Rajeev Gupta

..A repeat cross-sectional survey was carried out to evaluate the changes in the major coronary risk factors in the urban population of Jaipur previously studied in the early 1990s...

..Increasing environmental factors, particularly obesity, appear important...

..Our objective was to describe the prevalence and clinical factors associated with impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and diabetes (DM) among adults (>or=20 years) in large population group...

..Thus our study shows that for the prevention of adult atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Indian population measures are urgently needed towards behavioral and life style modification including change in dietary habits...

..To determine secular trends in risk factors among this population and to correlate risks with educational status we performed epidemiological studies in India...

..To determine correlation of multiple parameters of socioeconomic status with cardiovascular risk factors in India...

..05). There is a high prevalence of hypertension in middle-aged Asian Indian women. Very low awareness, treatment and control status are observed...

..The authors studied the influence of migration of husband on cardiovascular risk factors in Asian Indian women...

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..We tested association of nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from TGFbeta1, TNFalpha, CCR2 and CCR5 genes among individuals with type-2 diabetes with and without renal insufficiency...

..We investigated the contribution of selected RAAS gene polymorphisms to CRI among type 2 diabetic Asian Indian subjects...

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..We investigated the contribution of 12 polymorphisms from five Dopaminergic pathway genes to CRI among type-2 diabetic Asian Indian subjects...

..Influence of socioeconomic status on cardiovascular risk has not been well studied in low income countries. To determine risks in various educational status (ES) subjects we performed a study in India...

..The impact of rising population-wide obesity on cardiovascular risk factors has not been well studied in low-income countries. To correlate the prevalence of obesity with risk factors we performed epidemiological studies in India...

..We propose that improving educational status, a major social determinant of health, can lead to appropriate health related behaviours and prevent the epidemics of non communicable diseases in developing countries...

..Comprehensive hypertension management focuses on reducing overall cardiovascular risk by lifestyle measures, BP lowering and lipid management and should be the preferred initial treatment approach...

..These attributes forecast a grim scenario for the evolving epidemic of coronary heart disease in India...

..A concerted action to eradicate these social evils shall have to focus on reducing poverty, improving educational status and providing equitable and accessible healthcare to all...

..We conducted epidemiological studies to determine prevalence and age-specific trends in cardiovascular risk factors among adolescent and young urban Asian Indians...

..An urgent and sincere bureaucratic, political, and social will to initiate steps in this direction is required...

..To determine prevalence of multiple coronary risk factors in a North Indian Punjabi community and to compare these with previous population based studies in the same city in North India we performed an epidemiological study...

..To determine prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using United States Adult Treatment Panel-3 (ATP-3) guidelines in an urban Indian population...

..National interventions such as increasing tobacco taxes, labelling unhealthy foods and trans fats, reduction of salt in processed foods and better urban design to promote physical activity may have a wide short-term impact...

..There is need to integrate various policy makers, develop effective policies and modify healthcare systems for effective delivery of CVD preventive care...

..Population-based cost-effective hypertension control strategies should be developed...

..Combined use of all the three strategies can have an immediate and large impact on reducing CVD morbidity and mortality...

..To determine the prevalence of risk factors in this community within India we performed an epidemiological study...

..To determine significance of various nutritional factors and other lifestyle variables in explaining this difference in cardiovascular disease mortality we performed an analysis...

..This study investigates whether a new twice-daily trimetazidine modified release formulation with improved pharmacokinetic properties is more effective and acceptable than the older thrice-daily immediate-release formulation...

..Coronary heart disease is increasing in urban Indian subjects and lipid abnormalities are important risk factors. To determine secular trends in prevalence of various lipid abnormalities we performed studies in an urban Indian population...

..Urban subjects have high burden of cardiovascular risk factors, therefore, to evaluate risk factors in middle socioeconomic subjects and to study secular trends we performed an epidemiological study...

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..Subjects with diabetes as well as IRS have greater prevalence of obesity, central obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and low HDL as compared with normal subjects...

..9% versus 6.6%, clinical and ECG changes: 10.4% versus 6.6%). The prevalence of CHD is significantly more in Hindu males as compared to the Muslims and is associated with a greater prevalence of diabetes and hypertension...

..Half of the hypertensive group were aware of having hypertension, a third were receiving treatment for it, and quarter had a controlled BP...

..Use of evidence based pharmacotherapy reduces risk of secondary events in patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD). To determine frequency of their use in diabetic CHD we performed prescription audits...

..To determine relationship of body mass index (BMI) with multiple cardiovascular risk factors...

..Such information could help focus attention of physicians on its importance...

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..The India Heart Watch study has been designed to study socioeconomic, anthropometric and biochemical risk factors in urban populations in different regions of the country in order to identify regional differences...

..This U-shaped trend suggests influence of foetal undernutrition (environmental) as well as genetic factors in these children...

..To determine association of obesity, measured by body-mass index (BMI), waist-size or waist-hip ratio (WHR), with multiple risk factors in an urban Indian population we performed an epidemiological study...

..Smoking, diabetes and dyslipidaemias increased more in low educational status groups...

..To assess the types of such diseases and to determine changing trends in their incidence we performed this study...

..This case demonstrates the acute effectiveness of PCI for the treatment of critical left main disease following open heart surgery in patients who are not appropriate surgical candidates...

..To test the hypothesis that blood glucose levels in the range of normoglycemia are associated with increased cardiovascular risk we performed an epidemiological study in an urban population...

..6% v. 6.2%; females 39.3% iv 9.5%), high total:high-density lipoprotein ratio (> or = 5.0) and high triglycerides (> or =200 mg/ dl: males 39.6%, v. 10.2%; females 17.1% v. 11.9%) was also significantly higher in cases (p<0.05)...

..Renal involvement is thought to be rare in Indian patients with SSc. However, there is paucity of data...

..1). CONCLUSIONS: Communication skills are the integral part of patient care and management. Our study demonstrated lack of effective communication skills among physicians...

..CONCLUSION. Total serum cholesterol levels do not influence long term survival in patients with pre-existing coronary artery disease...

..1 +/- 12.0%). CONCLUSIONS: All the antioxidant vitamins and fruits significantly decrease lipid peroxide levels and oxidant load in CHD patients. However, fruits are the best choice as they also favourably modify the lipid profile...

..Misconceptions regarding the nature and treatment of asthma may contribute to this. This study was planned to evaluate the perception of those with asthma about various aspects of their condition...

..5%, P= 0.873). This study shows that greater donor age, higher baseline diastolic BP and greater warm ischemia time are major determinants of delayed graft function due to acute tubular necrosis after related donor renal transplantation...

..arjuna group (-29.3 +/- 18.9%). CONCLUSIONS: Terminalia arjuna tree bark powder has significant antioxidant action that is comparable to vitamin E. In addition, it also has a significant hypocholesterolaemic effect...

..Other advantages of the FFQ are that it is independent of the ability or inclination of an individual to maintain a diary and also provides immediate feedback to patients, physicians and counsellors...

..We aimed to document the characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes who were admitted to hospitals in India...

..Satisfactory safety and tolerability profile in this population was also demonstrated...

..Furthermore, cardiac disease and amiodarone therapy can also produce thyroid abnormality...

..Low birth weight is associated with adult insulin resistance and diabetes. We conducted this study to correlate low birth weight with insulin resistance in mid and late childhood...