Heart disease is the leading cause of death and is a major cause of disability in the country. Coronary heart disease is projected to cost more or less $151.6 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2007. Survey results on the prevalence of myocardial infarction in the U.S. are presented....
Impaired glucose tolerance, but not impaired fasting glucose, is associated with increased levels of coronary heart disease risk factors: results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. Diabetes. 2004;53(8):2095-2100. doi:10.2337/diabetes.53.8.2095PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 42. Nóvoa ...
Estimated prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension and multiple cardiovascular risk factors and their associated risk of coronary heart disease in the Unite... Estimated prevalence ofuncontrolled hypertension and multiple cardiovascular risk factorsand their associated risk of coronary heart disease in the ...
Coronary heart disease and its risk factors in first-generation immigrant Asian Indians to the United States of America. Indian Heart J. 1996;48:343–53. 4. Ahmed N, Bhopal R. Is coronary heart disease rising in India? A systematic review based on ECG defined coronary heart disease. Heart...
Abstract Importance Determining psoriasis prevalence is fundamental to understanding the burden of the disease, the populations most affected, and health policies to address the disease. Objective (1) To determine the prevalence of psoriasis among adults in the US and (2) to evaluate the change in...
In spite of an apparently increasing mortality rate from coronary heart disease in Puerto Rico, the age-specific mortality rate from this illness is considerably lower in the island than in the U. S. mainland. Examination of 9,814 Puerto Rican urban and rural men in the 45 to 64-year age...
A comparison of symptom prevalence in far advanced cancer, AIDS, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and renal disease 2006, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Show abstract Population-based survey of pain in the United States: Differences among white, African American, and Hispan...
Hepatic steatosis Addison disease Recurrent abdominal pain Autoimmune atrophic gastritis Gaseousness Autoimmune emocytopenic diseases Independent of malabsorption Gluten independent Dermatitis herpetiformis Down syndrome Dental enamel hypoplasia Turner syndrome Ataxia Williams syndrome Alopecia Congenital heart defects ...
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and worldwide. Considering the adverse effects of obesity on left ventricular (LV) structure, diastolic and systolic function, and other risk factors for heart failure (HF), including hypertension and coronary heart disease, HF incidence ...
Our analysis of the underlying causes of anaemia provides insights for the design of effective, contextualised disease surveillance programmes and public health interventions. Although iron deficiency is often the most frequent cause of anaemia, much of the iron-related anaemia burden could be ...