Objective: To review the available data on risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the
influence of urbanisation of Africans on these risk factors, and to examine why stroke …

ObjectiveTo describe how urbanisation influences the nutrition and health transition in South
Africa by using data from the THUSA (Transition and Health during Urbanisation of South …

Background: Low vitamin B-6 status has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular
diseases. The cardioprotective effects of vitamin B-6 independent of homocysteine suggest …

The objective of the present review is to highlight the relationship between low vitamin B6
status and CVD through its link with inflammation. While overt vitamin B6 deficiency is …

Background Low concentrations of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP), the active metabolite of
vitamin B-6, are associated with high C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations. Both low PLP …

A comprehensive, accessible summary of the latest research in heart disease risk factors
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is a major cause of early death and disability across the …

Plasma levels of fibrinogen have been identified as independent risk predictors of
cardiovascular disease. This has greatly increased interest in the regulation of plasma …

Objective: The present study investigates a score based on baseline C-reactive protein
(CRP) and fibrinogen values (FC score) in 173 consecutive glioblastoma (GBM) patients …

The chronic infection status suffered by HIV-infected individuals promotes chronic arterial
inflammation and injury, which leads to dysfunction of the endothelium, atherosclerosis and …

Objective: This study examined whether the association between socio-economic status
(SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in black South Africans from the North …