Cardiovascular disease and the female disadvantage by Woodward, M

“…<jats:p>Age-standardised rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are substantially higher in men than women. …”

Rapid response: On validation of cardiovascular risk scores by Woodward, M

“…Professor Mark Woodward responds to "Prediction models for cardiovascular disease risk in the general population: systematic review" (BMJ 2016;353:i2416 Damen et al.)…”

Blood pressure lowering and cardiovascular risk - Authors' reply. by Sundström, J, Jackson, R, Woodward, M, Baigent, C, Neal, B

Women and cardiovascular disease: pregnancy, the forgotten risk factor by Arnott, C, Patel, S, Hyett, J, Jennings, G, Woodward, M, Celermajer, D

“…<p>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability in women globally, accounting for 32% of deaths in females. …”

Metabolically healthy obesity, transition to metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk by Mongraw-Chaffin, M, Foster, M, Anderson, C, Burke, G, Haq, N, Kalyani, R, Ouyang, P, Sibley, C, Tracy, R, Woodward, M, Vaidya, D

“…<strong>Objectives:</strong> The authors hypothesized that MHO at baseline is transient and that transition to metabolic syndrome (MetS) and duration of MetS explains heterogeneity in incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. …”

Smoking, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in men in the Asia Pacific region by Kengne, A, Nakamura, K, Barzi, F, Lam, T, Huxley, R, Gu, D, Patel, A, Kim, H, Woodward, M

Development of algorithms for identifying fatal cardiovascular disease in Medicare claims by Xie, F, Colantonio, LD, Curtis, JR, Kilgore, ML, Levitan, EB, Monda, KL, Safford, MM, Taylor, B, Woodward, M, Muntner, P

“…Objective To develop claims-based algorithms to identify deaths due to fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD; i.e., fatal coronary heart disease [CHD] or stroke), CHD, and stroke. …”

Rationale and tutorial for analysing and reporting sex differences in cardiovascular associations by Woodward, M

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women and men. …”

Women’s reproductive factors and incident cardiovascular disease in the UK Biobank by Peters, SAE, Woodward, M

“…<p>Background: Studies have suggested that women’s reproductive factors are associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, findings are mixed. …”

Gender inequalities in cardiovascular risk factor assessment and management in primary healthcare by Hyun, K, Redfern, J, Peiris, D, Sullivan, D, Harris, M, Usherwood, T, MacMahon, S, Lyford, M, Woodward, M

“…Objectives<br/> To quantify contemporary differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor assessment and management between women and men in Australian primary healthcare services.…”

Blood pressure variables and cardiovascular risk: new findings from ADVANCE. by Kengne, A, Czernichow, S, Huxley, R, Grobbee, D, Woodward, M, Neal, B, Zoungas, S, Cooper, M, Glasziou, P, Hamet, P, Harrap, S, Mancia, G, Poulter, N, Williams, B, Chalmers, J

“…The relative importance of various blood pressure indices on cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus has not been established. …”

Cohort Profile: LIFE course study in CARdiovascular disease Epidemiology (LIFECARE) by Shafiq, M, Fong, A, Tai, E, Nang, E, Wee, H, Adam, J, Woodward, M, Sritara, P, Poulton, R, Sy, R, Venkataraman, K

“…The global burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has been increasing steadily over the past two decades. …”

Cigarette Smoking, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region by Nakamura, K, Barzi, F, Lam, T, Huxley, R, Feigin, V, Ueshima, H, Woo, J, Gu, D, Ohkubo, T, Lawes, C, Suh, I, Woodward, M

Smoking, quitting, and the risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men in the Asia-Pacific region. by Woodward, M, Lam, T, Barzi, F, Patel, A, Gu, D, Rodgers, A, Suh, I

“… BACKGROUND: Although smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, it has been suggested that Asians may be less susceptible to the adverse effects of smoking than Caucasians. …”

Reallocation of time between device-measured movement behaviours and risk of incident cardiovascular disease by Walmsley, R, Chan, S, Smith-Byrne, K, Ramakrishnan, R, Woodward, M, Rahimi, K, Dwyer, T, Bennett, D, Doherty, A

“…<p><strong>Objective</strong> To improve classification of movement behaviours in free-living accelerometer data using machine-learning methods, and to investigate the association between machine-learned movement behaviours and risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults.</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong> Using free-living data from 152 participants, we developed a machine-learning model to classify movement behaviours (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity behaviours (MVPA), light physical activity behaviours, sedentary behaviour, sleep) in wrist-worn accelerometer data. …”

Change in albuminuria and risk of renal and cardiovascular outcomes: natural variation should be taken into account by Smith, M, Herrington, WG, Weldegiorgis, M, Hobbs, FDR, Bankhead, C, Woodward, M

“…Associations were weaker for shorter exposure windows (and for cardiovascular disease or death), but strengthened after allowing for RtM.…”

The risks of cardiovascular disease and mortality following weight change in adults with diabetes: results from ADVANCE by Lee, AK, Woodward, M, Wang, D

“…Unintentional weight loss is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, but few studies have examined its association with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes.</p> <p><strong>Objective</strong></p> <p>To evaluate 2-year weight change and subsequent risk of cardiovascular events and mortality in established type 2 diabetes.…”

Childhood smoking, adult cessation, and cardiovascular mortality: Prospective study of 390,000 US adults by Lewington, S, Thomson, B, Emberson, J, Lacey, B, Peto, R, Woodward, M

Sex disparities in cardiovascular outcome trials of diabetes populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Clemens, K, Woodward, M, Neal, B, Zinman, B, Cheruvath, P

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Sex differences have been described in cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) of diabetes populations.…”

Large-scale plasma lipidomic profiling identifies lipids that predict cardiovascular events in secondary prevention by Mundra, PA, Barlow, CK, Nestel, PJ, Barnes, EH, Kirby, A, Thompson, P, Sullivan, DR, Alshehry, ZH, Mellett, NA, Huynh, K, Jayawardana, KS, Giles, C, McConville, MJ, Zoungas, S, Hillis, GS, Chalmers, J, Woodward, M, Wong, G, Kingwell, BA, Simes, J, Tonkin, AM, Meikle, PJ, LIPID Study Investigators

“… <h4>Background</h4> <p>Plasma lipidomic measures may enable improved prediction of cardiovascular outcomes in secondary prevention. The aim of this study is to determine the association of plasma lipidomic measurements with cardiovascular events and assess their potential to predict such events.…”