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Omega-3 PUFA and L-Arginine for Longer Life Span with a Longer Health Span
Published in Robert Fried, Richard M. Carlton, Flaxseed, 2023
Robert Fried, Richard M. Carlton
Think about this: according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are four major cardiovascular disease risk factors: high blood pressure, unhealthy blood cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus and obesity. (3) There are others, of course, including smoking, abusing alcohol and/or drugs, heredity and so on, but these are said to be the major ones.
Stroke
Published in Charles Theisler, Adjuvant Medical Care, 2023
Major risk factors associated with stroke include old age, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and acute alcohol abuse. African Americans have about twice the risk of a first-time stroke and a significantly higher risk of death from stroke.
Stroke
Published in Ibrahim Natalwala, Ammar Natalwala, E Glucksman, MCQs in Neurology and Neurosurgery for Medical Students, 2022
Ibrahim Natalwala, Ammar Natalwala, E Glucksman
FALSE – Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor; however, the most significant modifiable risk factor is hypertension. This is thought to be a result of the vascular remodelling which occurs with hypertension and the subsequent development of atherosclerosis and lipohyalinosis. Other modifiable risk factors for stroke include diabetes, congestive heart failure, smoking and hypercholesterolaemia.6 Age is the single most important non-modifiable risk factor for stroke.
Association of beta-2-microglobulin, cystatin C and lipocalin-2 with stroke risk in the general Chinese population
Published in Annals of Medicine, 2023
Juanying Zhen, Shuyun Liu, Ryan Yan Lam Kam, Guoru Zhao, Hao Peng, Jianguo Liang, Aimin Xu, Chao Li, Lijie Ren, Jun Wu, Bernard Man Yung Cheung
Stroke risk was classified as low-risk, middle-risk and high-risk groups according to the China National Stroke Screening Survey criteria [14,15]. The risk factors of stroke included hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, smoking, obesity, physical activity, family history of stroke, history of transient ischemic attack and history of stroke. The high-risk group was defined as participants with three or more stroke risk factors. The middle-risk group was defined as those with fewer than three risk factors, but at least one of the following chronic diseases: hypertension, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, or valvular heart disease. The low-risk group was defined as those with fewer than three risk factors and none of the chronic diseases listed above.
Predictors of chlamydia or gonorrhea among people with HIV in Miami-Dade County Ryan White Program in 2017
Published in AIDS Care, 2022
Merhawi T. Gebrezgi, Kristopher P. Fennie, Diana M. Sheehan, Boubakari Ibrahimou, Sandra G. Jones, Petra Brock, Robert A. Ladner, Mary Jo Trepka
Sexually transmitted infections are risk factors for HIV transmission and susceptibility (Patel et al., 2014). The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends screening of sexually active PHIV for gonorrhea and chlamydia at entry into HIV treatment and at least annually thereafter during the course of HIV care (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Despite the CDC recommendations, the rates of screening for STIs among PHIV are low (Landovitz et al., 2018; Mattson et al., 2017). Screening for STIs among PHIV is an important component of HIV care, and early diagnosis and treatment of STIs has been suggested to reduce the rates of transmission of HIV. The primary objective of this study was to identify sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with chlamydia and gonorrhea diagnosis among PHIV in the Ryan White Program in Miami-Dade County.
Heart failure is associated with accelerated age related metabolic bone disease
Published in Acta Cardiologica, 2021
Pieter Martens, Jozine M. ter Maaten, Dimitri Vanhaen, Ellen Heeren, Thalissa Caers, Becky Bovens, Jeroen Dauw, Matthias Dupont, Wilfried Mullens
In addition to the bone mineral density measurements (expressed in g/cm2, T-score and Z-score), we also collected the presence of established risk factors for osteoporosis. All DEXA-scan measurements required the treating physician to fill in a list of osteoporosis related risk factors for reimbursement and clinical purposes (e.g. FRAX-score [Fracture Risk Assessment] calculation). These risk factors were also stored with the results of the DEXA-scan, which were all collectively retrieved for this analysis. Osteoporosis related risk factors included; age, gender, body-mass-index (BMI), current smoker, fracture history, parenteral fracture, glucocorticoid use, rheumatoid arthritis and secondary osteoporosis (e.g. hyperthyroidism, premature menopause, ect.). Because heart failure is associated with a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease and potentially the presence of secondary hyperparathyroidism, which are both involved in the pathophysiology of bone demineralisation, we also collected creatinine and plasma phosphorus at the time of the DEXA-scan to potentially adjust for these mechanisms.