Long-term study of postmenopausal women does not support many preventive therapies
May 02, 2024
Hormone therapy was no aid for cardiovascular disease prevention, and calcium/vitamin D supplementation was no aid for universal fracture prevention.
2,200 Is minimum number of daily steps needed to lower death, CVD risk
Mar 15, 2024
9,000 to 10,500 steps/day was associated with the lowest mortality risk, regardless of sedentary time.
Cannabis use linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes
Feb 28, 2024
Proportionately lower log odds were seen for heart disease, heart attack, stroke and composite outcome for days of use between zero and 30 a month.
Environmental Protection Agency finalizes stronger air quality standards
Feb 09, 2024
The agency estimates that the new standard will prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths in the first year of full enforcement.
Inflammation, poverty have synergistic effect on mortality
Jan 17, 2024
Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality.
High-intensity statins underused with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Sep 19, 2023
The authors say that the findings show gaps between practice and guideline-based care.
Aspirin underused in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Aug 24, 2023
Estimates of use increased from 16.6% in low-income countries to 65.0% in high-income countries.
Recent rise in disability, years of life lost from CVD due to air pollution
Aug 16, 2023
Age-standardized rates for deaths decreased, but all-age disability-adjusted life years increased.
Colchicine tied to lower incidence of TJA in coronary artery disease
May 31, 2023
A lower incidence of total knee replacement and total hip replacement was seen with the use of colchicine, 0.5 mg daily.
Sugar-sweetened beverage intake linked to mortality, CVD in T2D
Apr 20, 2023
An increased hazard ratio was noted for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality for higher sugar-sweetened beverage intake.