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 diseaseDiabetes as risk factor for incident coronary heart disease in women compared with men Sanne A. E. Peters, Rachel R. Huxley, Mark Woodward A previous pooled analysis suggested that women with diabetes are at substantially increased risk of fatal CHD compared with affected men. Additional findings from several larger and more contemporary studies have since […]
Cardiology, CHD, Coronary Disease, diabetes, heart diseaseSex Differences in Mortality in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Disease Surgery In the pediatric population, more boys have surgery and high risk procedures for congestive Heart Disease and high-risk procedures. While girls who had high-risk procedures were at higher risk for death, this can be accounted for by the lower number.
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