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Aromatase Inhibitors and the Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: In this population-based study, aromatase inhibitors were associated with increased risks of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality compared with tamoxifen. There were also trends toward increased risks, although nonsignificant, of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. The increased risk of cardiovascular events associated with aromatase inhibitors should be balanced with their favorable clinical benefits compared with tamoxifen. PMID: 32065766 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Circulation - February 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Khosrow-Khavar F, Filion KB, Bouganim N, Suissa S, Azoulay L Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Sex Differences in Sex Hormone Profiles and Prediction of Consciousness Recovery After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusion: These findings indicate that TBI differentially affects the levels of sex-steroid hormones in men and women patients. Plasma levels of testosterone could be a good candidate blood marker to predict recovery from unconsciousness after sTBI for male patients. Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide and is increasing in incidence (1). Patients with acute severe TBI (sTBI) often develop severe disorders of consciousness, i.e., coma, minimally conscious state or vegetative state. Although many patients may regain consciousness during the 1-month post-TBI p...
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - April 25, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Programming During and After Diabetic Pregnancy: Role of Placental Dysfunction and IUGR
This study demonstrated that the incidence of ischemic heart disease and death were three times higher among men with low birth weight compared to men with high birth weight (5). Epidemiological investigations of adults born at the time of the Dutch famine between 1944 and 1945 revealed an association between maternal starvation and a low infant birth weight with a high incidence of hypertension and coronary heart disease in these adults (23). Furthermore, Painter et al. reported the incidence of early onset coronary heart disease among persons conceived during the Dutch famine (24). In that regard, Barker's findin...
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - April 8, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Does coffee make you live longer?
Conclusion This study, conducted on a large number of people across Europe, was backed up by similar findings in the US. It appears to show some association between people who drink higher amounts of coffee and a reduced risk of death. But the "potentially beneficial clinical implications" need to be considered carefully for a number of reasons: Although the analyses were adjusted for some confounding variables, there may be a number of other factors that differ between the groups that account for the differences in death, such as socioeconomic status, family history, other medical conditions, and use of medic...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Source Type: news

Dietary isoflavones, urinary isoflavonoids, and risk of ischemic stroke in women Nutritional epidemiology and public health
Conclusions: A habitually high intake of soy isoflavones may be associated with a modest but significant increase in risk of ischemic stroke in women. However, no association was shown for the urinary excretion of isoflavonoids.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - September 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yu, D., Shu, X.-O., Li, H., Yang, G., Cai, Q., Xiang, Y.-B., Ji, B.-T., Franke, A. A., Gao, Y.-T., Zheng, W., Zhang, X. Tags: Nutritional epidemiology and public health Source Type: research

Dietary isoflavones, urinary isoflavonoids, and risk of ischemic stroke in women.
CONCLUSIONS: A habitually high intake of soy isoflavones may be associated with a modest but significant increase in risk of ischemic stroke in women. However, no association was shown for the urinary excretion of isoflavonoids. PMID: 26245809 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - August 5, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yu D, Shu XO, Li H, Yang G, Cai Q, Xiang YB, Ji BT, Franke AA, Gao YT, Zheng W, Zhang X Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research

Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and the Risks of Coronary Heart Disease, Breast Cancer, and Stroke
Semin Reprod Med 2014; 32: 419-425DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384624The principal findings are briefly reviewed from the Women's Health Initiative trials of the most commonly used postmenopausal hormone regimens in the United States—conjugated equine estrogens and these same estrogens plus medroxyprogesterone acetate. A more detailed review is presented for three major clinical outcomes: coronary heart disease (CHD), the primary trial outcome for which a major benefit was hypothesized; invasive breast cancer, the primary safety outcome for which some adverse effect was expected; and stroke which surfaced as an important adverse...
Source: Seminars in Reproductive Medicine - October 16, 2014 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Prentice, Ross L. Source Type: research