Other acute and subacute forms of IHD (411) were 4005 (2522 male, 1483 female) and 4100 (2618 male, 1482 female) respectively during 1997 and 2001. Angina pectoris (413) and other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease (414) were 2479 (1543 male, 936 female) and 11,293 (7951 male,...
We assessed the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in China between 1990, and 2010, to improve estimates of the burden of disease, analyse time trends, and inform health policy decisions relevant to China's rapidly ageing population. Methods In our systematic review ...
There are many different types ofheart disease, but coronary artery disease, or CAD for short, is the most common. You might also hear it referred to as coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease, but no matter what you call it, about 5% of American adults have it, according to th...
Kondo T, Yamada T, Morita T, Furukawa Y, Tamaki S, Iwasaki Y, Kawasaki M, Kikuchi A, Kawai T, Takahashi S, Ishimi M, Hakui H, Ozaki T, Sato Y, Seo M, Sakata Y, Fukunami M (2016) The CHADS2 score predicts ischemic stroke in chronic heart failure patients without atrial ...
The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term clinical outcomes after RFCA for ES and to compare this method with other forms of treatment for ES. 2 Methods 2.1 Patients and eligibility criteria The study population consisted of 70 consecutive patients, who were hospitalised between ...
Intravascular thrombotic disease is universal and despite improved therapies, the total burden of disease worldwide is increasing as the population ages and Western type of lifestyle proliferates. In the United States alone, over 150000 venous thromboses
Figure 1. FTLD is associated with the shrinking of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and shares some characteristics of Alzheimer’s disease, including misfolded proteins and loss of brain cells. Damage to the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes causes f...
Most fatalities were reported in middle-aged/elderly populations with preexisting conditions, including diabetes, heart and kidney diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and immune diseases [2,5]. Fig. 1 reports the percentage of hospitalization and death by age among COVID-19 ...
bleeding by reversing the anticoagulant effects ofheparin, a drug administered during cardiovascular surgeries,dialysis, and treatment of ischemic strokes to prevent blood clotting. Protamine, which is alkaline, combines with acidic heparin and forms a complex, reversing the anticoagulant effects of both ...
Acute ischemic stroke; Acute limb ischemia; Acute myocardial infarction without percutaneous intervention; Cardiac complications (e.g., coronary artery aneurysms) of Kawasaki disease; Saphenous vein graft interventions; Stenting of superficial femoral occlusive disease; Thromboembolic complications during cerebral...