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Autor:
H. F Drapeau, P. Singh, F. Benyaminov, K. Wright, J. C. Spence, S. Nuzhat, A. Walsh, K. Islam, Z. Azarm, K. K. Lee
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2024)
Abstract Background Weather and season are determinants of physical activity. Therefore, it is important to ensure built environments are designed to mitigate negative impacts of weather and season on pedestrians to prevent these losses. This scoping
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https://doaj.org/article/b4a8abd2020745c9bb16571532200242
Publikováno v:
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 13, Iss 21 (2024)
Background Pioglitazone significantly reduces the risk of stroke in people with diabetes, and in those with prediabetes, it markedly reduces the risk of stroke/myocardial infarction and new‐onset diabetes. Low‐dose pioglitazone provides most of t
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https://doaj.org/article/9344df89fe5044c3ad30b21b98e57048
Publikováno v:
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023)
Abstract Assessing changes in functional exercise capacity is highly relevant in the treatment of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), as lung function is often static. In Denmark, most people with COPD are followed in general pr
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https://doaj.org/article/a553f85411fc433db86e83df3105ee2a
Autor:
Ran Zhou, Yanghan Ou, Xiaoyue Fang, M. Reza Azarpazhooh, Haitao Gan, Zhiwei Ye, J. David Spence, Xiangyang Xu, Aaron Fenster
Publikováno v:
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 1617-1636 (2023)
Carotid total plaque area (TPA) is an important contributing measurement to the evaluation of stroke risk. Deep learning provides an efficient method for ultrasound carotid plaque segmentation and TPA quantification. However, high performance of deep
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https://doaj.org/article/1e0817762f834d268048900c5f85a810
Autor:
J. David Spence
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 14 (2023)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4486cf679def49288ab263c2e217f694
Autor:
Amer M. Johri, Marie-France Hétu, Daren K. Heyland, Julia E. Herr, Jennifer Korol, Shawna Froese, Patrick A. Norman, Andrew G. Day, Murray F. Matangi, Erin D. Michos, Stephen A. LaHaye, Fraser W. Saunders, J. David Spence
Publikováno v:
Nutrition & Metabolism, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Abstract Background L-carnitine (L-C), a ubiquitous nutritional supplement, has been investigated as a potential therapy for cardiovascular disease, but its effects on human atherosclerosis are unknown. Clinical studies suggest improvement of some ca
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https://doaj.org/article/bbce847432504b3b9c01f253b0595c2e
Autor:
Lisa J. Woodhouse, Alan A. Montgomery, Jonathan Mant, Barry R. Davis, Ale Algra, Jean-Louis Mas, Jan A. Staessen, Lutgarde Thijs, Andrew Tonkin, Adrienne Kirby, Stuart J. Pocock, John Chalmers, Graeme J. Hankey, J. David Spence, Peter Sandercock, Hans-Christoph Diener, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Nikola Sprigg, Philip M. Bath
Publikováno v:
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
Abstract Background Vascular prevention trials typically use dichotomous event outcomes although this may be inefficient statistically and gives no indication of event severity. We assessed whether ordinal outcomes would be more efficient and how to
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bc8e91c4778843a2ac8746e7d42965c2
Autor:
Shamon Ahmed, J. David Spence
Publikováno v:
Biology of Sex Differences, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Abstract Background There are clearly sex differences in cardiovascular disease. On average, women experience cardiovascular events at an older age, and at any age, women, on average, have less atherosclerotic plaque than men. The role of the human i
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https://doaj.org/article/3701e40d72454a00883891c9a074e828
Autor:
Xiao Huang, Lishun Liu, Yun Song, Lan Gao, Min Zhao, Huihui Bao, Xianhui Qin, Yanqing Wu, Qinghua Wu, Chonglei Bi, Aiping Yue, Chongqian Fang, Hai Ma, Yimin Cui, Genfu Tang, Ping Li, Yan Zhang, Jianping Li, Binyan Wang, Xiping Xu, Hong Wang, Gianfranco Parati, J. David Spence, Xiaobin Wang, Yong Huo, Guangliang Chen, Xiaoshu Cheng, for the investigators of intensive BP control in China
Publikováno v:
Trials, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Abstract Background This study aimed to test the feasibility and titration methods used to achieve specific blood pressure (BP) control targets in hypertensive patients of rural China. Methods A randomized, controlled, open-label trial was conducted
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https://doaj.org/article/94a0abd17bd244f4a8319e3482cea1c6
Autor:
Abolfazl Avan, Hadi Digaleh, Mario Di Napoli, Saverio Stranges, Reza Behrouz, Golnaz Shojaeianbabaei, Amin Amiri, Reza Tabrizi, Naghmeh Mokhber, J. David Spence, Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh
Publikováno v:
BMC Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-30 (2019)
Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with stroke incidence and mortality. Distribution of stroke risk factors is changing worldwide; evidence on these trends is crucial to the allocation of resources for prevention strategies
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https://doaj.org/article/495aab6a54714f30a7fa9e2dcbb6c0be