Approach for assessing cardiovascular health enhanced
Jun 29, 2022
Life’s Essential 8 updates many of the metrics from Life’s Simple 7 and adds new metric for sleep duration.
More sitting time tied to mortality, CVD in both rich, poor countries
Jun 17, 2022
The association was seen across countries at all economic levels but particularly among low- and lower-middle-income countries.
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.
Periodontitis may raise risk for new cardiovascular events
Sep 01, 2021
The presence of a severe gum infection at baseline was linked to increased odds for new cardiovascular events.
Adhering to life’s simple 7 may cut coronary heart disease risk despite genetics
Feb 08, 2022
In the high polygenic risk score group, the ideal versus poor LS7 was linked to 20.2 more years free of coronary heart disease.
Higher artificial sweetener consumption linked to CVD risk
Sep 08, 2022
Aspartame intake was linked to an increased risk for cerebrovascular events, while acesulfame potassium and sucralose were linked to CHD risk.
Higher meat intake in older adults may raise risk for ASCVD
Aug 05, 2022
Associations for unprocessed red meat, total meat and total ASF with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease were mediated by trimethylamine N-oxide-related metabolites.
Physical function in older adults linked to CV event risk
Aug 31, 2022
A low or intermediate score on Short Physical Performance Battery was linked to an increased risks for composite and individual CVD outcomes.
Omega-3 fatty acids tied to better cardiovascular outcomes
Jul 12, 2021
Cardiovascular risk reduction was more prominent with EPA monotherapy versus EPA + DHA therapy.
Patterns studied for alcohol intake, outcomes in patients with CVD
Jul 29, 2021
Relative to nondrinkers, a J-shaped curve was seen for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cardiovascular events in drinkers with preexisting cardiovasular disease.