Long-lasting cardiovascular burden seen after COVID-19
Feb 25, 2022
An increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease also was observed among those not hospitalized during acute phase.
More intensive LDL-C lowering may cut recurrent stroke risk
Feb 22, 2022
More intensive LDL-C-lowering with statin-based therapies was linked to a reduced risk for recurrent stroke for patients with evidence of atherosclerosis.
Gestational diabetes mellitus may up risk for range of later cardiovascular conditions
Feb 10, 2022
Traditional risk factors such as subsequent diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia only partially contribute to higher risk.
Four in 10 adults report heart symptoms during the pandemic
Feb 09, 2022
And one in four COVID-19 survivors says the virus affected their heart health.
Preventive aspirin should be based on benefit, not age
Jan 14, 2022
The authors urge primary care physicians to make case-by-case basis decisions based on the benefit-to-risk.
More physical activity is better for patients with CVD
Dec 10, 2021
The benefit of physical activity with regard to health outcomes appears to be influenced by cardiovascular health status.
AHA: High sodium, low potassium intake linked to higher cardiovasular risk
Nov 22, 2021
Higher sodium excretion, lower potassium excretion and higher sodium-to-potassium ratio were linked to higher cardiovascular risk.
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.
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.
New CDC profile shares demographics of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2021
Bathing, walking and dressing are the most common activities of daily living that residents of assisted living or similar residential communities need help with, according to a new data brief from the...