Heuristics and biases in cardiovascular disease prevention:How can we improve communication about risk, benefits and harms? [PDF]
Objective Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines recommend medication based on the probability of a heart attack/stroke in the next 5–10 years. However, heuristics and biases make risk communication challenging for doctors.
Bonner, Carissa +6 more
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Insomnia as an Independent Predictor of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in HIV: Data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study [PDF]
Background: Insomnia is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the general population and is highly prevalent in people with HIV. The CVD risk conferred by insomnia in the HIV population is unknown.
Bedimo, Roger J. +12 more
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CVD and Oxidative Stress [PDF]
Nowadays, it is known that oxidative stress plays at least two roles within the cell, the generation of cellular damage and the involvement in several signaling pathways in its balanced normal state. So far, a substantial amount of time and effort has been expended in the search for a clear link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the effects of ...
Karla Cervantes Gracia +2 more
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Comboridity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases: general factors, pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical significance [PDF]
Currently, the comorbidity (combination) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is an important problem for the health care. This is due to the high prevalence and continuing growth of these pathologies. CVD and
A. M. Chaulin +2 more
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Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) and Post-Trial Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Within the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen-Alone Trial. [PDF]
BackgroundAmong women aged 50 to 59 years at baseline in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Estrogen-Alone (E-Alone) trial, randomization to conjugated equine estrogen-alone versus placebo was associated with lower risk of myocardial infarction and ...
Allison, Matthew A +8 more
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Objective: Evaluation of CVD and their risk factors in Russian 40+ HIV-infected patients is a key objective of the study. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1872 medical records of 40+ HIV-infected patients from 12 regions of Russia on ...
D. A. Gusev +17 more
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Associations between diabetes and both cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality are modified by grip strength: evidence from UK Biobank, a prospective population-based cohort study [PDF]
OBJECTIVE Grip strength and diabetes are predictors of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but whether these risk factors interact to predispose to adverse health outcomes is unknown.
Anderson, Jana +12 more
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Predictive value of coronary artery calcium score in cardiovascular disease
We investigated coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) event rates in a diverse population with a coronary artery calcium score (CACS) of 0 and the role of CACS in the detection of subclinical noncalcified atherosclerotic plaque. A
Shurong Liu +7 more
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Influence of the oral status on cardiovascular diseases in an older Italian population [PDF]
Oral diseases have been adversely associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are also the most frequent cause of death in older population. The aim of this study was to investigate the association among oral status indexes and CVD in patients
Basili, Stefania +5 more
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Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study [PDF]
Objective: To investigate the association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all cause mortality. Design: Prospective population based study. Setting: UK Biobank.
Anderson, Jana +10 more
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