coronary heart disease
- n a heart disease due to an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart
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- Lower Coronary Heart Disease Deaths by Making Several Lifestyle Changes
Programs to address multiple health behaviors, such as diet and exercise, significantly lowered the risk of a fatal heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event in people with coronary heart disease, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
July 9, 2013 - Newswise - Link between low vitamin D blood levels and heart disease varies by race
( University of Washington ) Evidence suggests low blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin are associated with higher risk of developing coronary heart disease among whites. Vitamin D levels tend to be lower among people from other racial and ethnic minority groups, and some of these populations have higher rates of heart disease. After correcting for other risk factors, researchers did not find an ...
July 9, 2013 - EurekAlert! - Association of low vitamin D levels with risk of CHD events differs by race, ethnicity
In a multiethnic group of adults, low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease events among white or Chinese participants but not among black or Hispanic participants, results that suggest that the risks and benefits of vitamin D supplementation should be evaluated carefully across race and ethnicity, according to a study in the July 10 ...
July 9, 2013 - EurekAlert!