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Xylitol is prothrombotic and associated with cardiovascular risk Get access

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Marco Witkowski and others
European Heart Journal, Volume 45, Issue 27, 14 July 2024, Pages 2439–2452, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae244
Published: 06 June 2024
... responsiveness and thrombosis potential in vivo. ADP, adenosine diphosphate; MI, myocardial infarction. Artificial sweetener Low-calorie sweetener Cardiovascular disease Platelet Thrombosis Heart attack Stroke Sugar alcohol Polyol Nutrition NIH 10.13039/100000002 Office of Dietary...
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Role of Awareness Activities in Mega-Events

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Noha Ghanem and others
European Heart Journal Supplements, Volume 23, Issue Supplement_D, October 2021, suab069.019, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab069.019
Published: 08 October 2021
... public awareness program during CardioAlex.21 held in Alexandria, Egypt during the period 01 – 04 June, 2021. Aim Building awareness to the community to the signs and the “must take actions” in cardiovascular emergencies, as heart attacks. Methods A very creative campaign was held at the last day...
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Chronic aspirin and statin therapy in patients with impaired renal function and acute coronary syndromes: results from the IN-ACS Outcome Registry

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Alessandro Sciahbasi and others
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 21, Issue 2, 1 February 2014, Pages 214–221, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487312460021
Published: 29 August 2020
... statin glomerular filtration rate kidney disease acute coronary syndrome heart attack risk mortality preventive therapy The IN-ACS Outcome Study is an Italian observational, multicentre (38 centres) study designed to assess epidemiology, management and outcome of patients with ACS (STEMI and non...
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Presence of gallstones and the risk of cardiovascular diseases: The EPIC-Germany cohort study

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Janine Wirth and others
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 March 2015, Pages 326–334, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487313512218
Published: 29 August 2020
... prevention strategies. Cholelithiasis coronary heart disease heart attack gallstones smoking gallbladder disease biliary tract calculi stroke myocardial infarction At baseline, computer-guided interviews were used to obtain information about certain prevalent diseases including gallstones. Thus...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and race or ethnicity: black US populations fare worse

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Keval SV Shah and others
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 21, Issue 5, 1 May 2014, Pages 619–638, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487312451815
Published: 29 August 2020
..., with the black population faring less well across all stages. Most studies compared black and white populations within the US, so research elsewhere and with other ethnic groups is needed. This review exposes an inequality that demands urgent action. Ethnicity race cardiac care survival heart attack out...
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Smoking status and mortality outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention Get access

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Sathish Parasuraman and others
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 28, Issue 11, November 2021, Pages 1222–1228, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320902325
Published: 04 February 2020
... percutaneous coronary intervention PCI outcome smoking mortality smoking and PCI PCI mortality smokers’ outcome heart attack and smoking stents in smokers Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac death, 1 , 2 with the benefits...
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Cardioprotection induced by a brief exposure to acetaldehyde: role of aldehyde dehydrogenase 2

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Cintia Bagne Ueta and others
Cardiovascular Research, Volume 114, Issue 7, 01 June 2018, Pages 1006–1015, https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvy070
Published: 20 March 2018
...-reperfusion injury Alcohol consumption Mitochondria Heart attack Cardiovascular disease Humans are exposed to acetaldehyde generated from a wide variety of sources, including endogenous metabolism, food, beverages, and environment. Acetaldehyde is highly reactivity, has short half-life, diffuses readily...
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Numeracy Predicts Risk of Pre-Hospital Decision Delay: a Retrospective Study of Acute Coronary Syndrome Survival Get access

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Dafina Petrova and others
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 51, Issue 2, April 2017, Pages 292–306, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9853-1
Published: 09 November 2016
... 1 = not at all severe to 6 = very severe). Response categories are displayed in Table 1 . The ACS response index was administered [ 52 ]. It lists 21 symptoms (15 correct and 6 incorrect). For each symptom, patients were asked to indicate whether they thought it was a symptom of a heart attack...
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Testosterone, Cardiovascular Risk, and Hormonophobia Get access

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Abraham Morgentaler
The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2014, Pages 1362–1366, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsm.12556
Published: 01 June 2014
... angiography [ 4 ]. Among men with T concentrations less than 300 ng/dL, the authors reported an increased rate of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths in men who received a T prescription compared with men who did not. No significant differences in event rates were noted for any year of follow-up; however...
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Knowledge of a patient–dependant phase of acute myocardial infarction in Polish adults: the role of physician’s advice

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Grzegorz Kopec and others
European Journal of Public Health, Volume 21, Issue 5, October 2011, Pages 603–608, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckq110
Published: 13 August 2010
... factor in the proportion of persons who declared calling an ambulance in response to heart attack symptoms in another person but respondents with a history of AMI less frequently than other persons declared the right action ( tables 3 and 4 ). Declaration of calling an ambulance in response to own...
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Prior Hospitalization and the Risk of Heart Attack in Older Adults: A 12-Year Prospective Study of Medicare Beneficiaries Get access

