Nonphysician-implemented multifaceted intervention beneficial in HTN
Jun 20, 2024
Significant reductions were seen in total cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality for those aged 60 years and older; significant reductions also were seen for those younger than 60 years.
Up to 30 percent of CVD mortality attributable to excess salt intake
Mar 29, 2024
The population-attributable risk estimates suggest that sodium above the recommended intake is linked to 10 to 30% of CVD mortality.
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.
AHA: Semaglutide cuts risk for CVD events in patients without diabetes
Nov 14, 2023
Findings seen over three years in adults with preexisting cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity
Nighttime light exposure tied to cardiovascular risk factors in seniors
Jul 08, 2022
Most older adults have some type of nighttime light exposure.
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.
Hearing loss, dual sensory loss tied to higher mortality
Jan 05, 2022
More severe hearing loss or dual sensory loss is tied to excess all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
The ‘obesity paradox’ among seniors
By
Jill Carte
Dec 20, 2018
There are ways that senior living community executive directors and nursing home administrators can help residents under their care reduce their weight, if necessary.
Frail patients with nonvalvular A-Fib less likely to receive anticoagulants
Jan 03, 2022
Frail patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation also were less likely to receive a direct oral anticoagulant versus warfarin.