Hidden Diabetes Destroying Women's Hearts: More research is needed to understand why diabetes is a greater risk factor for heart disease for women than men

2002 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Heart Disease

Raised Plasma Homocysteine: An Emerging Risk Factor for Ischaemic Heart Disease

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
MS Kabir ◽  
AAS Majumder ◽  
AW Chowdhury ◽  
SA Haque ◽  
AQM Reza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Vascular Diseases ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Plasma Homocysteine ◽  
Type I ◽  
Activator Inhibitor Type

Only one half to two thirds of atherosclerotic vascular diseases can be explained by classical risk factors like smoking, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, family history of premature atherosclerotic vascular diseases, physical inactivity, obesity etc. Some other variables appear to contribute to the development of atherosclerotic vascular diseases which include estrogen deficiency, lipoprotein (a), plasma fibrinogen, plasminogen-activator inhibitor type I, endogenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), C-reactive protein and homocysteine. Over the last several years, investigators undertook extensive research work, in home and abroad, to determine the contribution of plasma homocysteine in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic vascular diseases. So far the research work indicates, raised plasma homocysteine appears to be a potential risk factor for ischaemic heart disease.   doi: 10.3329/taj.v19i2.3158 TAJ 2006; 19(2): 87-93

Insulin resistance—a risk factor for coronary heart disease?

1983 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 677-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Garcia-Webb ◽  
A. M. Bonser ◽  
D. Whiting ◽  
J. R. L. Masarei
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Heart Disease
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