Even low-risk alcohol consumption ups mortality risk in older adults
Aug 21, 2024
High-risk drinking was tied to higher all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality.
Life’s Essential 8 is enhanced with a psychological health measure
Aug 21, 2024
Adding a ninth dimension based on depression scores by the Patient Health Questionnaires is feasible, the authors say.
Psychosocial stressors at work linked to increased risk for a-fib
Aug 14, 2024
Job strain and an effort-reward imbalance were linked to an increased risk for a-fib separately and in combination.
Tailored texts may increase physical activity in patients with CVD
Aug 13, 2024
The effect, however, varies over time and by device.
Urinary metal levels linked to increased risk for CVD, mortality
Aug 07, 2024
For the mixture of six urinary metals, the adjusted hazard ratio for the interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD and mortality.
CDC presents provisional mortality data for 2023 in the United States
Aug 08, 2024
The number of deaths from COVID-19 was 68.9% lower than in 2022.
COVID-19 continues to affect leading causes of death in US: CDC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic radically altered the rankings of the leading causes of death in the United States in 2020, and although COVID ranks lower on the list of causes in 2023, its effects continue to be...
Eating more fruits, vegetables tied to lower blood pressure
Aug 06, 2024
Additional benefits include improved kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension.
Risk for psychiatric disorder, suicide attempt increased after CVD hospitalization
Aug 01, 2024
The risk for any psychiatric disorders and suicide attempt increased among patients with cardiovascular disease, especially within one year after CVD.
PREVENT equations reclassify half of US adults to lower ASCVD risk
Aug 02, 2024
A considerable decrease was estimated in US adults receiving or recommended for preventive treatment with statins and antihypertensives.