Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "CVD"
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Electrical and cardiac stress reactivity associations with pre-clinical target organ damage : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Motivation: People’s physiological adaptive responses to chronic stressful environments have been persistently associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and co-morbidities. An inability to ... -
Global fibrinolytic potential of black South Africans in the North West Province
(North-West University, 2013)INTRODUCTION AND AIM - The prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has increased significantly in the black South African population in recent years. Early in the development of CVD, atherosclerotic plaques form in the ... -
Interactions of CRP-SNPs with selected contributing factors in determining CRP concentrations in black South Africans
(North-West University, 2018)Introduction: Non-communicable diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases, are on the rise globally, with low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, at the epicentre of the increase in these conditions. ... -
Physical conditioning, total plasma homocysteine concentration and cardiovascular function in middle-aged men with coronary heart disease risk factors
(North-West University, 2006)Background: In the past 37 years, increased efforts have been directed toward a better understanding of the importance of Hcy in disease and it has now become clear that hyperhomocysteinemia is a major independent risk ...