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Framingham risk score prediction at 12 months in the STANDFIRM randomised control trial [PDF]
Thanh G. Phan +10 more
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ABSTRACT Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Its incidence increases significantly with age and has become a major global public health issue. Although research into the mechanisms of AF has spanned over a century‐ranging from the reentry theory to the rotor hypothesis‐none of these
Xin Chu +4 more
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Objective Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) polymorphisms are associated with an increased susceptibility to cardiovascular disease. PON1 Q192R polymorphism (rs662) partially determine PON1 hydrolytic activity and protect against oxidation of LDL and HDL. This study
Andre de Souza-Nogueira +8 more
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The “Reducing Inflammation for Greater Health Trial (RIGHT)” Study—Concept, Rationale, and Design
ABSTRACT The Reducing Inflammation for Greater Health Trial's (RIGHT) study is a single‐center, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial designed to test whether clazkizumab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, can improve or slow decline in physical, cognitive, and vascular function in older adults, when compared to a placebo.
Sebastian E. Sattui +11 more
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Abstract Objectives To describe the rationale, design and data collection procedures of the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS) re‐examination, which, in its further scope, aims to quantify and explain the development of atherosclerosis, pathological cardiovascular ageing, longitudinal decline in lung function and the malignant ...
Elin Good +21 more
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ABSTRACT Background The packaging and marketing of electronic cigarettes (e‐cigs) often target younger demographics. This study aimed to evaluate gene expression in e‐cig users through exfoliative cytology. Methods Samples were collected from 17 e‐cig users and 10 nonsmokers as controls.
Alba Pérez‐Jardón +10 more
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Predicting cognitive decline: a dementia risk score vs. the Framingham vascular risk scores.
Our aim was to compare 2 Framingham vascular risk scores with a dementia risk score in relation to 10-year cognitive decline in late middle age. Participants were men and women with mean age of 55.6 years at baseline, from the Whitehall II study, a longitudinal British cohort study.
Kaffashian, Sara +6 more
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One thousand and two patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) were observed over 10 years. Data were collected from 792 study participants. Severe periodontitis proved to be an independent risk factor for new cardiovascular events. Tooth brushing more than once a day and performing interdental hygiene were associated with decreased risk.
Stefan Reichert +3 more
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Application of the Updated Framingham Risk Score to Japanese Men.
Few tools for risk assessment of coronary heart disease (CHD) have yet been made available in Japan. This study aims to examine the validity of the updated Framingham risk score as applied to a Japanese male population. Using the annual health examination database of a Japanese company, we followed-up 5,611 male subjects, aged 30 to 59 years, who had ...
M, Suka, H, Sugimori, K, Yoshida
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