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Normocalcaemic, vitamin D sufficient hyperparathyroidism ‐ high prevalence and low morbidity in the general population A long‐term follow‐up study, the WHO MONICA project, Gothenburg, Sweden
ConclusionsThis small random population study showed that nHPT was common, 11% at follow‐up. Only one individual developed mild hypercalcaemia in 13 years. Previous S‐PTH was predictive of nHPT and hypertension was prevalent, but no increase in hard end points was seen over a 17‐year period.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Clinical Endocrinology - May 18, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Georgios Kontogeorgos, Penelope Trimpou, Christine M. Laine, Göran Oleröd, Anders Lindahl, Kerstin Landin‐Wilhelmsen Tags: Rapid Communication Source Type: research

Not all thromboembolism comes from the left atrial appendage in atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) confers a substantial risk of stroke and thromboembolism, which is effectively reduced by oral anticoagulation (OAC), whether as a vitamin K antagonist (VKA, eg, warfarin) or one of non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs). With the use of OACs, the risk of bleeding remains a problem associated with these agents. Thus, a clinical dilemma remains in the optimal management of patients with AF who are at high risk of stroke but have a history of bleeding. Among patients with non-valvular AF, over 90% of the thrombus is formed in the left atrial appendage (LAA).1 Thus, the exclusion of LAA could greatly dec...
Source: Heart - May 12, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Senoo, K., Lip, G. Y. H. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Heart failure, Hypertension, Epidemiology Editorials Source Type: research

Quality of Anticoagulation With Vitamin K Antagonists
ConclusionsPatients who receive VKA to prevent stroke for AF spend less than half the time within therapeutic range.
Source: Clinical Cardiology - May 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vicente Bertomeu‐González, Manuel Anguita, José Moreno‐Arribas, Ángel Cequier, Javier Muñiz, Jesús Castillo‐Castillo, Juan Sanchis, Inmaculada Roldán, Francisco Marin, Vicente Bertomeu‐Martínez, Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research

Poor adherence to anticoagulation guidelines in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation treated in a tertiary cardiology unit
Conclusions Few patients who require anticoagulation receive it in accordance with the guidelines even in a tertiary cardiology unit. There are many impediments to the effective use of VKA for stroke prevention among patients with AF.
Source: Heart Asia - April 21, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kew, G. S., Tan, M., Lim, T. W. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Epidemiologic insights on the role of fibroblast growth factor 23 in cardiovascular disease
Purpose of review: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) regulates phosphate and vitamin D homeostasis and rises as kidney function declines. Animal studies have demonstrated direct and indirect effects of FGF23 that may promote heart disease. Herein, we review the recent epidemiologic literature evaluating the relationship between FGF23 and cardiovascular disease. Recent findings: In observational prospective studies, higher FGF23 associates with a greater risk of incident cardiovascular disease including ischemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. These studies establish a temporal sequence of e...
Source: Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension - April 14, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION: Edited by Navdeep Tangri Source Type: research

This Vitamin Could Save Your Life
For years, I’ve recommended that my patients take a special family of super-nutrients with the power to boost their health and save their lives in at least a half a dozen ways. I’m talking about tocotrienols, an especially potent form of vitamin E. Tocotrienols, which comprise four out of the eight types of vitamin E, are powerful antioxidants that until recently were ignored by mainstream medicine. But the patients at my wellness clinic and regular readers of my newsletter will know that I’ve recommended them as a critical nutrient for years. And I do it because almost daily I observe the effects of the...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - March 26, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition antioxidants brain Cancer heart heart disease nutrients supplements vitamins Source Type: news

Vitamin D status, hypertension and ischemic stroke: a clinical perspective
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Source: Journal of Human Hypertension - March 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: V MajumdarP PrabhakarG B KulkarniR Christopher Source Type: research

Folic acid, a B vitamin, lowers stroke risk in people with high blood pressure
If you’re among the one in three American adults with high blood pressure, be sure you’re getting plenty of the B vitamin known as folate. Doing so may lower your odds of having a stroke, an often disabling or deadly event linked to high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Folate occurs naturally in many foods, but especially green leafy vegetables, beans, and citrus fruits. Here in the United States, add to the list most grain products, including wheat flour, cornmeal, pasta, and rice. They are fortified with the synthetic version of folate, known as folic acid. That’s not the case in many countries ar...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Drugs and Supplements Hypertension and Stroke high blood pressure Source Type: news

