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Oral anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation in the ED: RE-LY AF registry analysis
AbstractOral anticoagulation (OAC) reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to determine predictors of OAC initiation in AF patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Secondary analysis of the RE-LY AF registry which enrolled individuals from 47 countries between 2007 and 2011 who presented to an ED with AF and followed them for 1  year. A total of 4149 patients with AF as their primary diagnosis who were not already taking OAC and had a CHA2DS2-VASc  ≥ 1 for men or ≥ 2 for women were included in this analysis. Of these individuals, 26.8% were started on OAC (99.2% vi...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - August 2, 2021 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Associations of Serum 25(OH)D with Risk of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events in Individuals with Coronary Heart Disease
This study aimed to investigate the associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms with the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in individuals with established CHD.METHODS: A total of 22,571 participants with CHD were included from the UK Biobank. Recurrent cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure (HF), stroke, and CVD mortality, were identified from electronic health records. Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).RESULTS: The median (interquartile ra...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - June 6, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Xiaoyu Lin Xue Chen Sen Liu Yulei Deng Yuexuan Wang Qi Lu Rui Li Yunjing Ou Qingying Tian Yunfei Liao Guanglin Cui Kun Yang An Pan Gang Liu Source Type: research

Eating your 5 A DAY 'could make you more optimistic'
Conclusion This is well-conducted research which has used a validated measure to assess the optimism of a sample of middle-aged American citizens and measure their blood antioxidant levels. The researchers found a link between higher carotenoid levels and higher optimism, but as the researchers rightly conclude, their findings do not prove cause and effect and it isn’t possible to say in which direction the relationship is going. It is possible that having higher levels of antioxidants in the body leads to better physical health and this in turn enhances optimism, but then it is equally possible that people who are in be...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Mental health Source Type: news

Any defence of sugar is pure confection | Aseem Malhotra
More and more people are challenging the food industry's PR machine. The evidence shows that sugar, not fat, is the enemyThe public health minister, Anna Soubry, has commented that the poor are more likely to be obese. It is well known that social status is linked to health, but her comments were also motivated by a mentality that victimises the most vulnerable. She should really be directing her criticism at the food industry. There is no doubt that an oversupply of cheap junk food fuelled by unregulated and irresponsible marketing limits our ability to make healthy choices. But there is an equally important question that...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Aseem Malhotra Tags: Comment Food & drink industry Obesity Health guardian.co.uk Health policy Society UK news Life and style Business Science Comment is free Source Type: news

Serum vitamin D deficiency and its association with systemic disease in exfoliation syndrome.
Conclusions: Although vitamin D levels were similar between XFS and control subjects, the levels were found to be decreased in both groups. Patients with XFS had a significantly higher prevalence of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease as compared to controls independent of their 
serum 25(OH) D levels. Low vitamin D level does not appear to be linked to XFS in the studied population. PMID: 23564611 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Ophthalmology - April 8, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kocabeyoglu S, Mocan MC, Irkec M, Pinar A, Bozkurt B, Orhan M Tags: Eur J Ophthalmol Source Type: research

Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses
This is another article that supports the literature for reduction in salt intake for overall population health. This systematic further shows that not only does salt lower blood pressure, but there are no adverse effects on lipids, catecholamine levels of renal function. Furthermore, it is associated with lower risk of stroke and fatal coronary heart disease in adults. : Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular risk factors and disease: systematic review and meta-analyses Benefits and harms of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anemia related to cancer: a meta-analysis. Systematic Review: Vitamin D and C...
Source: Nephrology Now - July 15, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Nephrology Now editors Tags: General Nephrology Hypertension Source Type: research

Vitamin K antagonists in heart disease: Current status and perspectives (Section III). Position Paper of the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis - Task Force on Anticoagulants in Heart Disease.
Abstract Oral anticoagulants are a mainstay of cardiovascular therapy, and for over 60 years vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) were the only available agents for long-term use. VKAs interfere with the cyclic inter-conversion of vitamin K and its 2,3 epoxide, thus inhibiting γ-carboxylation of glutamate residues at the amino-termini of vitamin K-dependent proteins, including the coagulation factors (F) II (prothrombin), VII, IX and X, as well as of the anticoagulant proteins C, S and Z. The overall effect of such interference is a dose-dependent anticoagulant effect, which has been therapeutically exploited in heart di...
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - November 14, 2013 Category: Hematology Authors: De Caterina R, Husted S, Wallentin L, Andreotti F, Arnesen H, Bachmann F, Baigent C, Huber K, Jespersen J, Kristensen SD, Lip GY, Morais J, Rasmussen LH, Siegbahn A, Verheugt FW, Weitz JI Tags: Thromb Haemost Source Type: research

