Impact of religious Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease: A systematic review of the literature

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 343-354

  Salim, Imtiaz ^a   Al Suwaidi, Jassim ^a   Ghadban, Wissam ^a   Alkilani, Hani ^a   Salam, Amar M ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Ramadan; Religious fasting; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1;

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RAMADAN; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FASTING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISLAM; LIPIDS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84875171516     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2013.774270     Document Type: Review

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