Aspirin use tied to incident heart failure in at-risk adults
Nov 29, 2021
Aspirin use is associated with an increased risk for incident heart failure among individuals with or without a history of cardiovascular disease.
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.
Guidelines developed for exercise at altitude in CVD patients
Sep 14, 2021
Pretrip planning should consider locations and duration of altitude exposure, hydration and medication use and emergency planning.
Obesity-related outcomes up for metabolically healthy obese
Jun 11, 2021
Those with metabolically healthy obesity had increased rates of diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure versus metabolically healthy without obesity
FDA expands approval of Jardiance for patients with heart failure
Feb 28, 2022
Jardiance received approval to reduce the risk for cardiovascular death and hospitalization for patients with heart failure.
Metformin, lifestyle changes cut risk for T2DM, but not CVD
May 27, 2022
No reduction seen in first occurrence of nonfatal MI, stroke, or CV death with either metformin or lifestyle intervention versus placebo
Social isolation, loneliness may harm cardiovascular, brain health
Aug 04, 2022
Social isolation and loneliness appear to be independent risk factors, but data on mediating pathways and confounders are limited.
Avocado intake linked to lower risk for CVD, coronary heart disease
Mar 30, 2022
A study found that replacing animal products such as butter, cheese, eggs and processed meat with avocado was linked to lower risk for cardiovascular events. One author disclosed financial ties to the...
Meal and snack patterns linked to mortality risks
Jun 24, 2021
A fruit snack after breakfast was linked to lower all-cause and cancer mortality risks; starchy snacks were linked to higher all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality risks.
More than one in four adults with cardiovascular disease currently smoke
Jun 11, 2021
From wave 1 to 4 of PATH, a <5% decrease was seen in cigarette use and a 0.5% increase was found in e-cigarette use.