atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in developed countries.

Former smokers were most likely to have prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

American Heart Association guidelines for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease beginning in childhood.

An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute cardiac failure due to underlying atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Prior physician-diagnosed angina, myocardial infarction, or stroke was defined as prevalent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

The exact cause of RSDS is not fully understood, although it may be associated with injury to the nerves, trauma, surgery, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, infection, or radiation therapy.

Thus, C-reactive protein is increasingly described not only as a marker of the inflammatory response, but also as a mediator in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease [2,27].

"Reduced salt intake can blunt the rise in blood pressure that occurs with age and reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events and congestive heart failure," according to the January 2006 statement.

Since the 1990s, both small clinical and several larger scale pharmaceutical trials have used carotid artery IMT as a surrogate endpoint for evaluating the regression and/or progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

There are no tests to screen for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease - which is responsible for 80 per cent of heart conditions - and the first sign of illness for many people is a fatal or near-fatal heart attack.

According to United States data for the year 2004, for about 66% of men and 47% of women, the first symptom of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is heart attack or sudden cardiac death (death within one hour of onset of the symptom).

Several eligibility risk factors, including previous MIs or strokes, coronary revascularization procedures, other atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), and ST-T wave changes, were reported more often in chlorthalidone than in doxazosin participants, though the differences were not significant.

AHA/ACC Guidelines for Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: 2001 Update: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.