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Filter by:This study seeks to investigate the clinical value of novel biomarkers and echocardiographic indices, including myocardial work parameters, in patients with first acute myocardial infarction. The relationship between novel echocardiographic indices with clinical data, biochemical data in different myocardial infarction types will be attempted. Prognostic implications of those indices will be explored.
Successfully communicating cardiovascular risk to patients is essential for achieving compliance to medication and lifestyle changes. An intuitive way to translate cardiovascular risk is to present a Heart Age; an ECG-based age-estimation from ECG changes which can be contrasted to a patient's chronological age. In this pilot study, the feasibility of a randomized controlled study (RCT) in which hypertensive patients in primary care will receive information about their ECG-based Heart Age in addition to standard care, or standard care alone, will be assessed, in preparation for a larger RCT.
Chronic physical conditions are defined as conditions that require ongoing management and treatment over extended periods of time. Chronic physical conditions are not only leading causes of death and disability in North America but they are commonly associated with mental distress and reduced quality of life. Online mind-body wellness programming ranging from physical activity to mindfulness interventions has been shown to be effective in improving mental wellness in a variety of chronic disease populations, but there is a need to evaluate scalable ways to deliver these programs. Building upon a previously developed online wellness program for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), the research team has developed a mind-body wellness program for adults ≥18 years of age living with different chronic conditions (e.g., cirrhosis, PBC, heart failure). The 12-week program will be delivered online, and include follow- along mindful movement, breathwork and meditation routines, and a psychology based coping skills program. In a three-armed randomized controlled trial, the study will assess the impact on the primary outcome of anxiety and depression as measured through the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). At the beginning and the end of the 12-week research study, participants will complete surveys to assess secondary/exploratory outcome measures including quality of life, fatigue, frailty, demoralization, and healthcare usage. After the program, the research team will conduct interviews with participants to allow them to share their other feedback about the program. The researchers will also send surveys to the participants eight weeks after the program ends to assess longer- term impacts on primary and secondary outcomes.
The purpose of this study is to determine if exercise preconditioning can mitigate the off target effects of chemotherapy treatment on measures of cardiovascular function, inflammatory responses, and quality of life.
This study will determine the limiting factors in progression from phase III to IV cardiac rehabilitation in underepresented populations (as defined by the National Audit of Cardiac Rehab, NACR). This will be done by recruiting participants from phase III cardiac rehab programmes and issuing questionnaires (either a non-initiator questionnire, or an initiator questionnaire based on if the participant is intiating into phase IV cardiac rehab. The questionnaires will assess reasons for/against progression as well as collecting some demographic and data indicative of socioeconomic status. Semi-structured interviews will then be conducted to assess reasons/barriers for progression to phase IV in a convenience sample of both initiators and non-initiators.
High Risk Population of Cardiovascular Disease in Hubei Province (Coronary Heart Disease With Diabetes) Screening and Intervention Program（CCDInT）is a randomized controlled study to verify that protocol treatment group is more effective than the conventional treatment group in reducing the incidence of composite cardiovascular disease (cardiovascular death, non fatal myocardial infarction, non fatal stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, and readmission for acute coronary syndrome) in patients with coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
The study will show the influence of inflammatory bowel disease on the risk of development of atherosclerosis
In the western world the prevalence of myocardial infarction is estimated at around 1-2% of the population; increases progressively with age, reaching a percentage of 10% after the 75 years. It is therefore considered the first cause of hospitalization and mortality in Western countries, as well as expenditure for the health system. It is therefore very important to have cardiac biomarkers that allow to confirm the diagnostic suspicion of coronary heart disease and/or heart failure, carry out prognostic evaluations and stratify patients as precisely as possible in relation to their actual risk. Currently as biomarkers of heart failure, natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) are widely used in clinical practice but, considering the complexity of heart failure and its clinical and pathophysiological heterogeneity, it is reasonable to think that a single biomarker is not sufficient . For these reasons, there is increasing interest in the scientific community in the search for new biomarkers useful for early diagnosis, for correct prognostic stratification and for evaluating the response to therapy.
Patients referred to internal medicine wards are becoming increasingly complex and fragile. Despite deep knowledge of their specific disorders, steps are required to improve overall management of their acute and chronic conditions. The main objective of the study is to identify demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiological markers of disease severity and activity in patients with diseases treated at general medicine wards (respiratory disease, immune-mediated disease, sepsis, metabolic disease, rare disease, frailty, pregnancy pathology) in order to improve their diagnosis, monitoring and treatment processes.
Background: Current knee osteoarthritis (OA) guidelines recommend knee specific exercise as treatment for knee OA pain. However, up to 87 % of patients with knee OA have at least one other chronic condition, typically cardiovascular in nature. The elevated risk of cardiovascular health problems can be mitigated by performing aerobic exercise. By consequence, it seems logical to apply aerobic exercise for this patient group as the symptomatic benefit is equal to other types of exercise. Aim: This study aims to assess the tolerability of cardiovascular exercise using High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on different self-selected exercise equipment in patients with knee OA and at least one CVD risk factor. Hypothesis: The hypothesis is that performing HIIT exercise is tolerable when having knee OA and at least one CVD risk factor. Method: The study is a prospective cohort study designed to assess if HIIT performed by patients with knee OA and at least one modifiable CVD risk factor influence knee pain. The investigators plan to include 40 participants. The participants will be recruited from the osteoarthritis outpatient clinic at Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg hospital. This study will include participants with a clinical diagnosis of knee OA (either one or both knees) and at least one CVD risk factor (obesity, hypertension, elevated HbA1c (long-term blood glycose), elevated triglycerides, elevated cholesterol (LDL)). All participants will attend the HIIT intervention 3 times per week, for 12 weeks. Before a participant attend their first exercise session, he/she will be asked to complete an educational session about knee OA and aerobic exercise. Participants will have a pre-screening visit (phone call), a screening visit, and a baseline visit, before the 12-week exercise period (3 sessions weekly), and after completion of the exercise period a follow-up visit. Finance: This study is fully funded by Sygesikring "Denmark". Publication: All results, both negative, positive, and inconclusive will be published. Should publication fail, the results will be made publicly available.