New-onset cardiovascular complications common after stroke
Mar 31, 2022
The odds of five-year all-cause mortality were up for stroke patients with acute coronary syndrome, atrial fibrillation/flutter, heart failure or severe ventricular arrhythmias.
Risk for Parkinson’s disease reduced after myocardial infarction
Feb 16, 2022
During median follow-up of 21 years, risk reduced for Parkinson disease, secondary parkinsonism after MI
Social isolation, loneliness up risk of new CVD in older women
Feb 03, 2022
The findings were independent of each other, with an even stronger effect seen for women with high levels of social isolation and loneliness.
Inflammation, poverty have synergistic effect on mortality
Jan 17, 2024
Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality.
CVD mortality similar with diuretic, ACE inhibitor, or calcium channel blocker
Dec 04, 2023
Those randomly assigned to receive ACE inhibitor had an increased risks for stroke mortality and fatal and nonfatal hospitalized stroke versus the diuretic group.
Lower frequency of adding salt to food linked to lower CVD risk
Nov 29, 2022
The lowest CVD risk was seen for those who combined a DASH-style diet with the lowest frequency of adding salt to food.
Social determinants of health tied to atherosclerotic CVD risk
May 01, 2024
The authors say that social determinants could increase the prediction ability of risk tools, particularly for Black patients.
Declines in CVD mortality seen from 2010 to 2019 reversed in 2020
Jan 26, 2024
From 2020 to 2022, there were 228,524 excess cardiovascular deaths, which was 9% more than expected based on earlier trends.
Black-white disparities persist for cardiovascular mortality
Aug 03, 2022
Two studies show increased cardiovascular mortality for Black versus white adults in a nationwide analysis and the MESA sample.
USPSTF still says individualize decision for diet, exercise counseling
Jul 26, 2022
“When determining which patients might benefit from counseling interventions, healthcare professionals should consider the patient’s goals and motivations, activity and ability,” a task...