Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Abstract

The current evidence does not support the routine use of any of the 9 risk factors for further risk stratification of intermediate-risk persons.

Risk factors associated with ischemic heart disease occurence in acute ischemic stroke patients

“…AH was repeatedly reported to be a strong individual risk factor for both IHD and IS [11][12][13][14][15] . However, AH seems to be more strongly related to IHD than to IS.…”

“…Risk factors for atherosclerosis which plays a crucial role in the development of both IHD and IS, have already had been well-studied [11][12][13][14][15] . However, IHD and IS represent different nosological entities.…”

“…Atherosclerosis plays a major role in IHD as well as IS development, but in IS stroke the situation is far more complex and other etiologies play a significant role too (e.g. cardio-embolism, small vessel disease, thrombophilia) [11][12][13][14][15] .…”

“…It is not clear to date, why IHD is present only in some IS patients and not in others 9,10 . IHD and IS traditional risk factors have been well-studied and documented individually on large prospective cohorts [11][12][13][14][15] and there are new studies appearing. In the majority of cases, these risk factors are same for both entities.…”

Predictive Value of Updating te Score Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Engine with Novel Biomarkers in a Type 2 Diabetes Population

“…Even-though treatment targets have been established for parameters such as glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) provided evidence that in most subjects a residual risk of CVD events still exists after achieving the optimal values, suggesting that there are nontraditional risk factors which need to be addressed [3,4]. Therefore clinical management decisions in subjects with T2DM should be based on a comprehensive assessment and quantification of the CVD risk of the individual patient.…”