Smoking and cardio -vascular risk factors

Risk Factors of Cardio Vascular Diseases

The aim of the review is to study the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases which is used to compare the influence of classic cardiovascular risk factors on the development of Acute Coronary Syndrome & Ischemic Stroke . Hypertension , hyperlipidemea, diabetes and obesity are some of the major cardiovascular risk factors . Cardiovascular diseases usually affects older adults, who are the desce...

psychosocial risk factors in patients with cardio-vascular diseases in kermanshah (2006)psychosocial risk factors in patients with cardio-vascular diseases in kermanshah (2006)psychosocial risk factors in patients with cardio-vascular diseases in kermansh

background: the present study is the one in which a wide range of socio-psychological risk factors were analyzed with a focus on patients with cardio vascular diseases (cvd) in kermanshah, iran. the aim of this study is to assess psycho-social risk factors status in patients with cvd in kermanshah. methods: in this survey 308 subjects (168 men and 140 women), who had been diagnosed as cvd patie...

Correlation of cardio-ankle vascular index, ten-year risk assessment and other atherosclerosis risk factors.

The aim of the study was to assess correlation of atherosclerosis severity as determined by two different methods of screening for atherosclerosis: (A) measurement of the cardio-ankle vascular index-CAVI by use of the VaseraVS-1500 vascular screening device, and (B) Framingham scale scoring. 52 subjects (28 male and 24 female) were enrolled in the study. Classification of study subjects into fo...

Study of NTproBNP , lipid profile and other conventional risk factors in cardio vascular disease patients

There is lack of data on the relative importance of various conventional risk factors for cardio vascular disease among central Indians. However, cardio vascular disease risk factors have been shown to be more pronounced among diabetes subjects. The NTproBNP has been reported to be elevated in heart failure, ventricular stretch, and pressure overload. We conducted a prospective case-control stu...

Evolution of cardio-vascular risk factors--light at the end of the tunnel?