Deaths in Wales from
cardiovascular disease are declining, a new report has revealed Picture posed by models
For this study, published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, researchers determined VKDP activity by measuring circulating des-[gamma]-carboxy prothrombin concentrations in a random sample of 709 multiethnic adults free of
cardiovascular disease drawn from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
Dr Alawi Alsheikh-Ali, Chairman: Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE will discuss the management, treatment and causes of
cardiovascular disease amongst UAE nationals at the Public Health Conference during the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress.
Most notable were the results of a meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Epidemiology which concluded that, compared to not drinking coffee, consuming three cups per day was associated with up to a 21% reduction in the risk of dying from
cardiovascular disease among 997,464 subjects.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that women with diabetes who are exposed to air pollution for long periods may have a much higher risk for
cardiovascular disease.
There are 81,900
cardiovascular disease sufferers living in Leeds, leading to 1,840 deaths a year, and 101,000 sufferers in Birmingham with 2,254 fatalities annually.
In men, the first manifestation of
cardiovascular disease is most often a coronary heart disease (CHD) event.
Researchers in the United Kingdom sought to learn whether gout was related to
cardiovascular disease. They tracked 8,836 patients (approximate age, 50 years) with gout and matched each case to five controls (without gout) by age and sex.
6 September 2013 - US cardiometabolic testing and disease management solutions specialist Atherotech Diagnostics Lab said earlier this week it had entered in a strategic research partnership focused on
cardiovascular disease with the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease.
The authors of this paper have provided a systematic and quantitative summary of the association between severe hypoglycaemia and the risk of
cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetics and examined the sensitivity of the association to possible uncontrolled confounding by unmeasured co-morbid severe illness.
Professor Oyar stressed that early diagnosis for
cardiovascular disease is extremely important.
Lifetime risk and years lived free of total
cardiovascular disease. JAMA.