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Generalised anxiety disorder doubles risk of cardiovascular events in people with stable coronary heart disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Does generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) affect cardiovascular events associated with coronary heart disease (CHD)? Population: 1015 patients with stable coronary heart. Eligible patients had at least one of the following: history of myocardial infarction
Phillips, Anna C.
core   +1 more source

The relation between atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular outcomes in prediabetic individuals with unstable angina pectoris

open access: yesBMC Endocrine Disorders, 2023
Background The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a novel biomarker associated with atherosclerosis, and an important risk factor for atherosclerosis, but its relation with cardiovascular prognosis in prediabetic patients with unstable angina pectoris (
Yang Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Triglyceride-glucose index and non-culprit coronary plaque characteristics assessed by optical coherence tomography in patients following acute coronary syndrome: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundTriglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a novel surrogate marker of insulin resistance, has been demonstrated to be significantly associated with cardiovascular disease.
Zi-Wei Zhao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance for clinicians to prevent coronary heart disease

open access: yesEuropean Heart Journal, 2013
Aims The first aim was to critically evaluate the extent to which familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The second aim was to provide guidance for screening and treatment of FH, in order to prevent coronary heart disease
B. Nordestgaard   +27 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mortality from coronary heart disease in subjects with type 2 diabetes and in nondiabetic subjects with and without prior myocardial infarction.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 1998
BACKGROUND Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes is associated with a marked increase in the risk of coronary heart disease. It has been debated whether patients with diabetes who have not had myocardial infarctions should be treated as aggressively ...
S. Haffner   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The sensibility of the new blood lipid indicator——atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in menopausal women with coronary artery disease

open access: yesLipids in Health and Disease, 2020
Background Dyslipidemia is a key driver of coronary artery disease (CAD) development. This study aimed to determine whether the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), a novel comprehensive lipid index, is an independent and reliable predictor of CAD risk in ...
Qianyun Guo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sequence variations in PCSK9, low LDL, and protection against coronary heart disease.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2006
BACKGROUND A low plasma level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the effect of lifelong reductions in plasma LDL cholesterol is not known.
Jonathan C. Cohen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Genetic Loci associated with C-reactive protein levels and risk of coronary heart disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are independently associated with risk of coronary heart disease, but whether CRP is causally associated with coronary heart disease or merely a marker of underlying atherosclerosis is uncertain.
Anand, S.S.   +35 more
core   +1 more source

2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

open access: yesCirculation
BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors ...
Seth S. Martin   +42 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease.

open access: yesCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016
BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single most common cause of death globally. However, with falling CHD mortality rates, an increasing number of people live with CHD and may need support to manage their symptoms and prognosis. Exercise-based
Lindsey Anderson   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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