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Sleep Duration Is Associated With Subclinical Carotid Plaque Burden
CONCLUSIONS: The association between long sleep and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis may explain prior associations between long sleep and stroke.PMID:37470161 | DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.041967
Source: Atherosclerosis - July 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Christian Agudelo Alberto R Ramos Hannah Gardener Ken Cheung Mitchell S V Elkind Ralph L Sacco Tatjana Rundek Source Type: research

Risk of stroke following antivenom use after venomous snakebite: correspondence
We read with great interest the epidemiological study by Hunget al.1 on the risk of stroke with antivenom use after venomous snakebite in Taiwan. According to the national medical claims data, the authors provide us with useful information and disclose that venomous snakebite is associated with an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke after the use of antivenom after using the matching propensity score in relevant measurable covariates. We strongly agree with the comments by Yehet al.2 on the unmeasured confounders associated with stroke in the present study. Furthermore, we are concerned that other residual confounders rel...
Source: QJM - April 26, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Associations Between Korean Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score and Cognitive Function in Dementia-Free Korean Older Adults
CONCLUSION: Individuals with high cardiovascular risk were associated with poorer cognitive function than those with low risk, especially older women. Cardiovascular risk factors should be carefully managed to promote healthy mental aging in dementia-free elderly individuals.PMID:36625173 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e11
Source: J Korean Med Sci - January 10, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hanbit Mun Jae-Yong Shim Heejin Kimm Hee-Cheol Kang Source Type: research

Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on the Mortality Rate among Participants in a Specific Health Check and Guidance Program in Japan.
Conclusions The death rate was found to be significantly higher among the participants with metabolic syndrome. PMID: 32669499 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Internal Medicine - July 18, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Intern Med Source Type: research

Pre-existing Depression among Newly Diagnosed Dyslipidemia Patients and Cardiovascular Disease Risk.
CONCLUSION: Dyslipidemia patients with pre-existing depression had increased risk for CVD. Future studies that determine CVD risk after management of depression among dyslipidemia patients are needed. PMID: 31701694 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Diabetes and Metabolism Journal - November 10, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes Metab J Source Type: research

Tea consumption and risk of stroke in Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million men and women.
CONCLUSIONS: Among Chinese adults, higher consumption of tea, especially green tea, was associated with a lower risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. PMID: 31711152 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - November 10, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Tian T, Lv J, Jin G, Yu C, Guo Y, Bian Z, Yang L, Chen Y, Shen H, Chen Z, Hu Z, Li L, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group Tags: Am J Clin Nutr Source Type: research

Metabolic syndrome and risk of Parkinson disease: A nationwide cohort study
by Ga Eun Nam, Seon Mee Kim, Kyungdo Han, Nan Hee Kim, Hye Soo Chung, Jin Wook Kim, Byoungduck Han, Sung Jung Cho, Ji Hee Yu, Yong Gyu Park, Kyung Mook Choi BackgroundThe association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with the development of Parkinson disease (PD) is currently unclear. We sought to determine whether MetS and its components are associated with the risk of incident PD using large-scale cohort data for the whole South Korean population. Methods and findingsHealth checkup data of 17,163,560 individuals aged ≥40 years provided by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) of South Korea between January 1, 2009, a...
Source: PLoS Medicine - August 21, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ga Eun Nam Source Type: research

Risk of gallstones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a nationwide observational cohort study
ConclusionThe study shows a strong association between OSA and gallstones. Moreover, our findings suggest the requirement for survey and health education for gallstones in OSA and further studies to verify whether the treatment of OSA can reduce the risk of gallstones.
Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 7, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Risk of gallstones in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a nationwide observational cohort study.
CONCLUSION: The study shows a strong association between OSA and gallstones. Moreover, our findings suggest the requirement for survey and health education for gallstones in OSA and further studies to verify whether the treatment of OSA can reduce the risk of gallstones. PMID: 29980983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 7, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Chen CH, Lin CL, Hsu CY, Kao CH Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research

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