Background Postpancreatectomy diabetes can be caused by resection of functioning pancreatic tissue and is associated with postoperative pancreatic islet cell mass loss and subsequent endocrine dysfunction.
Daegwang Yoo, Minsun Kang, Jaehun Jung
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Diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease. the role of ion channels [PDF]
Diabetes mellitus is one the strongest risk factors for cardiovascular disease and, in particular, for ischemic heart disease (IHD). The pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients is complex and not fully understood: some diabetic ...
De Marchis, Marialaura +8 more
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Trend and Prediction Analysis of the Changing Disease Burden of Ischemic Heart Disease in China and Worldwide from 1990 to 2019 [PDF]
Background Ischemic heart disease is recognized as the most common cardiovascular disease with the highest mortality rate worldwide, resulting in an increasing burden of disease on our population.
SU Wei, ZHANG Ying, MA Shuang
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Smoking Raises the Risk of Total and Ischemic Strokes in Hypertensive Men [PDF]
To examine the relation between cigarette smoking and risk of stroke and coronary heart disease among Japanese, we conducted a 14-year prospective study of 3, 626 men aged 40-69, initially free from history of stroke and coronary heart disease.
IMANO Hironori +11 more
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Spectrum of Mortality from Circulatory Diseases in China from 2004 to 2015 [PDF]
BackgroundTwo circulatory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the leading death causes in China, and their morbidity and mortality are still rising.
JIANG Shenyi, YU Xiaosong
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Association of 6-Minute Walk Performance and Physical Activity With Incident Ischemic Heart Disease Events and Stroke in Peripheral Artery Disease. [PDF]
BackgroundWe determined whether poorer 6-minute walk performance and lower physical activity levels are associated with higher rates of ischemic heart disease (IHD) events in people with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD).Methods and ...
Criqui, Michael H +14 more
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Ischemic Heart Disease in Women
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and death among women. Our knowledge of ischemic heart disease has grown tremendously over the past few decades as sex differences in prevalence, presentation, and pathophysiology are increasingly ...
Nida Waheed +3 more
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Aging-Related Decline of Glutathione Peroxidase 3 and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Experimental studies demonstrated that glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPx3), an antioxidant enzyme that catabolizes hydrogen peroxide, protects against thrombosis. Little is known about its role in cardiovascular disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:
Carnevale, Roberto +6 more
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Background: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) may lead to acute myocardial infarction (MI), delayed treatment might develop such life-threatening complication as left ventricle aneurysm (LVA) with further embolization due to the presence of a
Olena K. Gogayeva +3 more
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Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care. [PDF]
BackgroundHospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared.
Fonarow, Gregg C +9 more
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