Cardiology

A 2-sample Mendelian randomization analysis showed that sleep apnea and snoring increased the risk of HTN and CAD, and these associations may partly be driven by BMI.

A pivotal study with 40-year follow-up of post-bariatric surgery patients reinforces long-term benefits of the procedures on all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

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After hospital discharge for heart failure, adults treated with either furosemide or torsemide had similar mortality rates, according to results from the TRANSFORM-HF clinical trial.

For each cardiometabolic disease, the risk of all-cause dementia rose by 42%; the risk rose 26% for Alzheimer disease and 64% for vascular dementia. Temporal onset and genetics play key roles.

Adolescents with more positive psychological assets were more likely to have good cardiometabolic health 2 decades later, and associations were stronger for Black youth.

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Adherence to several different healthy eating patterns was associated with reduced risk for all- and specific-cause mortality in a large prospective cohort study with 36 years of follow-up.

Findings elaborate on the pathophysiological differences in autoimmunity and atrial fibrillation risk between men and women.

Optimal glycemic control (less than 7%) in participants from the Look AHEAD trial was associated with smaller increases in frailty index score vs poorer control over the 8-year study period.

Commotio cordis is among the theories circulating around Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's on-field cardiac arrest.

Patient Care Guideline Toplines summarize newly revised and updated clinical recommendations from professional societies for convenient, at-a-glance review.

Find a compact sampling of 2022 cardiovascular disease research reviewed on Patient Care, chosen by the editorial staff.

Cardiometabolic disease affects 1 out of every 2 Americans today. This first of 4 quizzes tests your knowledge of how to manage hypertension, heart failure, and renal disease.

Worldwide the report finds that hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, dietary risks, and air pollution are the leading causes of CVD which remains the leading cause of death globally.

Having both conditions while pregnant in the current study conferred more than double the risk of future CVD vs having either condition alone.

Approved in 2020 as Nexletol, bempedoic acid as the first ATP citrate lyase inhibitor and oral non-statin therapy to meet the MACE-4 primary endpoint.

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An EHR prompt to a physician alone or in combination with a previsit patient prompt both increased statin prescribing in primary care but a patient prompt alone did not.

Being most physically active in the late morning had a 16% decreased risk of coronary artery disease and a 17% decreased risk of stroke compared to midday.

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The therapeutic impact of the dietary lifestyle intervention and the differential effects could have major implications for clinical care and policy, say study authors.

"Cardiac rehabilitation is for life," says the NYU Langone Rusk Rehabilitation medical director of cardiac/pulmonary rehab, and he advocates empathy and compassionate understanding.

Study participants who had HZ were at 30% greater sustained risk of stroke and CHD vs those who had not had HZ in this large multicohort prospective study.

Allopurinol exposures of 100 mg or more than 100 mg were associated with lower odds of first-ever ACS with some differences between sexes, a new study reports.

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The analysis of a large biracial cohort found low levels of HDL-C linked to increased CHD risk in White but not Black adults and high HDL-C was not protective in either group.

Wearable activity trackers could potentially support clinical care for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, according to a new study.

The low rate of stroke prevention with oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation is cause for significant concern, say investigators.

Analysis of women who did not have high blood pressure while pregnant found that 1 in 10 were diagnosed with hypertension in the year after delivery.