OBJECTIVE: To identify the electrocardiographic changes and their associations with
metabolic and electrolytic changes in female alcoholics. METHODS: The study comprised …

Diet plays an important role in the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular
disease. The growing perception that abnormal haemostatic processes of coagulation …

An occupational group living in Rome and composed of 3,007 men aged 46 to 65 years who
were free from previous major coronary events was screened for a number of coronary risk …

BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is an important risk factor for breast
cancer and affects clearance of chylomicron remnants. Tamoxifen therapy increases serum …

The major objective of the present study was to identify biologic and behavioral risk factors
of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the elderly population in Taiwan. It is hypothesized that …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the main cause of death in post-menopausal women
(PMW). Beyond the 'traditional 'cardiovascular risk factors of CHD, newer biomarkers …

The lipid changes of diabetes and the metabolic syndrome are characterized by a
biochemical lipid triad of low HDL-cholesterol, raised triglycerides, and small, dense low …

America's most trusted diet revolutionary, Dr. Robert Atkins, has found the Fountain of Youth!
Building on his more than 40 years of medical and dietary experience, Dr. Atkins offers his …

Background. The levels of protein C (PC), free protein S (PS) and antithrombin (AT) are
evaluated during thrombophilia screening to exclude their deficiencies. Objectives. The aim …

The clustering of metabolic risk factors, overweight and hypertension is of particular
importance in postmenopausal women due to the negative effect of menopause on …