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Fredric D. Wolinsky and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 65A, Issue 7, July 2010, Pages 769–777, https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq003
Published: 27 January 2010
... interview, with postbaseline heart attacks (AMIs) identified using primary hospital International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) 410.xx discharge codes ( 22 ). Analyses were conducted two ways: (a) time to the first postbaseline heart...
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The White–Black Disability Gap Revisited: Does an Incident Heart Attack Change This Gap? Get access

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Mihaela A. Popa and others
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 420–425, https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.4.420
Published: 01 April 2008
... study of older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2005 ; 60 : 263 -271. 35 Kelley-Moore JA, Ferraro KF. The black/white disability gap: persistent inequality in later life? J Gerontol Soc Sci. 2004 ; 59B : S34 -S43. White–black Disability gap Heart attack Address correspondence...
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A family physician questions the conclusions from ALLHAT Get access

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John B. Standridge
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 17, Issue 4, April 2004, Pages 361–365, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.11.011
Published: 01 April 2004
... was not prospectively established. ALLHAT was not designed to make the conclusions claimed by its authors. Hypertension Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) first-step antihypertensive therapy In what has been referred to as “the largest and most important clinical...
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β-blockers in hypertension—the Emperor has no clothes: an open letter to present and prospective drafters of new guidelines for the treatment of hypertension Get access

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Franz H. Messerli and others
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 16, Issue 10, October 2003, Pages 870–873, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0895-7061(03)01017-3
Published: 01 October 2003
... in hypertension. We systematically analyzed all available outcome studies and found no evidence that beta-blocker based therapy, despite lowering blood pressure, reduced the risk of heart attacks or strokes. Despite the inefficacy of beta-blockers, the incidence of adverse effects is substantial. In the MRC study...
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Communicating Risk—Coronary Risk Scores

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Ian M. Graham and Elizabeth Clavel
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, Volume 166, Issue 2, June 2003, Pages 217–223, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-985X.00269
Published: 06 May 2003
... Publication Model ( https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model ) Summary Cardiovascular disease, particularly heart attack and stroke, is the major cause of death in adults in Europe. The underlying atherosclerosis which causes cardiovascular disease...
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Abstract, closing summary, and table of contents for Laragh's 25 lessons in pathophysiology and 12 clinical pearls for treating hypertension Get access

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John H. Laragh
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2001, Pages 1173–1174, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0895-7061(01)02261-0
Published: 01 December 2001
... hypertension and their related vascular injuries (heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure and stroke); 2) review how antihypertensive anti-R drugs that block renin activity (beta blockers, the first converting enzyme inhibitor from venom, and the first angiotensin receptor blocker) were used to reveal...
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K016: Raised serum uric acid levels are associated with increased risk for stroke and heart attack Get access

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H. Ward and D. Pan
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 12, Issue S4, April 1999, Page 88A, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0895-7061(99)80302-1
Published: 01 April 1999
.... INCREASED RISK FOR STROKE AND HEART ATTACK. H. Ward*, R. Matin, M. Gorostidi, C. Portal, M. Sfinchez, E. Ssinchez, F. D. Pan. UCLA and Drew Schools of Medicine, Los Angels, CA. Hyperurieemia has...
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Weight Change and Risk of Heart Attack in Middle-Aged British Men Get access

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M WALKER and others
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 24, Issue 4, August 1995, Pages 694–703, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/24.4.694
Published: 01 August 1995
... to concern and uncertainty about appropriate advice for overweight and obese subjects. Methods In a prospective study of cardiovascular disease, the relationship between weight change over a 5-year period and subsequent risk of a heart attack during a further 6.5 year follow-up was examined in 7100...
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New Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: Their Role in the Management of Hypertension Get access

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John H. Laragh
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 3, Issue 11S, November 1990, Pages 257S–265S, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/3.11S.257S
Published: 01 November 1990
...John H. Laragh Renin1 angiotensin hypertension stroke heart attack ACE inhibitors congestive heart disease quinapril. Abstract The introduction of orally active angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors has revolutionized the treatment of hypertensive disorders and provided...
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Hypertension: Possible Differential Risk for Blacks in Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial (BHAT) Get access

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L Julian Haywood
American Journal of Hypertension, Volume 2, Issue 11_Pt_1, October 1989, Pages 865–868, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/2.11.865
Published: 01 October 1989
...L Julian Haywood Beta-adrenergic antagonists betablocker heart attack trial (BHAT) blacks Address correspondence and reprint requests to L. Julian Haywood, MD, Professor of Medicine, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center , 1200 North State Street, Box 305, Los Angeles, CA 90033. . © 1989...