Publications by authors named "L Guize"
Article Synopsis
- A cohort study in France over six years analyzed long-term survival after myocardial infarction (MI), focusing on all-cause mortality among 5,527 patients who were recruited within three months post-MI.
- The study found a 6-year mortality rate of 13.1%, with major risk factors for death including non-compliance to the study protocol, older age, diabetes, smoking, and previous MI.
- The use of beta-blockers, statins, and participation in rehabilitation programs were linked to lower death rates, emphasizing the importance of compliance with treatment and rehabilitation in improving survival rates after MI.
Background/objectives: Observational studies document the inverse relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and moderate alcohol intake. However, the causal role for alcohol in cardioprotection remains uncertain as such protection may be caused by confounders and misclassification. The aim of our study was to evaluate potential confounders, which may contribute to putative cardioprotection by alcohol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSocio-economically deprived subjects are reported to have an increased risk of diabetes and related complications. The aim of this study was to confirm this relation in a large French population. The study subjects consisted of 32,435 men and 16,378 women aged from 35 to 80 years who had a free health checkup at the IPC Center (Investigations Preventives et Cliniques, Paris-Ile de France) between January 2003 and December 2006.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVascular risk factors and morphometric data in cervical artery dissection: a case-control study.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
February 2009
Background: Limited knowledge exists on vascular risk factors, body height and weight in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCAD).
Patients And Methods: In this case-control study, major vascular risk factors, body weight, body height and body mass index (BMI) of 239 patients obtained from a prospective hospital-based sCAD registry were compared with 516 age- and sex-matched healthy controls undergoing systematic health examinations in the Clinical and Preventive Investigations Center, Paris. Gender-specific analyses were performed.
Rationale: Increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has been related to both lung function impairment and metabolic syndrome. Data on the relationship between lung function and metabolic syndrome are sparse.
Objectives: To investigate risk for lung function impairment according to metabolic syndrome traits.