Certain diets may protect against heart disease with type 1 diabetes
Jul 16, 2024
Higher adherence was tied to lower inflammatory marker levels over time.
Women undergoing CABG more likely to get care at low-quality hospitals
Jul 29, 2024
More than fourfold higher mortality was seen for women Medicare beneficiaries receiving coronary artery bypass grafting at low-quality hospitals than male beneficiaries at high-quality hospitals.
New report calls for more research on women’s health issues
Jul 12, 2024
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine analysis noted that women are disproportionately affected by chronic illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease, depression and osteoporosis.
Almost half of US counties do not have practicing cardiologist
Jul 08, 2024
Counties without a cardiologist have a higher cardiovascular risk index, higher cardiovascular mortality rates and shorter life expectancy.
Experiencing gratitude tied to longevity in older women
Jul 08, 2024
Higher levels of gratitude were tied to a 9% reduction in all-cause mortality and a 15% reduction in cardiovascular death.
Xylitol linked to incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk
Jun 17, 2024
The sweetener xylitol was linked to incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk in an initial untargeted metabolomics study and was confirmed in a validation cohort.
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.
Less than one-quarter of patients hospitalized for CVD receive dietary counseling
Jun 18, 2024
The findings were seen across hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Planetary Health Diet Index linked to lower total, cause-specific mortality
Jun 10, 2024
Reductions seen in death from a variety of causes; PHDI scores were also associated with environmental impact
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, diseases set to increase
Jun 06, 2024
The annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors is projected to triple between 2020 and 2050.