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Association of Blood Trace Elements Levels with Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults: a Cross-Sectional Study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2016
We aimed to explore the overall association between trace elements and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its types in humans. A total of 5101 participants’ blood samples from the 2011–2016 National Health and N...
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Open AccessTrends in cardiovascular risk factor prevalence, treatment, and control among US adolescents aged 12 to 19 years, 2001 to March 2020
Early-life cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) are known to be associated with target organ damage during adolescence and premature cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during adulthood. However, contemporar...
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Correlation of ventricle epicardial fat volume and triglyceride-glucose index in patients with chronic heart failure
To explore the association of ventricle epicardial fat volume (EFV) calculated by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and the insulin resistance indicator of triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index in patients with chro...
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Comparison of arterial stiffness indices measured by pulse wave velocity and pulse wave analysis for predicting cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in a Chinese population
Arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity and pulse wave analysis has been widely studied in different populations in terms of its correlation with cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. It re...
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Association of flavonoid intake with coronary artery disease risk in the older population based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
We investigated the association between flavonoid intake and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk in older adults. Data were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (age ≥ 70 years; 2...
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Open AccessLow lean mass with obesity in older adults with hypertension: prevalence and association with mortality rate
The influence of sarcopenic obesity (SO) on overall survival in older adults with hypertension has not been addressed. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and mortality predictive value of ...
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Open AccessNegative association between triglyceride glucose index and BMI-adjusted skeletal muscle mass index in hypertensive adults
The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index, an indicator of insulin resistance, is often associated with adverse outcomes in various cardiovascular diseases, while hypertension is associated with an increased risk o...
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Nonlinear associations of serum cobalamin with risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive adults
Our study aims to evaluate the associations between the serum cobalamin (vitamin B12) and related biomarkers with mortality in hypertensive adults. Data on serum cobalamin from the National Health and Nutritio...
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Associations of thiocyanate, nitrate, and perchlorate exposure with dyslipidemia: a cross-sectional, population-based analysis
The aim of this study was to assess the associations of urinary thiocyanate, nitrate, and perchlorate concentrations with dyslipidemia, individually and in combination, which has not previously been studied. D...
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Urinary phenols and parabens metabolites associated with cardiovascular disease among adults in the United States
The field of environmental health has begun to examine the effects of higher-order chemical combinations. The current literature lacks studies exploring associations between multiple organic chemical mixtures ...
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Open AccessEfficacy and Dosage Pattern of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Chinese Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients
This study aims to investigate the dosage pattern, efficacy, and safety of sacubitril/valsartan (Sac/Val) in Chinese heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients regarding real-world settings....
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Open AccessClinical characteristics and outcome in patients with ST-segment and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery: an observation study from Chinese population
The disparity between ST-segment and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction without obstructive coronary artery (STE-MINOCA and NSTE-MINOCA) are unclear. Our study aims to compare the clinical features...
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Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease with pulmonary arterial wedge pressure ≤15 mm Hg
Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most prevalent type of pulmonary hypertension (PH). The hemodynamic diagnostic standard of pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) >15 mm Hg th...
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Cobalt exposure in relation to cardiovascular disease in the United States general population
Cobalt exposure has adverse health effects on the cardiovascular system in occupational and laboratory studies, but these effects have not been assessed in the general population. We aimed to determine whether...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of the modified model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score including albumin in acute heart failure
Liver and renal function evaluated by the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, the MELD excluding the international normalized ratio (MELD_XI) score and the MELD including sodium (MELD_sodium) score...
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Procalcitonin as an excellent differential marker between uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis in adult patients
The aim of this study was to assay the variation of procalcitonin (PCT) in adult patients with uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis.
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Open AccessStudy protocol for a randomized controlled trial: Qiliqiangxin in heart failUre: assESsment of reduction in morTality (QUEST)
Qiliqiangxin (QLQX) capsule is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that has been approved in China for the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). Our previous study showed with a background of standard HF ...
