Coronary Disease - Epidemiology
Research News and Information

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The relative contribution of risk factors to the development of heart failure remains controversial. Further, whether these contributions have changed over time or differ by sex is unclear. Few population-based studies have been ... Read more...

Omega-3 augmentation of sertraline in treatment of depression in patients with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial.

19 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Studies of depressed psychiatric patients have shown that antidepressant efficacy can be increased by augmentation with omega-3 fatty acids. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether omega-3 improves the response to sertraline in patients with major ... Read more...

Systemic lupus erythematosus and the risk of cardiovascular disease: results from the nurses' health study.

13 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, prospective population-based data addressing this association have been lacking. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Coronary Disease - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study. 30 Oct 2009
• Omega-3 augmentation of sertraline in treatment of depression in patients with coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial. 19 Oct 2009
• Systemic lupus erythematosus and the risk of cardiovascular disease: results from the nurses' health study. 13 Oct 2009
• Relation of alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease in hypertensive male physicians (from the Physicians' Health Study). 29 Sep 2009
• Relation of obesity to heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular events in persons with stable coronary heart disease (from the Heart and Soul Study). 29 Sep 2009
• Alcohol cardio-protection has been talked up. 23 Sep 2009
• Baseline heart rate, antihypertensive treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular outcomes in ASCOT (Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial). 20 Sep 2009
• Meta-analysis: retinal vessel caliber and risk for coronary heart disease. 13 Sep 2009
• [Chronic coronary heart disease. Family practice therapy is restored] Sep 2009
• Blood cholesterol as a good marker of health in Japan. 15 Aug 2009
• Intensive glucose control and cardiovascular outcomes. 13 Aug 2009
• Impact of cigarette smoking on the relationship between body mass index and coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 3264 stroke and 2706 CHD events in 378579 individuals in the Asia Pacific region. 11 Aug 2009
• The relationship between self-reported history of endodontic therapy and coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. 30 Jul 2009
• Adaptation of the Framingham-Wilson coronary risk equation for the population of Navarra (RICORNA). 30 Jul 2009
• Impact of dietary fatty acids on cardiac arrhythmogenesis. 30 Jul 2009
• Triglycerides and coronary heart disease: have recent insights yielded conclusive answers? 30 Jul 2009
• Shellfish consumption and risk of coronary heart disease. 30 Jul 2009
• Lipoprotein(a) concentration and the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and nonvascular mortality. 20 Jul 2009
• Commentary: Facts, opinions and affaires du coeur. 14 Jul 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Coronary Disease'

Definition: An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.

Descriptor UI: D003327

Alternative terms: Coronary Disease; Coronary Diseases; Disease, Coronary; Diseases, Coronary; Coronary Heart Disease; Coronary Heart Diseases; Disease, Coronary Heart; Diseases, Coronary Heart; Heart Disease, Coronary; Heart Diseases, Coronary;

Related Mesh Headings: Coronary Artery Bypass; Myocardial Revascularization; Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary;

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: C14.280.647.250; C14.907.585.250;

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics