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Impact of hypertension on mortality and cardiovascular disease burden in patients with cardiovascular risk factors from a general practice setting: the ESCARVAL-risk study
Conclusion: Our results highlight the relevance of hypertension as main risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular events in a real-life setting. Although our data support the ongoing need of cardiovascular risk factors prevention, intensified actions for primary prevention of hypertension show potential to largely reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - April 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Epidemiology Source Type: research

'Fat but fit' still at higher risk of heart disease
Conclusion The question of whether someone can be "fat but fit" has been much debated. If you're obese but exercise, eat well and don't have metabolic risk factors, the theory goes, you could be just as healthy as someone of recommended weight. This study suggests that may not be true. It is definitely worth adopting a healthy lifestyle, whatever your weight. The study found that, the more metabolic risk factors people had, the more likely they were to develop heart disease, cardiovascular disease and so on. Metabolic risk factors do make a difference. But in this large study, on average, people who were obese ...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Obesity Source Type: news

What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but it’s not something we usually associate with kids. In many cases, however, the seeds of heart attacks and strokes may be sown in childhood. That’s because high or abnormal cholesterol levels, which are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, are not uncommon in kids. “People may feel that cholesterol is mostly an adult issue, which is not correct,” says Dr. Nivedita Patni, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Health in Dallas and an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. About 1 in 5 child...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news

Exploration of population and practice characteristics explaining differences between practices in the proportion of hospital admissions that are emergencies
Conclusion: In monitoring use of secondary care services, the role of population characteristics in determining levels of use is important, but so too is the ability of practices to meet the demands for care that face them. The level of resources, and the way in which available resources are used, are likely to be key in determining whether a practice is able to meet the health care needs of its patients.
Source: BMC Family Practice - May 21, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Chantelle WisemanRichard Baker Source Type: research

Cluster randomized trials utilizing primary care electronic health records: methodological issues in design, conduct, and analysis (eCRT Study)
Conclusions: Cluster randomized trials may be performed efficiently in large samples from UK general practices using the electronic health records of a primary care database. The geographical dispersal of trial sites presents a difficulty for research governance approval and intervention implementation. Pretrial data analyses should inform trial design and analysis plans.Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN 47558792 and ISRCTN 35701810 (both registered on 17 March 2010).
Source: BioMed Central - June 11, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Martin C GullifordTjeerd P van StaaLisa McDermottGerard McCannJudith CharltonAlex Dregan Source Type: research

Addressing barriers to optimal oral anticoagulation use and persistence among patients with atrial fibrillation: Proceedings, Washington, DC, December 3-4, 2012
Approximately half of patients with atrial fibrillation and with risk factors for stroke are not treated with oral anticoagulation (OAC), whether it be with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) or novel OACs (NOACs); and of those treated, many discontinue treatment. Leaders from academia, government, industry, and professional societies convened in Washington, DC, on December 3-4, 2012, to identify barriers to optimal OAC use and adherence and to generate potential solutions. Participants identified a broad range of barriers, including knowledge gaps about stroke risk and the relative risks and benefits of anticoagulant therapies;...
Source: American Heart Journal - April 25, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Paul L. Hess, Michael J. Mirro, Hans-Christoph Diener, John W. Eikelboom, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Elaine M. Hylek, Hayden B. Bosworth, Bernard J. Gersh, Daniel E. Singer, Greg Flaker, Jessica L. Mega, Eric D. Peterson, John S. Rumsfeld, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Tags: Results of Expert Meetings Source Type: research

Primary Care Atrial Fibrillation Service: outcomes from consultant-led anticoagulation assessment clinics in the primary care setting in the UK
Conclusions Systematic identification of patients with AF with high stroke-risk and consultation in PCAF consultant-led clinics effectively delivers oral anticoagulation to high-risk patients with AF in the community.
Source: BMJ Open - December 9, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Das, M., Panter, L., Wynn, G. J., Taylor, R. M., Connor, N., Mills, J. D., Kirchhof, P., Gupta, D. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine, General practice / Family practice, Pharmacology and therapeutics Research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in older people: a qualitative study
CONCLUSION: Older people want to know their CVD risk and how to manage it, but distinguish between CVD outcomes. To inform clinical decision making for older people, risk prediction tools should provide separate event types rather than just composite outcomes.PMID:34019484 | DOI:10.3399/BJGP.2020.1038
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - May 21, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Denise Ann Taylor Katharine Wallis Sione Feki Sione Segili Moala Manusiu He-Naua Esther Latu Elizabeth Fono Fanueli Padmapriya Priya Saravanakumar Sue Wells Source Type: research

Trends in the pharmacological management of atrial fibrillation in UK general practice 2008-2018
Conclusions There has been an increase in the proportion of patients with AF appropriately prescribed anticoagulants following National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and European Society of Cardiology guidelines, which correlates with improvements in mortality and stroke outcomes. Beta-blockers appear increasingly favoured over digoxin for rate control. There has been a steady decline in GP prescribing rates for rhythm control drugs, possibly related to concerns over efficacy and safety and increased availability of AF ablation.
Source: Heart - March 10, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Phillips, K., Subramanian, A., Thomas, G. N., Khan, N., Chandan, J. S., Brady, P., Marshall, T., Nirantharakumar, K., Fabritz, L., Adderley, N. J. Tags: Arrhythmias and sudden death Source Type: research

Incidence of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and oral anticoagulant prescribing in England, 2009 to 2019: A cohort study
ConclusionsThe incidence of NVAF increased between 2009 and 2015, before plateauing. Underprescribing of OACs in NVAF is associated with a range of comorbidities, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors, demonstrating the need for initiatives to reduce inequalities in the care for AF patients.
Source: PLoS Medicine - June 7, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Alyaa M. Ajabnoor Source Type: research