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The article covers the etiology, pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis, clinical picture and treatment of coronary heart disease, provides a literature review. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of death among women as well as men. The number of deaths due to CVD in women are greater than in men.
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Natriuretic peptides and integrated risk assessment for cardiovascular disease. an individual-participant-data meta-analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases focus on prediction of coronary heart disease and stroke. We assessed whether or not measurement of N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration could enable ...
Adam S, Butterworth+53 more
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Women, men and coronary heart disease: a review of the qualitative literature [PDF]
Aim. This paper presents a review of the qualitative literature which examines the experiences of patients with coronary heart disease. The paper also assesses whether the experiences of both female and male patients are reflected in the literature and ...
Annandale E.+44 more
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Background The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index, a simple surrogate estimate of insulin resistance, has been demonstrated to predict cardiovascular (CV) disease morbidity and mortality in the general population and many patient cohorts.
Xiaoteng Ma+9 more
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Background The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, which is a reliable substitute indicator for insulin resistance, has been considered an independent risk factor for long-term outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Shutong Dong+9 more
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IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the effects of smoking and CYP2C19 gene polymorphism on antiplatelet therapy to specify the most optimized and accurate antiplatelet therapy for different populations.MethodsThis study included 6,353 patients ...
Yujing Cheng+9 more
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Hemostatic factors and risk of coronary heart disease in general populations: new prospective study and updated meta-analyses [PDF]
<p>Background: Activation of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis may be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease. We aimed to assess associations of circulating tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) antigen, D-dimer and von Willebrand ...
Aspelund, T.+7 more
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BackgroundCardiovascular disease and insulin resistance are closely related. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is frequently used as an indicator of insulin resistance. However, there is scant information on the TyG index in the prediabetic population,
Qianyun Guo+8 more
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Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium and Incident Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
BackgroundAlthough the association between coronary artery calcium (CAC) and future heart failure (HF) has been shown previously, the value of CAC progression in the prediction of HF has not been investigated.
Ambale-Venkatesh, Bharath+9 more
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