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Prevalence and associated factors of ischemic heart disease (IHD) among patie...
Abstract Background Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) is the first ranked among most common causes of death involving cardiovascular and other diseases. The information on the... -
Association of nuts and unhealthy snacks with subclinical atherosclerosis amo...
Abstract Background The process of atherosclerosis begins early in childhood and usually remains asymptomatic until later in life. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as a... -
Dietary intake of total, animal and plant proteins and the risk of coronary h...
Previous findings assessing the association between long-term protein intake and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are inconsistent. This study aimed to summarize previous... -
Association of abnormal carbon dioxide levels with poor neurological outcomes...
Abstract Background In patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), an association between hypocapnia and poor clinical outcomes has been reported. However, the... -
Percutaneous intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in left...
Abstract Background The optimal revascularization technique in patients with left main coronary artery disease (CAD) remains controversial. We aimed to compare the long-term... -
Perioperative statin therapy in cardiac and non-cardiac surgery: a systematic...
Abstract Background The effects of perioperative statin therapy on clinical outcome after cardiac or non-cardiac surgery are controversial. We aimed to assess the association... -
Statin drugs to reduce breast cancer recurrence and mortality
Abstract Epidemiologic studies have, variably, shown the concomitant use of statin drugs to be beneficial to cancer outcomes. Statin drugs have been FDA approved for three... -
Prognostic values of the SYNTAX score II and the erythrocyte sedimentation ra...
Abstract Background There is a paucity of evidence on the combination of the SYNTAX score II (SSII) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) in assessing the long-term prognosis... -
Optimal strategy of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myoc...
Abstract Background Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) caused by left main coronary artery occlusion... -
Circulating PCSK9 and cardiovascular events in FH patients with standard lipi...
Abstract Background Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) has been proposed as a novel target for coronary artery disease (CAD). Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is... -
Gender differences in all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality during l...
Abstract Background Gender differences in short-term mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have been studied extensively, whereas gender differences in long-term... -
Diabetes and baseline glucose are associated with inflammation, left ventricu...
Abstract Background Hyperglycemia in the setting of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) impacts short term outcomes, but little is known about longer term effects. We therefore... -
Medical dispatchers recognise substantial amount of acute stroke during emerg...
Abstract Background Immediate recognition of stroke symptoms is crucial to ensure timely access to revascularisation therapy. Medical dispatchers ensure fast admission to stroke... -
MiR-1-3p that correlates with left ventricular function of HCM can serve as a...
Abstract Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs that function as regulators of gene expression and thereby contribute to the complex disease phenotypes. Hypertrophic... -
Effect of acupuncture on cerebrovascular reserve in patients with acute cereb...
Abstract Background The incidence of cerebral infarction has been growing year by year in China and around the world. According to clinical observation, acupuncture utilizing... -
Does left ventricular hypertrophy affect cognition and brain structural integ...
Abstract Background Cognitive impairment is common in type 2 diabetes mellitus, and there is a strong association between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. However, we do... -
Association between serum level of urate and subclinical atherosclerosis: res...
Abstract Background Hyperuricemia is closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it has not been definitively established whether this association is... -
Venous thromboembolism and mortality in breast cancer: cohort study with syst...
Abstract Background Breast cancer patients are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, current evidence as to whether VTE increases the risk of mortality... -
Effect of linoleic acid on ischemic heart disease and its risk factors: a Men...
Abstract Background The role of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in ischemic heart disease (IHD) is controversial, and dietary guidelines vary. Observationally, lower... -
Prescribing pattern of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disea...
Abstract Objective Although most clinical practice guidelines endorsed statin use in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients for reducing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), little is known...
