More than one in four adults with cardiovascular disease currently smoke
Jun 11, 2021
From wave 1 to 4 of PATH, a <5% decrease was seen in cigarette use and a 0.5% increase was found in e-cigarette use.
Drinking at least two cups of tea daily linked to reduced mortality risk
Aug 30, 2022
An inverse association was seen for mortality from all cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke.
Guideline addresses diagnosis, evaluation of chest pain in adults
Nov 02, 2021
Chest pain can extend beyond the chest; patients experiencing chest pain or equivalent should seek medical help immediately.
Fitness games help older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2015
Older adults with type 2 diabetes who play fitness games on a video game console can increase their cardiorespiratory fitness, thereby lowering their risk of related heart disease, according to new research.
Heart disease still the leading cause of death in the United States
Jan 24, 2024
Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fluctuated over the years and trended upward recently.
Ten-year mortality, recurrence rates decreasing after acute MI
May 04, 2022
Mortality and recurrence risks were lower for patients hospitalized in 2007 to 2009 versus those hospitalized in 1995 to 1997.
Recent rise in disability, years of life lost from CVD due to air pollution
Aug 16, 2023
Age-standardized rates for deaths decreased, but all-age disability-adjusted life years increased.
Death rate for those 85+ increases ‘significantly,’ CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2018
The death rate for those aged 85 or more years increased “significantly” between 2016 and 2017, according to new statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for...
Cannabis use linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes
Feb 28, 2024
Proportionately lower log odds were seen for heart disease, heart attack, stroke and composite outcome for days of use between zero and 30 a month.
Premature acute myocardial infarction mortality declined from 1999 to 2019
Dec 23, 2021
The decline has slowed since 2011; it was higher among large and medium/small metros versus rural counties.