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Resveratrol and cardiovascular health
Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 2010Resveratrol (3,4',5-trihydroxystilbene) is a member of natural, plant-derived chemicals known as polyphenols and is attracting increased attention due to its diverse health benefits especially in case of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and neurological problems.
Manika, Das, Dipak K, Das
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Cardiovascular Health and Depression
Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 2003Research has shown that depression increases the likelihood that otherwise healthy people will develop ischemic heart disease (IHD) and worsens the prognosis of patients who already have IHD. Moreover, concerns about safety (e.g., cardiac side effects, drug-drug interactions) have caused physicians to be hesitant about using antidepressant agents in ...
Alexander, Glassman +8 more
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Athletics and cardiovascular health
The Journal of Sports Medicine, 1975The heart includes systolic and diastolic components. The immediate effects of physical activity include increased sympa thetic nervous and related hormonal activ ity; increased heart rate, contractility, stroke volume, and cardiac output. The time for systole and diastole are reduced, with relatively more work per beat.
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Obestatin and cardiovascular health
Peptides, 2014Obestatin, encoded by the same gene as ghrelin, was first described as a physiological opponent of ghrelin through an interaction with the orphan receptor GPR39. However, the effects of obestatin were not totally contrary to the effects of ghrelin in cardiovascular regulations based on the recent studies.
Xue-Jia, Su +4 more
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Cardiovascular Health in Women
Primary Care: Clinics in Office PracticeCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Although women generally have a lower prevalence, they have unique factors placing them at risk for CVD compared to their male counterparts. Studies show that prevention, early detection, and treatment can reduce downstream sequelae of CVD. However, sex
Aury V, Garcia, Yorgos, Strangas
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Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Health
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2005Diets that are high in fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains and include fish, nuts, and low‐fat dairy products have protective health effects. The traditional Mediterranean diet encompasses these dietary characteristics. Other compounds of the Mediterranean diet, the antioxidants, which exist in abundance in vegetables, fruit, beverages, and ...
GIUGLIANO, Dario, ESPOSITO, Katherine
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Flaxseed and Cardiovascular Health
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2009Flaxseed and its components may improve cardiovascular health because of their numerous attributes. Flaxseed contains 35% of its mass as oil, of which 55% is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). Flax meal, which is devoid of oil, contains the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG).
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CARDIOVASCULAR AGING IN HEALTH
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2000Major focuses of geriatric medicine are cardiovascular diseases with increases in prevalence in older people and how aging might modify the risk factors, clinical manifestations, treatment strategies, and prognoses of these diseases. Quantitative information on age-associated alterations in cardiovascular structure and function in health is essential ...
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Sleep and Cardiovascular Health
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineAbstractSleep is recognized as a foundational pillar of health, essential for maintaining nearly all vital processes, and a crucial component of cardiovascular function. In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift to conceptualize sleep health as a combination of multiple domains, including duration, timing, quality, variability/regularity, habits/
Lucía, Pinilla +2 more
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Cardiovascular health and the menopause, metabolic health
Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & MetabolismEstrogen depletion following menopause predisposes to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), mainly due to ischemic heart disease. This is mostly evident in cases with premature menopause. The pathophysiological basis for this atherosclerotic process is the accumulation of several risk factors, such as abdominal obesity, atherogenic ...
Panagiotis, Anagnostis +1 more
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