It did not adjust for disease history, obesity, smoking or any actual heart disease risk factors.
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With windchills approaching the single digits and below zero, it is possible to develop frostnip with progression to frostbite in exposed areas in as little as 20-30 minutes, especially in those patients with peripheral vascular disease, a history of smoking or diabetes.
Earlier that day, she had complained of chest pains, and had reported a family history of heart disease.
"Surgery produced a one-time benefit but did not modify the subsequent natural history of the disease, " the doctors said.
She said only 5% of people with melanoma had been shown to have a family history of the disease.
He said doctors were beginning to realise that it is important to ask patients about siblings' history of heart disease.
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Larry King signed up because of his history of heart disease.
As soon as he visited his first 515-pound patient, an orangutan named Kandu with a family history of heart disease, Hergott was fascinated by the experience.
All the study participants had a family history of allergic disease such as eczema or asthma - making their children more likely to develop such illnesses.
To be eligible, the mothers-to-be must have no history of cardiovascular disease, their pregnancy must not be consultant-led, and they must be under a certain BMI.
All the study participants had a family history of allergic disease such as eczema or asthma - making their children at higher risk of developing such illnesses themselves.
For the current study, Buijsse and his colleagues excluded anyone with a history of heart disease or stroke, and also controlled for age, diet, lifestyle, and other factors.
Mutated versions of the gene are believed to be responsible for up to a third of cases of breast cancer in families with a history of the disease.
An analysis of nine medical trials involving over 100, 000 people without a history of cardiovascular disease found that aspirin was more likely to do them harm than good.
As with any exercise, if you're out of shape, have had back injuries in the past, or have a history of heart disease, check with your doctor before tackling that snowdrift.
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The strong advice - from these researchers and from other experts - is that those WITH a history of cardiovascular disease - such as heart attack or stroke - should continue with daily aspirin.
Dr Eric Sidebottom, a member of the Primary Care Genetics Group, says that it would be foolish to offer BRCA testing to any woman who does not already have a strong family history of the disease.
In January 2012 I was asked whether I was still taking it, after medical trials showed that for those without a history of heart disease or stroke, aspirin was more likely to do harm rather than good.
It should be noted that if you are older, have a history of coronary disease and previously placed cardiac stents (high risk), the coronary CT angiogram would not be an appropriate test as a triage tool in the ER.
Or, on the other side, a man who has a family history of heart disease may be more likely to buy the most lavish plan at work during open enrollment, knowing that he may need all the coverage willing to shoulder it, even at its punishingly high price.
Independent pathologist Dr Martin Goddard said Mrs Shinwell had "a long and substantial medical history" including kidney disease, diabetes, agoraphobia and heart problems.
Patients with a history of coronary artery disease should limit any cold weather exercise or activities, since there is an increased risk of heart attacks in the colder temperatures.
The 26 year-old was found to have abused her son, then aged two, by violently twisting him and causing him multiple fractures, but she says her family history of brittle bone disease was wrongly ruled out.
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Persons with a family history of colon cancer at an early age, or a history of inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, may benefit from screening at an earlier age and may be best served with colonoscopy rather than the other screening techniques.
Patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia be evaluated for a family history of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease in order to assess future cardiovascular risk.
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