scholarly journals Do changes in cardiovascular risk factors explain the increasing socioeconomic difference in mortality from ischaemic heart disease in Finland?

1998 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 416-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Vartiainen ◽  
J. Pekkanen ◽  
S. Koskinen ◽  
P. Jousilahti ◽  
V. Salomaa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Socioeconomic Difference

Iron status and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with haemodialysis versus patients with ischaemic heart disease

Nephrology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-69
Author(s):  
YI-CHANG CHENG ◽  
WEI-WEN KUO ◽  
CHIEH-HSI WU ◽  
WEN-TONG SHU ◽  
CHIA-HUA KUO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Iron Status

scholarly journals Elevated LH predicts ischaemic heart disease events in older men: the Health in Men Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 164 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoë Hyde ◽  
Paul E Norman ◽  
Leon Flicker ◽  
Graeme J Hankey ◽  
Kieran A McCaul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Free Testosterone ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Mass Action ◽  
Age Related

ContextHypogonadism in men is associated with insulin resistance, elevations in pro-inflammatory cytokines and fibrinogen, and an atherogenic lipid profile. However, it is uncertain whether the age-related decline in testosterone is associated with ischaemic heart disease (IHD) events.ObjectiveTo determine whether testosterone and its associated hormones, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and LH, predict IHD events in older men.DesignProspective cohort study.MethodsBetween 2001 and 2004, 3637 community-dwelling men aged 70–88 years underwent a clinical assessment of cardiovascular risk factors and biochemical assessment of testosterone, SHBG and LH. Free testosterone was calculated using mass action equations. Participants were followed until December 2008 using electronic record linkage to capture IHD events (hospital admission or death).ResultsMean follow-up was 5.1 years. During this period, 618 men (17.0%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 15.8, 18.3%) experienced an event, of which 160 were fatal. Men with higher baseline total or free testosterone levels experienced fewer IHD events (hazard ratio (HR)=0.89; 95% CI 0.82, 0.97 and HR=0.86; 95% CI 0.79, 0.94 for each one s.d. increase in total and free testosterone respectively). These associations were maintained after adjustment for age and waist:hip ratio but did not persist after adjustment for prevalent IHD or other cardiovascular risk factors. SHBG was not associated with IHD events. In contrast, higher LH levels were associated with reduced event-free survival in both univariate (HR=1.15; 95% CI 1.08, 1.22) and adjusted analyses (HR=1.08; 95% CI 1.01, 1.15).ConclusionsDysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis may be a risk factor for IHD. Further studies of men with either elevated LH or low testosterone are warranted.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Ischaemic Heart Disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Oriol Yuguero Torres ◽  
Jesús Pérez-Mur ◽  
Eric Gutiérrez ◽  
Joan Valls ◽  
Sònia Fornés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Logistic Regression Models

Objective: To describe cardiovascular risk factors in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in relation with ischaemic diseases in an emergency service. Methodology: Cross-sectional study of patients with AF attended in the (ES) of the HUAV during 2016. Epidemiological and clinical data and their CVRF were analysed. The statistical association was made through the Chi-Square or Mann-Whitney test. The risk factors associated with AF were adjusted with logistic regression models, calculating OR. Results: We evaluated 552 patients with 46% men and (54%) women with an average age of 72.9 years. In 57 patients (10.3%), the detection of AF was coincidental. The younger patients presented with more frequent palpitations (p <0.05) and the older patients had dyspnea (p <0.05). The older patients are the ones that take longer to consult (p <0.05). 17% (94) of patients with AF have a heart attack before, during or after the episode of AF, with a higher prevalence among men (p <0.05). The probability of diagnosing ischaemic heart disease in a male patient with AF, hypertensive and diabetic is 71%. Conclusion: In men with hypertension and DM a correct diagnostic and therapeutic management, should consider the diagnostic possibility that AF is related to the presence of ischaemic disease. AF can be considered as an anginal equivalent in patients who meet the three conditions: being male, with hypertension and DM.

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