Heart failure mortality lower with healthier food environment
Oct 25, 2022
A lower county food insecurity percentage and a higher county food environment index were linked to a lower heart failure mortality rate.
Total hip arthroplasty can be performed safely in 90-year-olds
Aug 31, 2023
Comorbidities were tied to higher rates of complications and postoperative morbidity.
Triglyceride-glucose index independently linked to all-cause mortality
Jun 21, 2024
Association with in-hospital and one-year mortality seen for patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease
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.
Protein risk score can predict risk for mortality in heart failure
Jan 02, 2024
38 unique proteins were selected for the risk score; the score demonstrated good calibration independent of ejection fraction.
Gains in heart failure mortality have been erased
Apr 26, 2024
The declines seen in heart failure mortality rates from 1999 to 2012 were reversed from 2012 to 2021.
COVID-19 vaccines cut mortality with heart failure
Jun 16, 2022
Those who are partially vaccinated and unvaccinated face the same increased risk, whereas boosted and fully vaccinated adults fare best.
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.
Statin use may cut cancer risk in heart failure patients
Jun 24, 2021
Reduced risk for incident cancer and cancer-related mortality in patients with heart failure appears to depend on duration of statin use.
Menopausal hormone therapy use beyond 65 years beneficial
Apr 16, 2024
Use of menopausal hormone therapy beyond age 65 years is associated with risk reductions in mortality as well as specific cancers and cardiovascular diseases, according to a study published online April...