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Air pollution and stroke. A new modifiable risk factor is in the air
2019
Abstract Evidence from epidemiological studies has demonstrated that outdoor air pollution is now a well-known major problem of public health, mainly in low and middle income countries. Contrasting with myocardial infarction , there are few data on the association of air pollution and stroke. Methods We propose a narrative literature review of the effects and the underlying biological mechanisms of short- and long-term exposure to air pollutants on stroke risk and mortality, using the following key-words: stroke, cerebrovascular events, ischemic and haemorrhage stroke, transient ischaemic attack , mortality, air pollution and air pollutants. Results Twenty-one papers were selected. Air poll…
Psychosocial factors burden in workers with acute cerebro- or cardiovascular events: A multidisciplinary prospective pilot study
2018
Introduction Psychosocial stress at work has been proposed as a risk factor for cerebro- and cardiovascular event (CVE) such as stroke or acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, data on psychosocial factors (PSF) profile in patients with CVE are scarce. In a multidisciplinary approach, we aimed to characterize PSF burden in patients with acute stroke or MI. Patients In a prospective pilot study, 45 patients aged Results Among the 44 patients included, 77% had acute MI and 23% stroke. Mean age was 50 years, 77% were male, 43% were current smokers, 39% had hypertension, 41% hypercholesterolemia and 36% obesity. Education level was at 4,65 (secondary education), and most (41%) had low soci…
Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Association with Lower Extremity Versus Coronary Artery Disease
2021
Abstract Atherosclerosis is the main cause of lower extremity artery disease (LEAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). These two arterial territories share the major cardiovascular risk factors: smoking, hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes. Current guidelines draw attention to other possible risk factors: homocysteine level, inflammation markers (e.g. high-sensitive C reactive-protein (CRP), interleukin 6) and chronic kidney disease (CKD.) The objective of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular risk factors strength association with LEAD and CAD on a study population of 203 patients. Our study concluded that smoking seems to be the most powerful risk factor for LEAD, especially …
Fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor in type II diabetes mellitus
1992
A hypercoagulable state may contribute to the formation of early vascular lesions in diabetes. The von Willebrand factor is required for the attachment of platelets to the subendothelium; fibrinogen is required for platelet aggregation. This study was designed to assess in type II diabetic patients plasma levels of fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor to see if these variables are associated with platelet aggregation responses to adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Fibrinogen and the von Willebrand factor were significantly increased in diabetics but only fibrinogen was significantly related to platelet aggregation for ADP. Strict metabolic control does not reduce the increased concentrations of t…
Associations of leisure time, commuting and occupational physical activity with fitness and clustered cardiovascular risk factor
2012
Impact of exaggerated blood pressure response in normotensive individuals on future hypertension and prognosis: Systematic review according to PRISMA…
2016
Abstract Purpose Arterial hypertension (aHT) is the leading risk factor for morbidity and mortality worldwide. Blood pressure (BP) deviation at rest is well defined and accompanies risk for cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality. A growing body of evidence emphasises that an exaggerated blood pressure response (EBPR) in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) could help to identify seemingly cardiovascular healthy and normotensive subjects, who have an increased risk of developing aHT and cardiovascular events in the future. Materials and methods The PubMed online database was searched for published studies reporting exercise-related BP and both the risk of aHT and cardiovascula…
Selected Age-Related Disorders
2013
Aged human individuals are frequently affected by various age-related impairments and disorders at once (multimorbidity) making it difficult to investigate and understand the link between aging as key risk factor and single syndromes. In some chapters of this book links have been identified between molecular mechanisms of aging and the pathogenesis of human disorders in the elderly. Here, the focus is put on Alzheimers disease (AD) and cancer. While cancer in many cases can successfully be treated and sometimes even cured by pharmacology and/or surgery, AD is still an incurable deadly disease. Like almost no other disorder the onset of AD is strictly associated with higher age and experienc…
Response to letter by Peng-Wu and Ma on: the relationship of cardiorespiratory fitness and venous thromboembolism: yes or no?
2019
Sir,We thank Peng-Wu and Ma for their letter [1] regarding our recently published article [2]. Their concern is that our findings cannot be generalized because it was based on only men and conducte...
Does cardiorespiratory fitness really influence venous thromboembolism risk?
2019
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Relationship between Diabetes and Ischemic Stroke: Analysis of Diabetes- Related Risk Factors for Stroke and of Specific Patterns of Stroke Associate…
2015
Diabetes and ischemic stroke are common diseases that frequently occurring together. Among patients with diabetes mellitus several factors contribute in varying degrees to the overall cerebrovascular risk including hyperglycemia, vascular risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia and also genetic, demographic, and lifestyle factors and several studies have shown that people with diabetes have approximately twice the risk of ischemic stroke compared with those without diabetes. The association between ischemic stroke and diabetes is bidirectional and it is not limited to acute ischemic stroke since diabetes may contribute to a more insidious brain damage represented by lacunar infar…