Cannabis use: signal of increasing risk of serious cardiovascular disorders

E Jouanjus, M Lapeyre‐Mestre, J Micallef… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Cannabis is known to be associated with neuropsychiatric problems, but less is
known about complications affecting other specified body systems. We report and analyze …

Smoking at diagnosis is an independent prognostic factor for cancer-specific survival in head and neck cancer: findings from a large, population-based study

L Sharp, J McDevitt, AE Carsin, C Brown… - … , Biomarkers & Prevention, 2014 - AACR
Background: Some studies suggest smoking may result in poorer clinical outcomes in head
and neck cancer, but the evidence is heterogeneous and some of it is poor quality. In a …

Exploring the path of Mediterranean diet on 10-year incidence of cardiovascular disease: the ATTICA study (2002–2012)

DB Panagiotakos, EN Georgousopoulou… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and aims A Mediterranean diet has been associated with lower all-cause and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality, but the clinical and behavioral …

Heart sparing radiotherapy in breast cancer: the importance of baseline cardiac risks

A Gaasch, S Schönecker, C Simonetto, M Eidemüller… - Radiation …, 2020 - Springer
Background Patients with left-sided breast cancer have an increased risk of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) after radiotherapy (RT). While the awareness of cardiac toxicity has …

Smoking cessation is associated with lower disease activity and predicts cardiovascular risk reduction in rheumatoid arthritis patients

IK Roelsgaard, E Ikdahl, S Rollefstad, G Wibetoe… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Smoking is a major risk factor for the development of both cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and RA and may cause attenuated responses to anti-rheumatic treatments. Our aim …

The influence of active and passive smoking on the cardiorespiratory fitness of adults

AT de Borba, RT Jost, R Gass, FB Nedel… - Multidisciplinary …, 2014 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of active and passive
smoking on cardiorespiratory responses in asymptomatic adults during a sub-maximal …

Familial hypercholesterolaemia and coronary risk factors among patients with angiogram-proven premature coronary artery disease in an Asian cohort

SA Nazli, YA Chua, NA Mohd Kasim, Z Ismail… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) patients have elevated levels of low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol, rendering them at high risk of premature coronary artery …

Determinants of body mass index by gender in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa

F Mashinya, M Alberts, I Cook, S Ntuli - Global health action, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The study was conducted in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance
System (DHDSS) site where we have observed increasing obesity levels, particularly in …

Marijuana use in acute coronary syndromes

EI Draz, MM Oreby, EA Elsheikh, LA Khedr… - The American journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Cannabis is one of the most widely used illicit substances worldwide, and it
has the highest prevalence among drugs used in Egypt. Objectives: The aims were to …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of cardiovascular risk factors associated with serum testosterone levels according to the US 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination …

C Deng, Z Zhang, H Li, P Bai, X Cao, AS Dobs - The Aging Male, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate associations between cardiovascular disease risk factors, including
fasting glucose, cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), LDL-c, blood …