Cardiovascular Disease

Talks about the connection between alcohol use, overweight, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Results from the study of 139 patients found that the vast majority were undiagnosed.

Study of the prevalence of angina pectoris, self-reported myocardial infarction, and ECG defined myocardial infarction.

Looks at a study that screened 60% of a First Nation in Alberta for diabetes, prediabetes, cardiovascular risk, and metabolic syndrome and found high rates of obesity, pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome for participants over 18.

Comments on the increase of hypertension as a growing health challenge in Nunavik due to a population believed to have a predisposition for cerebrovascular disease.

Hypertension rates were similar to those of other Americans in spite of higher rates of diabetes and obesity.

Study found the prevalence of hypertension, measured on a random sample of Penobscot Indian adults on reservation in Maine, was 23%.

Statistics from various sources gathered to assist tribes in developing public health programs and priorities.

Results from the study of the seven month program indicated the one significant change was an improvement in aerobic fitness.

Study shows people living with chronic pain, in the remote community, have poor health related quality of life.

Discusses how individuals, with diabetes, reported activity limitations at work, home and in leisure activities.This same group were also at greater risk for suffering heart disease.

Study links obesity to higher diabetes rates and in turn, increased rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Webcast of a presentation from Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium regarding the connection between health and the environment. Duration: 23:47.

Looks at the food-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Also assesses how industry, governments, and consumers, are managing dietary risks, and proposes actions that could lead to improvements.

Looks at a project to have Aboriginal Health Services and Aboriginal patients work together in the management of long-term illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1997.

Study reveals lower cardiovascular mortality rate among Alaska Natives.

Report finds that the stroke incidence rate of survivors is within the broad range compared to Western Europe.

Study of 1,974 individuals with diabetes over eight years found that the incidence of lower extremity amputation (LEA) is 4.4%.

Findings showed that myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) are rare among Greenlanders but cerebral infarctions (strokes) are four times as frequent.

Comments on the high incidence levels in young people and need for additional public health and primary care efforts to address this issue.

Ten year study finds increased occurrence to be statistically significant among Arizona subjects.

Reports a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Montana and sites that the risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity, have increased significantly over a 5-year period.

Results of a study conclude that Alberta Métis Settlement dwellers have high rates of diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, pre-diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

Study over a 17 year period reveals rate of heart disease doubled in 41 reserves and settlements despite overall decline in the general population.

Looks at high rates of infectious and chronic diseases in Inuit populations compared to Western societies.

Author discusses how World Vision is always aware of the risk of, 'filling in the gaps' where the Australian government is perceived to be failing.

Investigates how confinement on reservations lead to changes in subsistence, child care and housing that contributed to infant deaths from pneumonia, gastrointestinal disorders, tuberculosis, heart disease, and syphilis.

Study of over 500 women revealed that individuals with depression were over twice as likely to have heart problems. as those without depression.

Looks at the beneficial impact of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on heart rate and heart rate variability including populations with high exposure to mercury.

Study findings reveal that the majority of Russian women have a low level of social support which is associated with poorer health and increased risks.

Study examines if insulin resistance (IR) and the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) are independent of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in non-diabetic Native Americans.

Contends that a long-term vision and standardization of the methodologies, determinants and indicators of food security are required to improve access and availability to food that is of acceptable quality.

Summary of results from the Adult Inuit Health Survey. Provides an overview of the health status and living conditions.

Summary of results from the Adult Inuit Health Survey. Provides an overview of the health status and living conditions.

Investigation found clear differences in the ethnic populations and that mortality rates increased among Aboriginal peoples in the most recent five year period of the study.

Study identified a missense mutation in two index cases from a northern British Columbia Gitxsan First Nation community which likely increases susceptibility to arrhythmias. Twenty relatives were found to carry the same mutation, while 102 relatives were without the mutation. The identification of this mutation allows diagnosis of a predisposition to the syndrome and medical management.

Brief article discusses the challenges of quitting smoking and advocates that health workers should, "practice what they preach".

Comments on the profound and extensive impacts of the flooding and dislocation.

Brief summary looked at changes in death rates for Indigenous Australians both overall and for specific diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Strategies to reduce the smoking rate in Aboriginal communities are discussed.

Data from the Arizona population health and vital statistics, United States Census Bureau, and the Arizona Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Reports on data from Provincial and Federal databases for all-cause, premature, amenable and case-specific mortality between 1992 and 2014.

Study compares genetic and environmental attributes of the Sandy Lake Oji-Cree and the Keeewatin Inuit in an attempt to explain disease prevalence in the two communities.

Findings indicated First Nations people were less likely to undergo angiography and experienced worse long-term survival compared to non-First Nations people.

Article examines a digital storytelling study which collaborated with First Nations (FN) Women in Manitoba to discuss many of the issues surrounding heart health management including: the relationship between FN and Western Medical knowledges, diet and lifestyle, related health conditions, experiences with healthcare system, residential schools, and relationships with children and grandchildren.