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Impact of Smokeless Oral Nicotine Products on Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Similarly, smokeless tobacco has the potential to increase the risk of oral cancer, but the risks depend on the chemical composition of the product. Similarly, smokeless tobacco has the potential to increase the risk of oral cancer, but the risks depend on the chemical composition of the product.

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New Dodero Center at UH will Revolutionize Limb Salvage

DAIC

Critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) represents the end stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD), when poor circulation due to blockages in the arteries causes symptoms including numbness, sores that will not heal, gangrene, and extreme pain. For patients with no other options, amputation may become imminent.

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Circulating biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis: time for a risk-based approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are monoclonal antibodies that block immune checkpoints and therefore activate immune cells, allowing them to recognize and attack cancer cells. ICIs have revolutionized oncology practice, but their use has been complicated by immune-related adverse events (irAEs).

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Abstract 4147601: Associations between Accelerated Aging Phenotypes with Cancer-Specific and Cardiovascular-Specific Mortality in Long-Term Cancer Survivorship

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4147601-A4147601, November 12, 2024. Background:The consequences of cancer and anti-cancer treatments are often described as representing an “accelerated aging” phenotype. years from cancer diagnosis) were included. years, 62% female, 31% non-white, 15.6±9.4 year follow-up.

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Abstract 4148170: Impact of cancer on healthcare utilization in patients with heart failure

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4148170-A4148170, November 12, 2024. Background:Cardiovascular disease is an important cause for mortality in cancer patients and cancer is a primary cause of non- cardiac mortality in patients with heart failure. Patients with cancer also had a higher 30-day mortality rate (5.7%

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Abstract 4145554: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Among Persons with Cancer: Analyses from a Multi-center Electronic Healthcare Records-Based Database.

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4145554-A4145554, November 12, 2024. Patients were eligible to enter the cohort on the day of cancer diagnosis. Among persons with cancer, OSA diagnosis was associated with increased risk of adverse CVD outcomes (HR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.36 – 1.38).

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The Data For Weight Loss Medications Just Keeps Pouring In.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

These stages can range from mild fatty liver infiltration to serious scarring and fibrosis terminating in liver cirrhosis and potentially liver cancer. Type 2 Diabetes When it comes to the increasing the risk of major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, many cancers and dementia, type 2 diabetes plays a huge role.

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