History of Bariatric Surgery Is an Independent Risk Factor for Inadequate Colonoscopy Preparation: Presidential Poster Award

2018 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S295-S296
Author(s):  
Matthew Peller ◽  
Rajesh Keswani ◽  
Dejan Micic
Keyword(s):  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Poster Award ◽  
History Of ◽  
Colonoscopy Preparation

Lp(a) lipoprotein--an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease after menopause

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
LG Futterman ◽  
L Lemberg
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Arterial Stenosis ◽  
History Of

Lp(a) is an independent risk factor for recurrent atherosclerotic heart disease in men and women after menopause. Excess levels of Lp(a) are seen in both males and females, more common in Africans, African Americans, and Asian populations than in whites. Since the standard lipid profile does not report Lp(a), it has to be ordered separately. Screening for Lp(a) should be considered under the following circumstances: (a) patient or family history of premature atherosclerotic heart disease, (b) familial history of hyperlipidemia, (c) established atherosclerotic heart disease with a normal routine lipid profile, (d) hyperlipidemia refractory to therapy, and (e) history of recurrent arterial stenosis. Treatment options are (a) a new extended-release form of niacin 3 to 4 g daily (although most effective in lowering Lp(a) and in reducing atherosclerotic heart disease mortality rates, its use may be limited because of side effects); (b) estrogen replacement after menopause, (however, concomitant progesterone therapy dilutes the effectiveness of estrogens); (c) lowering LDL with statins (generally effective in atherosclerotic heart disease but has no effect on Lp(a) levels), (d) aspirin and antibiotics (may be effective when C-reactive protein levels are high); and (e) folic acid (reduces homocysteine levels). The general measures that halt the progression of CAD should always be adhered to, namely, maintaining normal weight, a daily exercise program, blood pressure control, a low-cholesterol-forming diet, and daily aspirin.

scholarly journals Family history of aortic aneurysm is an independent risk factor for more rapid growth of small abdominal aortic aneurysms in Japan

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Akai ◽  
Yoshiko Watanabe ◽  
Katsuyuki Hoshina ◽  
Yukio Obitsu ◽  
Juno Deguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Family History ◽  
Aortic Aneurysm ◽  
Rapid Growth ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms ◽  
Aortic Aneurysms ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
History Of

Family history of myocardial infarction is an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolism: the Tromsø study

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1851-1857 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. BRAEKKAN ◽  
E. B. MATHIESEN ◽  
I. NJØLSTAD ◽  
T. WILSGAARD ◽  
J. STØRMER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Venous Thromboembolism ◽  
Family History ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Use of the Robson classification to understand the increased risk of cesarean section in case of maternal obesity.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Crequit ◽  
Diane Korb ◽  
Cécile Morin ◽  
Thomas Schmitz ◽  
Olivier Sibony
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Robson Classification ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of pregnant women with obesity that contribute to increased cesarean rate.Methods: Retrospective cohort in a single academic institution between 2012 and 2019. Women who delivered during this period were classified according to the Robson classification. Women with normal body mass index (N=11797) and with obesity (N=2991) were compared. The contribution of each Robson group to the overall caesarean rate were compared.Results: The overall cesarean rate was higher for women with (28.1%) than without (14.2%, p < 0.001) obesity. This result came mainly from Robson group 5a (history of one cesarean). After adjustment for medical factors within this group, the association between maternal obesity and cesarean during labor was significant.Conclusions: The higher cesarean rate in women with obesity is explained by Robson group 5a in which obesity is an independent risk factor of in labor cesarean delivery.

scholarly journals Hyperhomocysteinemia as an Independent Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease. Comparison with Conventional Risk Factors

2023 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Muzaffar ◽  
M. A. Khan ◽  
M. H. Mushtaq ◽  
M. Nasir ◽  
A. Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Plasma Homocysteine ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Conventional Risk Factors

Abstract The present study was designed to evaluate the strength of association of raised plasma homocysteine concentration as a risk factor for coronary heart disease independent of conventional risk factor. It was a case control study conducted at Punjab Institute of Cardiology Lahore. A total of 210 subjects aged 25 to 60 years comprising of 105 newly admitted patients of CHD as cases and 105 age and sex matched healthy individuals with no history of CHD as control were recruited for the study. Fasting blood samples were obtained from cases and controls. Plasma homocysteine was analyzed by fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) method on automated immunoassay analyzer (Abbott IMX). Total cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL cholesterol were analyzed using calorimetric kit methods. The concentration of LDL cholesterol was calculated using Friedewald formula. The patients were also assessed for traditional risk factors such as age, sex, family history of CVD, hypertension, smoking and physical activity, and were compared with control subjects. The collected data was entered in SPSS version 24 for analysis and interpretation.The mean age in controls and experimental groups were 43.00± 8.42 years and 44.72± 8.59 years with statistically same distribution (p- value= 0.144). The mean plasma homocysteine for cases was 22.33± 9.22 µmol/L where as it was 12.59±3.73 µmol/L in control group. Highly significant difference was seen between the mean plasma level of homocysteine in cases and controls (p˂0.001).Simple logistic regression indicates a strong association of coronary heart disease with hyperhomocysteinemia (OR 7.45), which remained significantly associated with coronary heart disease by multivariate logistic regression (OR 7.10, 95%C1 3.12-12.83, p=0.000). The present study concludes that elevated levels of Plasma homocysteine is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease independent of conventional risk factors and can be used as an indicator for predicting the future possibility for the onset of CVD.

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