This study aims to compare the effects of conscious sedation and intravenous general anesthesia on cardiovascular events in frail patients undergoing digestive endoscopy diagnosis and treatment.
Early Education After a Heart Attack What is the purpose of this study? The main goal is to evaluate if a special nursing education and support program helps patients who have suffered a heart attack feel more confident in managing their own health. Researchers want to see if this extra …
Individuals with Bipolar Disorder (BD) have twice the risk of being affected by metabolic comorbidities and a 1.8-fold increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular diseases when compared to the general population. These factors are fundamental in the 14-year reduction in the life expectancy of people with TB reported in recent …
Menopause is associated with the acceleration of many comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease. Whether HIV and menopause together increase cardiovascular disease risk is a key knowledge gap. The goal of this observational study is to address this knowledge gap by looking at the role of menopause on cardiovascular disease risk factors …
This study will test whether a low-cost anti-inflammatory medicine called colchicine can help protect the blood vessels of people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes speeds up hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), partly because of ongoing low-grade inflammation. Colchicine has already been shown to help prevent heart attacks and strokes in …
The prevalence of dementia and diabetes has increased in recent decades. The WHO forecasts an increase in the all-cause dementia prevalence to 152 million by 2050. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-known risk factor for dementia. The prevalence of T2D was estimated to be 6.28% (462 million people) worldwide, …
More than 7.4 million people in the UK are currently waiting for surgery. Behind that number are real people-patients preparing mentally and physically for procedures ranging from joint replacements to major heart and abdominal operations. This research forms part of a broader strategy known as prehabilitation - preparing the body …
The purpose of this research is to determine whether a 16-week culturally tailored, technology-based, aerobic and resistance exercise intervention improves cardiovascular risk factors in Black men diagnosed with prostate cancer and are undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), and whether it will also improve physical fitness and function, body composition, and …
The main objective is to determine if in-home portable air cleaners provide persistent reductions in PM2.5 exposures and improvements in systolic blood pressure and biochemical parameters over 4-weeks in patients with metabolic syndrome residing in Qatar.
Prior studies have shown that impaired endogenous fibrinolysis is a novel, independent cardiovascular risk factor in patients with myocardial infarction and there is currently no known chronic treatment to enhance endogenous fibrinolysis. To date, no therapies have been able to sufficiently reduce Lp(a) and therefore it was considered to be …
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