Peanut consumption linked to reduced stroke risk in Japan
Sep 10, 2021
An association was seen in men and women for higher peanut consumption with reduced risks of total stroke, ischemic stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Updates issued for standards of medical care in diabetes
Jun 02, 2022
The updates include effects in patients with type 2 diabetes of finerenone on cardiovascular outcomes in those with cardiovascular disease and of SGLT2 inhibitors on heart failure and renal outcomes.
Chest ‘e-tattoo’ device may help in early detection of heart disease
By
John Roszkowski
May 09, 2023
A new ultralightweight medical device that attaches to the chest may detect early signs of heart disease in patients.
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.
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.
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
High cardiovascular health tied to longer life expectancy free of disease
Mar 06, 2023
For those with high cardiovascular health level, no significant difference was seen in disease-free life expectancy based on socioeconomic status.
Long-term PM₂.₅ exposure linked to increased risk for cardiovascular events
Mar 13, 2023
An increased risk for incident acute myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality was seen with exposure to PM2.5 at moderate versus low concentrations.
Risk for cardiovascular disease increased for patients with celiac disease
Jan 31, 2023
The increased risk was observed despite a lower prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.