Long-term supplementation with multivitamins and minerals did not improve male US physicians' cardiovascular health or prolong their lives
Commentary on: Sesso HD, Christen WG, Bubes V, et al.. Multivitamins in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in men: the Physicians’ Health Study II randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2012;308:1751–60. Context Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Behavioural risk factors, including tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol, are estimated to be responsible for about 80% of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease.1 Until 2000, observational studies found inverse associations between vitamin intake and CVD outcomes....
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - November 21, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ebbing, M., Vollset, S. E. Tags: Clinical trials (epidemiology), Epidemiologic studies, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Diet, Ischaemic heart disease Therapeutics Source Type: research

Homocysteine and migraine. A narrative review.
This article is hence aimed to provide an overview of epidemiological evidence about the association between homocysteine and migraine published in cross-sectional, prospective or interventional studies. Overall, the evidence gathered from cross-sectional studies that measured plasma homocysteine levels suggests that the epidemiological link between the plasma concentration of this biomarker and migraine is very weak, at best. Contradictory evidence emerged from interventional studies, in which treatment of hyperhomocysteinemia with folic acid or vitamin B supplementation was effective to lower plasma homocysteine and decr...
Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - March 5, 2014 Category: Chemistry Authors: Lippi G, Mattiuzzi C, Meschi T, Cervellin G, Borghi L Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research

Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: Data From the Heart and Soul Study
A growing body of evidence supports an association between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are unknown. From 2000 to 2002, we identified 946 participants with stable cardiovascular disease in San Francisco, California, and followed them prospectively for cardiovascular events (heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death). We then examined the extent to which the association was attenuated by adjustment for poor health behaviors, comorbid health conditions, and potential biological mediators. During a median follow-up period of 8.0 years (th...
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology - May 27, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Welles, C. C., Whooley, M. A., Karumanchi, S. A., Hod, T., Thadhani, R., Berg, A. H., Ix, J. H., Mukamal, K. J. Tags: RESEARCH-ARTICLE Source Type: research

In women, increased dietary antioxidants are associated with reduced risk of developing heart failure
Commentary on Rautiainen S, Levitan EB, Mittleman MA, et al.. Total antioxidant capacity of diet and risk of heart failure: a population-based prospective cohort of women. Am J Med 2013;126:494–500. Implications for practice and research A diet rich in natural antioxidants may reduce the risk of developing heart failure. Well-designed intervention studies are needed to investigate the effect of a diet rich in antioxidants on heart failure incidence. Context Heart failure is a syndrome comprising symptoms such as breathlessness alongside objective evidence of cardiac dysfunction. This is a common condition with a cons...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - June 17, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: McKeown, P., McKeag, N. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Heart failure, Stroke, Diet, Vitamins and supplements, Ischaemic heart disease, Diabetes, Medical humanities, Alcohol, Health education, Smoking, Health effects of tobacco use, Tobacco use Women ' s health Source Type: research

Response to: 'Overweight/obesity and vitamin D deficiency contribute to the global burden of low back pain' by Professor Grant
We would like to thank William B Grant for his letter1 on our paper ‘The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study’.2 We fully agree with Professor Grant on the enormous potential that population-wide interventions have for reducing the global burden of low back pain. While more research is needed, the evidence base for several population-based interventions is already well established. For example, globally, and in low-income and middle-income countries in particular, population-based strategies that increase physical activity and reduce obesity are likely to have a...
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - July 3, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hoy, D., March, L., Brooks, P., Blyth, F., Woolf, A., Smith, E., Buchbinder, R. Tags: Electronic pages Source Type: research

Parathyroid hormone concentration and risk of cardiovascular diseases: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
Conclusions: This large prospective study failed to support the hypothesis that elevated PTH is an independent risk marker for incident CVD. When our data were added to the previous meta-analysis, the pooled hazard ratio remained statistically significant but weakened.
Source: American Heart Journal - June 11, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Aaron R. Folsom, Alvaro Alonso, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Erin D. Michos, Elizabeth Selvin, John H. Eckfeldt, Josef Coresh, James S. Pankow, Pamela L. Lutsey Tags: Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research

You're Eating Fish All Wrong
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD Eating fish has been tied with lower rates of heart disease, stroke, depression and Alzheimer's disease. But how you eat it may be the real key to reaping its benefits. Recent research from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine concluded that study volunteers who regularly ate fish had larger brain volumes in regions associated with memory and cognition, but only if the fish baked or broiled, not fried. Baking and broiling are also better for your waistline. For example, a dozen fried shrimp can pack 280 calories, versus a mere 85 calories for 12 shrimp that have been steamed or broiled. To...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

8 Whole Grains You're Probably Not Eating
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD You've probably had oatmeal for breakfast, and if you haven't yet tried quinoa I bet you've heard of it, or have seen it on a menu or social media recipe (it's all over Pinterest!). But there are many other whole grains you may not be familiar with, and incorporating them into your food repertoire is well worth the learning curve. Whole grains are white hot among chefs and nutritionists. They're versatile, satisfying and in addition to providing slow-burning starch (think sustained energy!), vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, whole grains are health protective. Their consumption is tied to a lo...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news