Publications by authors named "Jocelyn M Friday"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to analyze the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the UK from 2000 to 2019, focusing on variations based on age, sex, and socioeconomic status.
- Involving over 1.6 million patients registered for CVD, researchers found a 19% overall decline in standardized incidence rates for various CVDs, particularly for coronary heart disease and stroke, which dropped about 30%.
- Despite the decrease in traditional CVDs, there was an increase in diagnoses of heart arrhythmias, valve disease, and thromboembolic diseases, resulting in the overall rate of CVDs remaining stable during the study period.
Background And Aims: Many patients are prescribed loop diuretics without a diagnostic record of heart failure. Little is known about their characteristics and prognosis.
Methods: Glasgow regional health records (2009-16) were obtained for adults with cardiovascular disease or taking loop diuretics.
Background: The prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency and their prognostic association with cardiovascular disease have rarely been explored at population level.
Methods: National Health Service records of the Greater Glasgow region for patients aged ≥50 years with a broad range of cardiovascular diagnoses were obtained. During 2013/14, prevalent disease was identified and results of investigations collated.
Purpose Of Review: Heart failure is a highly prevalent condition caused by many different aetiologies and characterised by cardiac dysfunction and congestion. Once developed, congestion leads to signs (peripheral oedema) and symptoms (breathlessness on exertion), adverse cardiac remodelling, and an increased risk of hospitalisation and premature death. This review summarises strategies that could enable early identification and a more objective management of congestion in patients with heart failure.
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