7 Ways to Permanently Banish Belly Fat
Sixty-nine percent of Americans adults are overweight, and over 35 percent are obese. Obesity increases your risk for numerous conditions including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer. Sadly, about 3.4 million adults die each year from being overweight or obese. Globally obesity now kills about the same as tobacco and all wars, terrorism and violence. Nearly all people who are overweight already have "pre-diabetes" and have significant risks of disease and death. They just don't know it. When you begin to put on weight, especially lethal belly fat, your biology shifts out of balance, v...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Edible mushrooms: improving human health and promoting quality life.
Authors: Valverde ME, Hernández-Pérez T, Paredes-López O Abstract Mushrooms have been consumed since earliest history; ancient Greeks believed that mushrooms provided strength for warriors in battle, and the Romans perceived them as the "Food of the Gods." For centuries, the Chinese culture has treasured mushrooms as a health food, an "elixir of life." They have been part of the human culture for thousands of years and have considerable interest in the most important civilizations in history because of their sensory characteristics; they have been recognized for their attractive culinary attributes. Nowadays, mu...
Source: International Journal of Microbiology - February 17, 2015 Category: Microbiology Tags: Int J Microbiol Source Type: research

Vitamin D deficiency and atrial fibrillation
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with hypertension, coronary artery disease, and stroke, but there is no consensus regarding the possible association between vitamin D deficiency and atrial fibrillation (AF). Vitamin D negatively regulates the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone-system (RAAS), mediates calcium homeostasis, binds to vitamin D receptors on cardiac myocytes, and has antioxidant properties that may reduce levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the atria, which contribute to inflammation and proarrhythmic substrate formation.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Joseph Thompson, Rynda Nitiahpapand, Prashan Bhatti, Antonios Kourliouros Tags: Review Source Type: research

Antioxidant Vitamin Intake and Mortality: The Leisure World Cohort Study
To assess the relationship between antioxidant vitamin intake and all-cause mortality in older adults, we examined these associations using data from the Leisure World Cohort Study, a prospective study of residents of the Leisure World retirement community in Laguna Hills, California. In the early 1980s, participants (who were aged 44–101 years) completed a postal survey, which included details on use of vitamin supplements and dietary intake of foods containing vitamins A and C. Age-adjusted and multivariate-adjusted (for factors related to mortality in this cohort—smoking, alcohol intake, caffeine consumption...
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - January 6, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Paganini-Hill, A., Kawas, C. H., Corrada, M. M. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: research

Sex-related differences in presentation, treatment, and outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation in Europe: a report from the Euro Observational Research Programme Pilot survey on Atrial Fibrillation
Conclusion The EORP-AF Pilot survey provides contemporary data on sex differences in clinical features and management of AF patients participating in the EORP-AF Pilot registry. Female subjects were older and more symptomatic, compared with males, and were more likely to receive rate control. Also, female patients were at higher stroke risk overall, but oral anticoagulation was used in a high proportion of patients.
Source: Europace - December 31, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lip, G. Y. H., Laroche, C., Boriani, G., Cimaglia, P., Dan, G.-A., Santini, M., Kalarus, Z., Rasmussen, L. H., Popescu, M. I., Tica, O., Hellum, C. F., Mortensen, B., Tavazzi, L., Maggioni, A. P. Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research

Antioxidant Vitamin Intake and Mortality: The Leisure World Cohort Study.
Abstract To assess the relationship between antioxidant vitamin intake and all-cause mortality in older adults, we examined these associations using data from the Leisure World Cohort Study, a prospective study of residents of the Leisure World retirement community in Laguna Hills, California. In the early 1980s, participants (who were aged 44-101 years) completed a postal survey, which included details on use of vitamin supplements and dietary intake of foods containing vitamins A and C. Age-adjusted and multivariate-adjusted (for factors related to mortality in this cohort-smoking, alcohol intake, caffeine consu...
Source: Am J Epidemiol - December 29, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Paganini-Hill A, Kawas CH, Corrada MM Tags: Am J Epidemiol Source Type: research

Pontine infarction responsible for wall-eyed bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia syndrome
A 68-year-old man with hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, and a mechanical heart valve replacement treated with vitamin K antagonists was admitted for the acute onset of diplopia. Neuro-ophthalmologic examination showed a bilateral exotropia in primary gaze position (wall-eyed) with bilateral adduction deficit that did not improve by convergence (figure, video at Neurology.org/cp). In lateral gaze, a horizontal nystagmus of the abducting eyes appeared. Vertical saccades were normal (video). Pupils were symmetric and reactive to light. Brain MRI with diffusion-weighted images showed an acute pontine ischemic lesion (figure)....
Source: Nature Clinical Practice - December 8, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Mathis, T., Ducray, F., Tilikete, C., Vighetto, A., Biotti, D. Tags: Clinical neurology examination, All Neuro-ophthalmology, Ocular motility, Diplopia (double vision), All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke Cases Source Type: research