Approach for assessing cardiovascular health enhanced
Jun 29, 2022
Life’s Essential 8 updates many of the metrics from Life’s Simple 7 and adds new metric for sleep duration.
More sitting time tied to mortality, CVD in both rich, poor countries
Jun 17, 2022
The association was seen across countries at all economic levels but particularly among low- and lower-middle-income countries.
Lifetime excess weight linked to subclinical myocardial injury
Oct 27, 2021
People with body mass index trajectories of stable overweight or obesity have elevated levels of cardiac troponin I, a marker of subclinical myocardial injury.
Periodontitis may raise risk for new cardiovascular events
Sep 01, 2021
The presence of a severe gum infection at baseline was linked to increased odds for new cardiovascular events.
Drinking coffee may reduce incident CVD, mortality risks
Oct 03, 2022
A reduced risk for all-cause mortality was associated with consumption of decaffeinated, ground or instant coffee.
Adhering to life’s simple 7 may cut coronary heart disease risk despite genetics
Feb 08, 2022
In the high polygenic risk score group, the ideal versus poor LS7 was linked to 20.2 more years free of coronary heart disease.
Coronary heart disease mortality dropped from 1990 to 2019
Aug 10, 2023
Half of all CHD deaths could have been prevented with the elimination of smoking, alcohol and obesity
CHD risk increased for men exposed to work strain, effort-reward imbalance
Sep 22, 2023
An increase was seen in the risk for coronary heart disease with exposure to either factor, with a greater hazard ratio seen for combined exposure.
Higher artificial sweetener consumption linked to CVD risk
Sep 08, 2022
Aspartame intake was linked to an increased risk for cerebrovascular events, while acesulfame potassium and sucralose were linked to CHD risk.
Drug-delivery device for heart failure could get seniors to post-acute settings sooner
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 29, 2023
A new drug infusion device could allow older adults who have heart failure to get treatment from a home or long-term care facility.