Estimated 10-year cardiovascular mortality seriously underestimates overall cardiovascular risk

Estimated 10-year cardiovascular mortality seriously underestimates overall cardiovascular risk

OBJECTIVE The European Society of Cardiology's prevention guideline suggests that the risk of total (fatal plus non-fatal) cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be calculated from the risk of CVD mortality using a fixed multiplier (3×). However, the proposed multiplier has not been validated. We investigated the ratio of total CVD to CVD mortality in a large population-based cohort. METHODS CVD mo...

Cardiovascular and overall mortality risk in relation to alcohol consumption in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Alcohol, in striking contrast to tobacco and illicit drugs, is linked to an extensively documented J-shaped doseeffect curve, with regular moderate consumption reducing cardiovascular and overall mortality,1 whereas excessive or binge drinking has the opposite effect.1,2 Data indicative of a lower risk of cardiovascular events among moderate drinkers in apparently healthy people are extensive a...

Contemporary Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine Cardiovascular and Overall Mortality Risk in Relation to Alcohol Consumption in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Alcohol, in striking contrast to tobacco and illicit drugs, is linked to an extensively documented J-shaped doseeffect curve, with regular moderate consumption reducing cardiovascular and overall mortality,1 whereas excessive or binge drinking has the opposite effect.1,2 Data indicative of a lower risk of cardiovascular events among moderate drinkers in apparently healthy people are extensive a...

Ambulatory blood pressure and 10-year risk of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality: the Ohasama study.

The objective of this study was to elucidate the long-term prognostic significance of ambulatory blood pressure. Ambulatory and casual blood pressure values were obtained from 1332 subjects (872 women and 460 men) aged >or=40 years from the general population of a rural Japanese community. Survival was then followed for 14 370 patient years and analyzed by a Cox hazard model adjusted for possib...

Trends in 10-Year Predicted Risk of Cardiovascular Disease