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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Coronary risk"”.
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Coronary risk factors in women in the United Kingdom
Coronary heart disease (CHD) has traditionally been regarded as a male disease and, because of this, the magnitude of the problem in women is often overlooked. Yet, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CHD in particular, remains, next to cancer, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women. …
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A comparison of selected coronary risk factors among Iranian men and women
… different regarding five selected modifiable risk factors of coronary heart disease. The selected risk factors were total serum cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), diastolic blood pressure, and cigarette smoking. This study also compared the collected …
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LIPID-RELATED CORONARY RISK PROFILE IN SINGAPORE NEWBORNS : RACIAL AND MOLECULAR GENETIC ASPECTS
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality worldwide and in Singapore. Among the three major ethnic groups in the Singapore population, a diversity of incidence rates of CAD has been observed with prevalence rates of CAD lowest in ethnic Chinese, …
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Die effek van inoefening op enkele koronêre risikofaktore en hulle onderlinge verwantskap by Suid-Afrikaanse bestuurslui
Research has indicated that coronary risk factors are interrelated in a complex manner. The purpose of this study was firstly, to determine if physical activity can influence the atherogenity of the individual risk factors by changing the relationship that exists between the coronary risk factors, …
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Biochemical detection of smoking exposure of cardiac outpatients
… were intermingled with a variety of other coronary risk items to further mask the objectives. Triangulation of data for the F<sub>ET<sub>CO</sub></sub> and SCN responses and the smoking admission/denial item on the questionnaire, led to acceptance of biochemical thresholds for smoking …
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ROCK2 Polymorphism in Patients with Vasospastic Angina
… of the vascular smooth muscle of coronary arteries through augmentation of myosin light chain phosphorylation and Ca2+ sensitization. Expression of ROCK/Rho-kinase mRNA was significantly increased and up-regulated at the spastic coronary artery in a porcine model, and a specific …
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Effective Measures of Weight Gain Five Years Post-Kidney Transplantation
… high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, and coronary risk ratio. Kidney function was monitored via serum creatinine. Manual blood pressure was taken with two resting blood pressures.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The sample size was <em>N </em>= 45 and included 29 (64.4%) African Americans …
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The effects of exercise on homocysteine levels in men and women
A recent coronary risk factor, and one believed to be and important biochemical marker of Coronary Heart Disease, is elevated levels of serum homocysteine (Boushley et al., 1995; Malinow et al., 1994; Malinow et al., 1999; Nygard et al., 1995; Stampfer et al., 1992). Serum homocysteine levels above …
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Hair Na and K Concentration is Related with the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Korean Men
… and potassium (K), is associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). There has been no previous study to elucidate the relationship using hair mineral concentration which is a better reflection of body mineral content compared to conventional tests. A cross sectional observation …
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Evaluation of the in vivo anti-hyperlipidemic activity of the triterpene from the stem bark of Protorhus longifolia (Benrh.) Engl.
… blood. Hypercholesterolemia is well known as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) such as atherosclerosis. This suggests a need for the discovery of effective and safe anti-hyperlipidemic agents, preferably of natural origin. Triterpenes are now targets for drug development due to …
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Influence of systolic blood pressure on ECG ST segment responses in exercise tests of adults without diagnosed CHD [i.e. CAD]
… they did not reflect a physician diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and were not taking antihypertensive medications. The ΔSBP/MET responses were stratified as follows: low to moderate (ΔBP/MET1) = difference between a systolic blood pressure at a moderate intensity stage minus the …
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Influence of dietary treatment on the abdominally obese postmenopausal woman
… glucose, insulin, c-peptide, fructosamine and a coronary risk profile were obtained. Glucose and insulin responses over two hours to a 35 g load were also measured. Weight loss achieved various outcomes significantly (p L 0. 01) decreasing both waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) …
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A Comparison of cardiac rehabilitation versus standard care in elderly patients with heart failure
… routine biochemisty, prescribed medication, coronary risk factor status, medical records and patient diaries.<br/><br/>Results show statistically significant improvements for the experimental group in comparison to control patients. Improvements were identified in health related quality of …
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An epidemiological study of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in Scotland: The Scottish Heart Health Study
… of the study were to establish the levels of coronary risk factors in Scotland, to determine the extent to which these risks factors explained the geographical variation in coronary heart disease, and their relative contribution to the prediction of coronary heart disease in a cohort of men …
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Non-invasive Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
… a population that included 34 patients with coronary artery, 32 participants with only coronary risk factors but no established clinical disease, and 11 young, healthy volunteers, we demonstrated that the OS-CMR signal intensity percent changes (∆SI%) in response to adenosine-induced …