Nighttime light exposure tied to cardiovascular risk factors in seniors
Jul 08, 2022
Most older adults have some type of nighttime light exposure.
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.
Declines in CVD mortality seen from 2010 to 2019 reversed in 2020
Jan 26, 2024
From 2020 to 2022, there were 228,524 excess cardiovascular deaths, which was 9% more than expected based on earlier trends.
Mortality up for patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease
May 24, 2023
Mortality increased from 2014 to 2019, with significant racial and geographic disparities observed.
Long-lasting cardiovascular burden seen after COVID-19
Feb 25, 2022
An increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease also was observed among those not hospitalized during acute phase.
Model estimates mortality risk in adults with dementia
Oct 14, 2022
A mortality prediction may help guide treatment and advance care planning for community-dwelling older adults with dementia.
Acute cardiac event reported in 22.4 percent of seniors hospitalized with RSV
Apr 15, 2024
Risk for experiencing acute cardiac event higher for adults with underlying cardiovascular disease
Low HDL-C linked to coronary heart disease risk in white adults
Nov 22, 2022
High HDL-C is not protective against coronary heart disease in either white or Black adults.
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.
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.