Estimates of benefits and harms of prophylactic useof aspirin in the general population Background: Accumulating evidence supports an effect of aspirin in reducing overall cancer incidence and mortality in the general population. We reviewed current data and assessed the benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population. Methods: The effect of […]
Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, medication, prevention
Diabetologia article heralds that women with Diabetes are 44% more likely to have heart disease than men. Why do you think that diabetic women are 44% more likely to have cardiovascular events and heart disease than men with diabetes? These Australian, UK, and Netherlands authors propose that it might have something to do with prolonged […]
Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease, CHD, diabetes, heart diseaseWassertheil-Smoller S.Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, United States. [email protected] Abstract OVERVIEW:The aim of this article is to provide an overview of stroke in women and describe modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for stroke. DATA SYNTHESIS:Data supporting this article come from the National Center for Health Statistics, from American […]
Cardiovascular disease, strokeSex-specific risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline: pregnancy and menopause Virginia M Miller1*, Vesna D Garovic2, Kejal Kantarci3, Jill N Barnes4, Muthuvel Jayachandran5, Michelle M Mielke6, Michael J Joyner4, Lynne T Shuster7 and Walter A Rocca8 [email protected] Author Affiliations1 Departments of Surgery and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, […]
Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease, Cognition, Neurology