Dioxins and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

Dioxins and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

OBJECTIVE In this systematic review we evaluated the evidence on the association between dioxin exposure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in humans. DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION We conducted a PubMed search in December 2007 and considered all English-language epidemiologic studies and their citations regarding dioxin exposure and CVD mortality. To focus on dioxins, we excluded cohort...

Chronic kidney disease, all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality among Chinese patients with established cardiovascular disease.

AIM This study was conducted to investigate the role of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in 1-year all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality among Chinese patients who were at least 50 years old and had a history of coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, or peripheral vascular disease (PAD), or with two or more cardiovascular risks. METHODS Of 3,732 hospitalized patients enrolled, 3,423 pa...

Social Support, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality

This chapter presents a conceptual and selective review of the relationship between social support and cardiovascular illness and death. It is argued that cardiovascular health is not only determined by biological factors but also by social and psychological factors. For decades, epidemiological studies have linked mortality rates to marital status and social networks, thus indicating a benefic...

Household Fuel Use and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

Vitamin D, cardiovascular disease and mortality.

A poor vitamin D status, i.e. low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], is common in the general population. This finding is of concern not only because of the classic vitamin D effects on musculoskeletal outcomes, but also because expression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and vitamin D metabolizing enzymes in the heart and blood vessels suggests a role of vitamin D in the cardiovascu...