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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dirk De Bacquer, Felicity Astin, Kornelia Kotseva, Nana Pogosova, Delphine De Smedt, Guy De Backer, Lars Ryden, David Wood, Catriona Jennings
Summary: Despite the high use of cardioprotective medications, many patients with coronary heart disease still have inadequate risk factor control due to poor adherence to healthy lifestyles. Factors contributing to this include smoking habits, obesity, lack of physical activity, and patients' perception of illness. Patients who participated in cardiac rehabilitation programs showed more successful lifestyle modifications. Lack of self-confidence was identified as a major barrier to behavior change for healthier lifestyles.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Katharina Selda Moerschel, Dirk De Bacquer, Guy De Backer, David Wood, Kornelia Kotseva, Juergen Wellmann, Christof Prugger
Summary: This study investigated the feasibility of accurately assessing the probability of risk factor control in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) based on individual and large-area residential characteristics. Results showed that both baseline models and extended models had good discriminative ability in predicting control of blood pressure, cholesterol, and smoking.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pieter Vynckier, Giulia Ferrannini, Lars Ryden, Piotr Jankowski, Tine De Backer, Sofie Gevaert, Dirk De Bacquer, Delphine De Smedt
Summary: This study provides an overview of contemporary gender differences in risk factor control among coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. The findings suggest that women have worse risk factor control compared to men, particularly in physical activity levels, obesity control, and achieving target levels of certain biomarkers. However, there were no significant gender differences observed in blood pressure control.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Li Qiao, Siqing Ding, Zhuqing Zhong, Xiaoqing Liu, Lin Lai, Feng Zheng
Summary: The study investigates the status of medication literacy and social support among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), finding that both levels are inadequate. The research suggests that social support levels may have a positive effect on the medication literacy of patients.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Trond Roed Pettersen, Jan Schjott, Heather G. Allore, Bjorn Bendz, Britt Borregaard, Bengt Fridlund, Alf Inge Larsen, Jan Erik Nordrehaug, Svein Rotevatn, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Tone Merete Norekval
Summary: After percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), some patients still have concerns and uncertainties about the safety and efficacy of generic medicines. This mistrust and uncertainty are particularly prevalent among patients with lower socioeconomic status, older age, female sex, immigrants, and poorer mental health. However, this study demonstrates a shift towards more positive perceptions of generic medicines in the longer term.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pieter Vynckier, Kornelia Kotseva, Sofie Gevaert, Dirk De Bacquer, Delphine De Smedt
Summary: This study found that there were minimal gender differences in risk factor awareness and information provided by healthcare professionals. Women had a higher awareness of their obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol levels. However, previous research has shown that women have poorer risk factor control in secondary CHD prevention.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jiling Qu, Ting Zhou, Mengxin Xue, Huiping Sun, Yijing Shen, Yongbing Liu
Summary: This study revealed a significant correlation between inadequate medication literacy and frailty in patients with CHD, showing significant risk factors. The level of medication literacy was associated with the degree of frailty in CHD patients.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
K. Ungethuem, S. Wiedmann, M. Wagner, R. Leyh, G. Ertl, S. Frantz, T. Geisler, W. Karmann, R. Prondzinsky, C. Herdeg, M. Noutsias, T. Ludwig, J. Kaes, B. Klocke, J. Krapp, D. Wood, K. Kotseva, S. Stoerk, P. U. Heuschmann
Summary: This study compared the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and its determinants among chronic coronary heart disease patients in Germany between 2012 and 2017. The results showed that there were no significant differences in risk factor prevalence and lifestyle changes, except for lower LDL cholesterol levels in the later study period. The study suggests that stronger efforts towards lifestyle interventions and cardiac rehabilitation may help improve risk factor profiles in chronic CHD patients.
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Mingming Yu, Li Wang, Lanzhu Guan, Min Qian, Jinghong Lv, Jun Yi Claire Teo, Wenru Wang
Summary: The study translated the Medication Adherence Scale (MAS) into Chinese and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version (C-MAS) among older patients with coronary heart disease. The results showed that the C-MAS has good validity and internal consistency in this population.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pieter Vynckier, Lisa Van Wilder, Kornelia Kotseva, David Wood, Sofie Gevaert, Els Clays, Dirk De Bacquer, Delphine De Smedt
Summary: This study aimed to provide an overview of gender differences in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological distress among European coronary heart disease (CHD) patients, as well as their relationship with comorbidity burden. The findings showed that women had worse HRQoL and psychological distress outcomes, especially when having comorbidities. Therefore, special attention should be given to this population group in clinical practice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jenifer M. Brown, Wunan Zhou, Brittany Weber, Sanjay Divakaran, Leanne Barrett, Courtney F. Bibbo, Jon Hainer, Viviany R. Taqueti, Sharmila Dorbala, Ron Blankstein, Marcelo F. Di Carli
Summary: Insufficient myocardial perfusion to match global metabolic demand may be a risk marker for heart failure.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiaowei Liu, Lijiang Tang, Ying Tang, Changqing Du, Xiaofeng Chen, Cheng Xu, Jing Yan
Summary: This study aimed to assess health outcomes and adherence to guideline-based secondary prevention medications among US coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. The study found that many patients did not take the recommended drugs, which was associated with age, race, income, insurance, and co-morbidities.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Giulia Ferrannini, Dirk De Bacquer, Viveca Gyberg, Guy De Backer, Kornelia Kotseva, Linda G. Mellbin, Rebecca Risebrink, Jaakko Tuomilehto, David Wood, Lars Ryden
Summary: The study validates a screening algorithm based on 1-hour plasma glucose with a 12 mmol/L threshold for detecting T2DM in CAD patients. The algorithm can exclude T2DM in 79% of patients by combining FPG and 1hPG, with no added value from HbA1c.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dirk De Bacquer, Peter Ueda, Zeljko Reiner, Johan De Sutter, Delphine De Smedt, Dragan Lovic, Nina Gotcheva, Zlatko Fras, Nana Pogosova, Erkin Mirrakhimov, Seppo Lehto, Tomas Jernberg, Kornelia Kotseva, Lars Ryden, David Wood, Guy De Backer
Summary: This study aimed to develop a risk model for predicting recurrent cardiovascular events in coronary heart disease patients and validated it using data from European cohorts. The risk model showed good internal and external validity, and could help optimize management strategies for preventing further disease or death.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Siyi Wu, Zhiqing Qiu, Yaqiong Lu, Xiaoguang Wu, Ting Gao, Jie Xu, Shuangshuang Li, Xiang Zhou
Summary: The ACEF II score has ideal predictive value for the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients with higher ACEF II scores have a significantly higher incidence of MACCEs.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)