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The association between cardiovascular diseases and their subcategories with the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a large cross-sectional study based on a Chinese hospital population cohort

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundCurrent evidence suggests that cardiovascular disease (CVD) plays a role in the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the relationship between CVD and the severity of COPD remains inadequately understood.

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The intersection of heart failure and cancer in women: a review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cancer and cardiovascular disease represent the two leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, this comes at a cost with more women developing diabetes, hypertension and coronary artery disease as they age. Women continue to enjoy a greater life expectancy than men.

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Endothelin System in Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. ETs were shown to play important roles among others, in systemic hypertension, particularly when resistant or difficult to control, and in pulmonary hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiac hypertrophy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, chronic kidney disease, diabetic cardiovascular disease, scleroderma, some cancers, etc.

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Cardiovascular sequelae of trastuzumab and anthracycline in long-term survivors of breast cancer

Heart BMJ

This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, overt cardiovascular disease and cardiac imaging abnormalities using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), in participants with normal LVEF on completion of trastuzumab±anthracycline therapy at least 5 years previously. years (range 5.9–10.8

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Gender differences in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among US adults: from NHANES 2005–2018

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Men showed higher rates of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality compared to women in both the general population and the population with cardiovascular disease. Among individuals with cardiovascular disease, the fully adjusted HR for all-cause mortality was 1.34 (95% CI: 1.20 1.68] and 1.60 (95%CI:1.43–1.80)

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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

These diets, including vegan and vegetarian variations, have shown links to lower risks of ischemic heart disease ; reduced body weight and lowered ApoB levels ; and a decreased risk of all-cause mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

ET Main Tent (Hall B1) Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives or Both Combined to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients with Elevated Risk For Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events. Clinical and Investigative Horizons (Session 410) Sunday, April 7 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. 12:15 p.m.