Sensitivity and specificity of the ankle—brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease: a structured review

D Xu, J Li, L Zou, Y Xu, D Hu, SL Pagoto… - Vascular …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The ankle—brachial index (ABI) is a simple, inexpensive diagnostic test for peripheral artery
disease (PAD). However, it has shown variable accuracy for identification of significant …

[HTML][HTML] Residual macrovascular risk in 2013: what have we learned?

JC Fruchart, J Davignon, MP Hermans… - Cardiovascular …, 2014 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease poses a major challenge for the 21st century, exacerbated by the
pandemics of obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. While best standards of …

Fasting insulin, insulin resistance and risk of hypertension in the general population: a meta-analysis

F Wang, L Han, D Hu - Clinica chimica acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Studies on the association of fasting insulin concentrations or insulin resistance
with subsequent risk of hypertension have yielded conflicting results. Objective To …

Efficacy of folic acid therapy in primary prevention of stroke among adults with hypertension in China: the CSPPT randomized clinical trial

Y Huo, J Li, X Qin, Y Huang, X Wang, RF Gottesman… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Uncertainty remains about the efficacy of folic acid therapy for the primary
prevention of stroke because of limited and inconsistent data. Objective To test the primary …

Left cardiac sympathetic denervation in the management of high-risk patients affected by the long-QT syndrome

PJ Schwartz, SG Priori, M Cerrone, C Spazzolini… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The management of long-QT syndrome (LQTS) patients who continue to have
cardiac events (CEs) despite β-blockers is complex. We assessed the long-term efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients

AT Cohen, TE Spiro, HR Büller, L Haskell… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The clinically appropriate duration of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized
patients with acute medical illnesses is unknown. In this multicenter, randomized, double …

A 2-h diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms in the Asia-Pacific region (ASPECT): a prospective observational validation study

M Than, L Cullen, CM Reid, SH Lim, S Aldous… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with chest pain contribute substantially to emergency department
attendances, lengthy hospital stay, and inpatient admissions. A reliable, reproducible, and …

[HTML][HTML] Rivaroxaban in rheumatic heart disease–associated atrial fibrillation

SJ Connolly, G Karthikeyan, M Ntsekhe… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Abstract Background Testing of factor Xa inhibitors for the prevention of cardiovascular
events in patients with rheumatic heart disease–associated atrial fibrillation has been …

An epidemiological study on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the Chinese population of mainland China

Z Zhou, D Hu - Journal of epidemiology, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical
practice. Since only limited data on the Chinese population, which is the largest in the world …

Primacy of the 3B approach to control risk factors for cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes patients

L Ji, D Hu, C Pan, J Weng, Y Huo, C Ma, Y Mu… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Individually, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia have been
shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. While traditional management of Type …