well as systemic glucose metabolism in children.
Junting Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship of Endothelial Microparticles to Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children and Adolescents

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Microparticles and endothelial microparticles (EMPs) are implicated in accelerating cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, data in pediatrics are limited.
Subin Jang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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