The ability to predict spirometry-defined COPD was significantly better when a modified lung function questionnaire score was ...

Objective To test the hypothesis that gouty arthritis (gout ... Settings The population-based Framingham Offspring Study. Participants 4989 adults (mean age 36 years, 52% women) free of clinical heart ...

These complex issues are beyond the scope of this Personal View, but the lifetime risk of disabling stroke must be studied within population samples such as the Framingham Heart study. Risks shown as ...

8 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA Objectives Traffic and ambient air pollution exposure are positively ...

Tool and Study Selection: We included risk calculation tools that used the Framingham risk equations to generate a global coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. To determine tool accuracy, we reviewed ...

Following the MIND diet, which combines Mediterranean and DASH diets, can slow biological aging and reduce dementia risk. The ...

We analyzed data from 5 prospective cohorts: ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study, CHS (Cardiovascular Health Study), CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults), MESA (Multi ...

In the 1960s, an obscure Scandinavian researcher identified a peculiar blood fat particle that became known as lipoprotein(a), abbreviated as Lp(a).

Some types of congenital heart defects may only cause minor issues with heart function, whereas others can have serious, life-threatening consequences. A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), also known ...

AHA's Life's Essential 8 and cardiovascular health Several data sources, including the NHANES survey, the UK Biobank, and the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), validated the recommendations of Life's ...

wakehealth.edu Objective To determine if there is a significant difference in the predictive abilities of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) detected by ECG-LVH versus LVH ascertained by cardiac ...

This multidisciplinary study, ... Feb. 12, 2025 — South Asian adults in the United Kingdom may face high blood pressure-related heart risks earlier in life, while East Asian adults see risks ...