Being female is considered a risk factor that suggests that women, especially post-menopause, for genetic or hormonal reasons (estrogen deficiency), have a certain predisposition to a pattern of ectopic calcification that involves the smaller vessels. High doses of Vitamin D analogs may accelerate ...
Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for AF and therefore stroke risk. The European Society of Hypertension recommends anECGfor all hypertensive patients to assess for markers of left ventricular hypertrophy and left atrial enlargement and to assess heart rhythm. Even high-normal b...
These data suggest that preoperative Hct should be included in the STS risk calculators. Finally, efforts to optimize preoperative hematocrit should be investigated as a potentially modifiable risk factor for mortality and morbidity.doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.03.109Damien J. LaPar MD, MSc a...
Instead, he said, the study provides good reason to do further research and to add alcohol to the list of modifiable risk factors for stroke. The new study conducted by Dr. Sacco and his colleagues is unique in that ___. A.it refutes early studies on the protective effect of moderate ...