Decline in heart disease death rate slowed from 2011 to 2019
Dec 10, 2021
The age-adjusted heart disease death rate declined an average of 3.7% per year in 2000 to 2011, 0.7% per year for 2011 to 2019.
Sacubitril-valsartan does not cut risk for death, heart failure after MI
Nov 22, 2021
Sacubitril-valsartan is not linked to a reduced incidence of death from cardiovascular causes or incident heart failure versus ramipril.
Sleep onset timing linked to risk of developing CVD
Nov 09, 2021
The lowest cardiovascular disease incidence was seen in association with a sleep-onset time of 10:00 p.m. to 10:59 p.m.
Cereal fiber tied to lower inflammation, CVD in older adults
Apr 08, 2022
Inflammation mediates approximately one-sixth of the association between cereal fiber intake and cardiovascular disease.
New instrument developed for assessing patient knowledge of CKD
Apr 04, 2022
KART 2.0 can differentiate patients who have spent less than one versus one or more hours speaking to health professionals, reading about transplantation.
Study questions link between vegetable intake, cardiovascular disease risk
Mar 04, 2022
A higher intake of raw vegetables was inversely linked to CVD risk, but much of the association is explained by confounding variables.
USPSTF updates guidance on statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Feb 22, 2022
The evidence currently is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of statin initiation for primary prevention of CVD and mortality in adults aged 76 years or older.
USPSTF: Evidence still lacking for atrial fibrillation screening
Jan 27, 2022
Evidence currently is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation in asymptomatic adults.
Step count inversely linked to all-cause, cardiovascular mortality
Aug 10, 2023
Higher quartiles of steps were associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.
Risks for all-cause, cardiovascular, respiratory mortality increased after floods
Oct 10, 2023
Risks vary by local climate type and socioeconomic status.
