Found 272 clinical trials
Diets Enriched With Pecans
Background: Previous studies report that daily pecan consumption reduces cholesterol in healthy adults while promoting weight maintenance. Purpose: To examine the impact of daily pecan consumption with and without dietary substitution instructions for an 8-week period on markers of health in adults at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Targeting Risk Factors for Diabetes in Subjects With Normal Blood Cholesterol Using Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Every 3 minutes a new case of diabetes is diagnosed in Canada, mostly type 2 diabetes (T2D) increasing the risk for heart disease. T2D and heart disease share many common risk factors such as aging, obesity and unhealthy lifestyle. Paradoxically however, while lowering blood LDL, commonly known as "bad cholesterol", …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Characterization of Chewing and Swallowing and Verification of the Effectiveness of Orofacial Motricity Stimulation in Severe Obese Pre and Post Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.
Background: Obesity is considered an epidemic disease of great repercussion on the world and its prevalence has increased in recent decades. The treatment of obesity aims to improve health and quality of life, by reducing body weight. The clinical approach to obesity is routinely the first line of treatment. Clinical …
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- 07 Sep, 2022
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The Genetics and Vascular Health Check Study (GENVASC) Aims to Help Determine Whether Gathering Genetic Information Can Improve the Prediction of Risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
The Genetics and Vascular Health Check study (GENVASC) is a large study run in conjunction with Clinical Commissioning Groups and Primary Care practices across Leicester, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. The purpose of GENVASC is to help determine whether gathering genetic information can improve the prediction of risk of Coronary Artery Disease …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Biomarkers of CASH
The project tests a novel integrational approach of biomarker development in a mechanistically defined cerebrovascular disease, with a clinically relevant context of use.
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- 05 Jan, 2021
WORLD HEART FEDERATION (WHF) COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease Survey
A global study for a better understanding of the cardiovascular conditions that increase the risk of developing severe COVID-19, and a better characterization of cardiovascular complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
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- 05 Aug, 2020
Myocardial Injury and Major Adverse Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19
The study will analyze the incidence, clinical outcomes and predictors of myocardial injury in a large patient population with COVID-19 treated in Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) system. In addition, the study team will explore the association between high-sensitivity troponin I (TnI) levels and clinical characteristics, biomarkers, cardiac tests data and …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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PROtocol of Metabolic and Cryptogenic livEr Disease regisTry for intEgration of Omic Studies
The main aim of the study is to set up an observational cohort with NAFLD (Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) at different stage of disease (from simple steatosis to cirrhosis and/or HCC-Hepatocellular carcinoma) and for comparative purpose a cohort of subjects with diabetes and/or obesity and/or other risk factors (i.e. psoriasis, …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Assess the Risk of Cerebrovascular Disease
Intracranial artery stenosis is an important cause of ischemic stroke, but the degree of intracranial artery stenosis is not completely matched with the symptoms of ischemic stroke. Asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) refers to does not appear related neurological symptoms of carotid stenosis and stroke or transient ischemic attack of carotid …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Influencing Factors of Cerebrovascular Disease and Cognition in Hemodialysis Patients
In this observational study, the investigators evaluate the influencing factors of cerebrovascular disease and cognition in hemodialysis patients.
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- 05 Aug, 2020