Cardiovascular Diseases - Mortality
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality among patients starting dialysis.

26 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Cardiovascular mortality is considered the main cause of death in patients receiving dialysis and is 10 to 20 times higher in such patients than in the general population. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if high overall mortality in patients ... Read more...

Accuracy of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide to diagnose significant cardiovascular disease in children: the Better Not Pout Children! Study.

4 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to diagnose significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the pediatric population. BACKGROUND: BNP has been shown to be reliable in detecting ... Read more...

Influenza as a trigger for acute myocardial infarction or death from cardiovascular disease: a systematic review.

29 Sep 2009 Cardiac complications of influenza infection, such as myocarditis, are well recognised, but the role of influenza as a trigger of acute myocardial infarction is less clear. We did a systematic review of the evidence that influenza (including ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cardiovascular Diseases - Mortality'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality among patients starting dialysis. 26 Oct 2009
• Women's cardiovascular health: prevention is key. 24 Oct 2009
• Accuracy of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide to diagnose significant cardiovascular disease in children: the Better Not Pout Children! Study. 4 Oct 2009
• Influenza as a trigger for acute myocardial infarction or death from cardiovascular disease: a systematic review. 29 Sep 2009
• Value and limitations of existing scores for the assessment of cardiovascular risk: a review for clinicians. 27 Sep 2009
• The healthy adherer effect. 26 Sep 2009
• Association of LDL cholesterol and inflammation with cardiovascular events and mortality in hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. 23 Sep 2009
• Beta-blockers as first-line antihypertensive therapy the crumbling continues. 20 Sep 2009
• Incorporating multiple interventions in meta-analysis: an evaluation of the mixed treatment comparison with the adjusted indirect comparison. 19 Sep 2009
• Vitamin D status and the risk of cardiovascular disease death. 15 Sep 2009
• Method of glomerular filtration rate estimation affects prediction of mortality risk. 15 Sep 2009
• Life expectancy in relation to cardiovascular risk factors: 38 year follow-up of 19,000 men in the Whitehall study. 14 Sep 2009
• Meat intake and mortality: evidence for harm, no effect, or benefit? 12 Sep 2009
• Aspirin in the primary prevention of vascular disease. 10 Sep 2009
• A prospective study of bone lead concentration and death from all causes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer in the Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. 6 Sep 2009
• Proteinuria and clinical outcomes in hypertensive patients. Sep 2009
• Fluvastatin and perioperative events in patients undergoing vascular surgery. Sep 2009
• Weighing benefits and risks--the FDA's review of prasugrel. Sep 2009
• Ambulatory arterial stiffness index in Turner syndrome: the impact of sex hormone replacement therapy. 30 Aug 2009
• Do current levels of air pollution kill? The impact of air pollution on population mortality in England. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Cardiovascular Diseases'

Definition: Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.

Descriptor UI: D002318

Alternative terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Disease; Disease, Cardiovascular; Diseases, Cardiovascular;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14;

Technical Notes: general, prefer specifics; /diag: consider also DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; DF: CARDIOVASC DIS