Tag: TDIS
Almost 15 Percent of U.S. Seniors Use Aspirin for Primary Prevention
22.7 percent of primary prevention aspirin users started aspirin without a physician's recommendation
COVID-19 Pandemic Yielded Indirect Increases in Disease Burden
Most predominant causes of increased DALY burden globally were seen for depressive and anxiety disorders, especially among women and girls
Adiposity-Linked Breast Cancer Risk Higher for Women With CVD
BMI was more strongly associated with breast cancer risk in women with versus without cardiovascular disease
Long-Term Stroke Risk Higher for Women With Pregnancy Complications
Stroke risk elevated at up to 46 years of follow-up for women with various complications
Body Fat Percentage Better Predictor of 15-Year Mortality Than BMI
Body fat percentage, waist circumference both significantly associated with 15-year all-cause mortality, heart disease mortality
Higher Cardiac Marker Levels Tied to Long-Term Cancer Risk
Study reveals no significant differences by race/ethnicity or sex
1970 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Overall Heart Disease Mortality
Decreases seen in mortality for acute MI, ischemic heart disease, while increases seen for mortality from other heart disease subtypes
Researchers Quantify Magnitude of Cardiovascular Risk Associated With Cannabis
Increased estimated risk ratios seen for nonfatal acute coronary syndrome, stroke, cardiovascular death
Standard-Criteria Kidney Transplant Offers Clear Survival Benefit Over Continued Dialysis
Decrease in survival benefits with age in expanded criteria donor kidney transplant recipients, especially those with CVD
Increasing Proportion of U.S. Adults Unaware They Have Hypertension
No change seen in proportion of adults unaware they had diabetes or high cholesterol levels
