The conference featured presentations that emphasized basic, clinical and translational medicine and provided insight into the prevention, management and treatment of stroke.
Risk for CKD, CVD lower for adults with evidence of type 2 diabetes remission
Jan 26, 2024
Significantly lower risks of chronic kidney disease and composite cardiovascular disease measure were seen for those with any remission.
Lipid-lowering drugs save lives, but use decreasing
Dec 01, 2023
In 2019 to 2020, 56% of patients with high cholesterol were on statins for primary prevention and 85% were on them for secondary prevention.
Million hearts model cuts five-year heart attack, stroke risk in at-risk patients
Oct 18, 2023
Improved outcomes were seen, with no significant changes in Medicare spending.
Stress, depression common among women with myocardial infarction
Oct 16, 2023
Stress levels were higher in women with MI and obstructive coronary artery disease versus MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries.
Many heart attack, stroke survivors do not know their cholesterol levels
Aug 30, 2023
American Heart Association says knowing levels is key to preventing recurrent heart attack, stroke
Weekend warriors get same cardiovascular benefit as regular exercisers
Jul 18, 2023
The benefit was seen with a median of 230.4 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week regardless of distribution.
Healthy diet including whole-fat dairy linked to lower mortality
Jul 13, 2023
The results “call for a re-evaluation of unrelenting guidelines to avoid whole-fat dairy products,” says the author of an editorial.