BACKGROUND Several risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been identified in recent decades. However, the association between the health system and the burden of CVD has not yet been sufficiently researched. The objective of this study was to analyse the association between health system development and the burden of CVD, in particular CVD-related disability-adjusted life-years (DAL...

The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in adult patients with Type 2 diabetes. In cross-sectional study, data have been collected from 228 type diabetes by using "Patient Information Form," "Berlin Survey," "Framingham Risk Score" between March 3 July 15, 2016. OSA level affecting were assessed study. Gender, Framin...

We investigated whether the Framingham risk score, which was designed to estimate the 10-year risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), differentiates lifetime risk for CHD. All subjects in the Framingham Heart Study examined from 1971 to 1996 who were free of CHD were included. Subjects were stratified into age- and gender-specific tertiles of Framingham risk score, and lifetime risk for CHD was e...

INTRODUCTION This study was done in order to evaluate the effect of serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol on 10-year coronary heart disease risk distribution change. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 110 subjects of both genders (71 female and 39 male), aged 29 to 73, treated at the Outpatient Depa...

BACKGROUND We evaluated prevalence and correlates of increased high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in a large population of blacks and whites, and the impact of hsCRP measurement on coronary heart disease risk reclassification. METHODS We studied 19 080 participants of the REGARDS (REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke) study (age >45 years, without vascular diagnose...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of distribution of risk factors for stroke and the 10-year probability of stroke by the Framingham risk score in hypertensive patients visiting private clinics vs. tertiary hospitals. METHODS A total of 2,490 hypertensive patients who attended 61 private clinics (1088 patients) and 37 tertiary hospitals (1402 patients) were e...

The role of the amino-terminal fragment of probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in monitoring the clinical status of outpatients with chronic heart failure has not yet been fully established. Fifty-nine patients with chronic heart failure were followed up at an outpatient clinic. The serum NT-proBNP level was measured and clinical status was assessed according to New York Heart Association ...