August 19th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: August 19th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include treating to risk, not to target; perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident CHD; ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing CABG, and more.
June 19th, 2012
Is Chronic Kidney Disease a CHD Risk Equivalent?
Larry Husten, PHD
A study published in the Lancet provides new data about whether chronic kidney disease (CKD) should, like diabetes, be considered a coronary heart disease (CHD) risk equivalent. Marcello Tonelli and colleagues analyzed data from a population of 1.25 million people in Alberta, Canada. During a median follow-up of 4 years, 11,340 people were admitted to the hospital […]
October 24th, 2011
Midlife Obesity Increases Risk for CHD Mortality
Larry Husten, PHD
Obesity in early adulthood doubles the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality, but this association is eliminated after midlife BMI is factored into the equation, according to a report in Archives of Internal Medicine. Linsay Gray and colleagues utilized data from the Harvard Alumni Health Study, which included nearly 19,000 men who were undergraduates between 1916 […]
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