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Cardiovascular and Renal Morbidity in Takayasu Arteritis: A Population ‐Based Retrospective Cohort Study From the United Kingdom
ConclusionCardiovascular morbidity was increased among patients with TAK receiving primary care services in the UK. Treatment with statins and antiplatelet agents in these patients was suboptimal.
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology - February 27, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ruchika Goel,
Joht Singh Chandan,
Rasiah Thayakaran,
Nicola J. Adderley,
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar,
Lorraine Harper Tags: Full Length Source Type: research
Pentraxin 3 in Cardiovascular Disease
Giuseppe Ristagno1*, Francesca Fumagalli1, Barbara Bottazzi2, Alberto Mantovani2,3,4, Davide Olivari1, Deborah Novelli1 and Roberto Latini1
1Department of Cardiovascular Research, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research IRCCS, Milan, Italy
2Humanitas Clinical and Research Center-IRCCS, Milan, Italy
3Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
4The William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
The long pentraxin PTX3 is a member of the pentraxin family produced locally by stromal and myeloid cells in response to proinflammatory signals and microbial moieties. The p...
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - April 16, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies
Publication date: July 2018Source: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 6, Issue 7Author(s): L Gnatiuc, WG Herrington, J Halsey, J Tuomilehto, X Fang, HC Kim, D De Bacquer, AJ Dobson, MH Criqui, DR Jacobs, DA Leon, SAE Peters, H Ueshima, P Sherliker, R Peto, R Collins, RR Huxley, JR Emberson, M Woodward, S LewingtonSummaryBackgroundSeveral studies have shown that diabetes confers a higher relative risk of vascular mortality among women than among men, but whether this increased relative risk in women exists across age groups and within defined levels of other risk factors is uncertain. We aimed to determine whether ...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - July 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies
Publication date: Available online 8 May 2018 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Author(s): Prospective Studies Collaboration and Asia Pacific Cohort Studies CollaborationLGnatiucWGHerringtonJHalseyJTuomilehtoXFangHCKimDDe BacquerAJDobsonMHCriquiDRJacobsJrDALeonSAEPetersHUeshimaPSherlikerRPetoRCollinsRRHuxleyJREmbersonMWoodwardSLewingtonNAokiHArimaEArnesenAAromaaGAssmannDLBachmanCBaigentHBartholomewABenetosCBengtssonDBennettCBjörkelundHBlackburnKBonaaEBoyleRBroadhurstJCarstensenLChamblessZChenSKChewRClarkeCCoxJDCurbRD'AgostinoCDateGDavey SmithGDe BackerSSDhaliwalXFDuanPDucimetiereSDuffyHEliassenPElwoodJEm...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - May 9, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
'Fat but fit' people may still be at risk of heart disease
Conclusion
This large, valuable study confirms that – as has long been thought – an increased BMI is linked with an increased risk of heart disease.
It shows that people with an obese BMI had a higher risk of heart disease, even if they didn't have other risk factors like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, proving that body fat is an independent risk factor.
That said, this study does have some limitations. For example, definitions of being metabolically unhealthy aren't entirely consistent with other definitions of metabolic syndrome.
This was also only assessed at the start of the study, and risk factors may...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity Source Type: news