BACKGROUND To analyse and compare the impact of cardiovascular risk factors and disease on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in people with and without diabetes living in the community. METHODS We used data of 1,905 people with diabetes and 19,031 people without diabetes from the last Spanish National Health Survey (years 2011-2012). The HRQoL instrument used was the EuroQol 5D-5L, based...

DOI: 10.5935/abc.20180010 Cardiovascular risk scores, such as the Framingham score, have been strongly recommended by clinical guidelines on the assessment of cardiovascular risk.1 However, several studies have shown limitations for their use,2,3 particularly in patients at intermediate risk, young patients with a definite family history, and women. Among different tools aimed at improving risk...

background and aims. recent reports suggest that some of the risk factors for periodontal disease are similar to those of certain systemic diseases, and that periodontal disease itself may be a risk factor for some systemic diseases. therefore, the present study investigated the association of markers of metabolic control and systemic inflammation in diabetics with the extent and severity of pe...

At least 50% of children have one or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. We aimed to 1) determine the prevalence of CVD risk factors in a sample of Canadian children, and 2) create a Healthy Heart Score that could be used in a school setting, to identify children with a greater number and severity of CVD risk factors. Children (n = 242, 122M, 120F, aged 9-11 years) were assessed for ...

Although a number of epidemiological studies have reported that psychological factors are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the relevant epidemiological data are mostly limited to Western populations. The present study sought to examine associations of depressive symptoms, anger expression, and tension with the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the C...

Is There a Need for New Cardiovascular Biomarkers? Discovery of novel biomarkers and improvement of risk prediction algorithms will be a key to fulfill the promise of personalized medicine. Although genuine personalized treatment is probably an unrealistic expectation within the budget constraints of current health systems, a stratified medicine approach to identify individuals at high risk may...