Coronary artery calcification can effectively stratify risk for all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in people with obesity with no prior CV disease. Obesity increases the likelihood of developing cardiovascular risk factors, such as...
Coronary artery calcification can effectively stratify risk for all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in people with obesity with no prior CV disease. Obesity increases the likelihood of developing cardiovascular risk factors, such as...
The following is a summary of “Sex bias in prediction and diagnosis of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury,” published in the May 2024 issue of Nephrology by Demirjian et al. The female sex is known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after cardiac...
Research finds risks for mortality, acute myocardial infarction, and end-stage renal disease in patients with gout are higher in tophaceous than nontophaceous.
1. Individuals with elevated fat attenuation index scores without obstructive coronary artery disease had significantly increased rates of major adverse cardiac events. 2. Fat attenuation index score and AI-Risk classification showed an additive risk for cardiac...
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Certain dietary patterns may protect against inflammation and heart disease in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition,...
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A considerable proportion of older adults without known valvular heart disease (VHD) have asymptomatic VHD, with age the only parameter associated with significant VHD, according to a study published online June 26 in the...
The following is a summary of “Sex bias in prediction and diagnosis of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury,” published in the May 2024 issue of Nephrology by Demirjian et al. The female sex is known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after cardiac...
Research finds risks for mortality, acute myocardial infarction, and end-stage renal disease in patients with gout are higher in tophaceous than nontophaceous.
1. Individuals with elevated fat attenuation index scores without obstructive coronary artery disease had significantly increased rates of major adverse cardiac events. 2. Fat attenuation index score and AI-Risk classification showed an additive risk for cardiac...
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Certain dietary patterns may protect against inflammation and heart disease in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to a study presented during NUTRITION 2024, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition,...
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A considerable proportion of older adults without known valvular heart disease (VHD) have asymptomatic VHD, with age the only parameter associated with significant VHD, according to a study published online June 26 in the...
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