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... is associated with adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in-patients with acute medical conditions. Little is ... 5132 individuals aged ≥ 65 years in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), we investigated associations between ...- 2014-03-13 20:01 - 2 comments
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Background and Purpose: In people without a history of stroke, covert ... pressure and heart rate. Methods: In the Cardiovascular Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study of cardiovascular disease in older adults, we used relative risk (RR) ...- 2014-09-02 11:24 - 5 comments
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Background. Regular fish and omega-3 consumption may have several health benefits and are recommended by major dietary ... fatty acids is linked to lower risk of several chronic diseases, in particular fatal coronary heart disease ( 1 ...- 2014-10-16 08:08 - 1 comment
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... trajectories are not well established in elderly persons, and their association with death and cardiovascular disease is uncertain. Methods: We included data from ... 4,067 participants alive at year 7 of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). We used hierarchical cluster analysis ...- 2014-05-23 11:04 - 2 comments
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... common with ageing, strongly prognostic for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), but poorly captured by eGFR or urine ACR ... type III collagen in the process of fibrosis deposition, and released into urine. Higher urine PIIINP ... in spot urine specimens from the 1996-97 Cardiovascular Health Study visit among individuals who had CKD progression ...- 2014-03-10 10:10
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Background: Soluble ST2 (sST2), a marker of myocyte stretch and fibrosis, has potential prognostic value in many acute ... older, community-dwelling subjects from the Cardiovascular Health Study without prevalent heart failure. sST2 levels ... laboratory measures of creatinine, albumin, glucose, and lipids were not performed at year 7 in CHS), measures from ...- 2014-04-03 04:55 - 8 comments
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... (uUMOD) is the most commonly secreted tubular protein in healthy adults. Genetic studies demonstrate that ... in the UMOD gene are associated with risk of chronic kidney disease. The relationship between concentration of uUMOD with decline in kidney function and cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, has not been well ...- 2014-01-27 07:52 - 6 comments
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... the future would be easier if we knew how long we will live and, more importantly, how many years we will be healthy and able to enjoy it. There are few ... have the health and ability to maintain an independent lifestyle. There are a few planning tools to help such ...- 2014-02-17 09:32 - 6 comments
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... injury (high sensitive cardiac troponin T [hs cTnT]) and hemodynamic stress (NT-proBNP) would differentiate HF ... older adults without prior HF or MI in the Cardiovascular Health Study. LVH and LV ejection fraction (EF) were ... heart rate, body mass index) Laboratory measures (glucose, lipids, serum creatinine) Medications (use of any ...- 2014-02-28 17:35
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... our systematic review on the relationship between vitamin D and memory and examined this association in two prospective ... We included 1,291 participants from the US Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and 915 participants from the Dutch ... associated with a greater risk of stroke, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and mortality.[2–5] ...- 2014-06-24 08:09 - 3 comments