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Findings suggest low- to moderate-intensity statins may be more appealing as initial treatment in older persons at a higher risk for adverse events, say authors.

The association between ETOH consumption and hypertension among 19 500 healthy adults was "direct and linear," a new dose-response meta-analysis found.

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A new analysis of the ASPREE trial of aspirin for primary prevention in older adults finds a poor risk-benefit ratio for prevention of stroke.

Reductions in LDL-C, HbA1c, and body weight were associated with a variety of vegetarian diets in participants with or at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Methods proven to prevent ASCVD may fall short in certain populations if the impacts of SDOH are not closely monitored. The ACC/AHA provide considerations for 7 health domains.

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Investigators identified 6 blood pressure patterns that, when combined with other risk factors, accurately stratified risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Since 2014, the age-adjusted mortality rate for diabetes and CVD has increased by 1% after an overall decline between 1999 and 2019, new research finds.

Exercise pattern doesn't matter, just do it; self-diagnosis by social media; food will do when statins don't; plus portable T2D therapy and who really gets anticoagulation?

Regardless of the pattern of physical activity, it may reduce risk across a spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, say study authors. So, just do it!

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Disparities in emergency routing persisted despite women being acutely sicker than men and living the same distance from a comprehensive stroke center, in a Houston, Tx study.

Guidelines on primary ASCVD prevention from the USPSTF and the AHA/ACC/Multisociety differ on why and when to initiate a statin. Try the 5-question quiz.

Young adults who smoke tobacco cigarettes or vape showed early signals of atherosclerosis compared with nonsmokers in a small, cross-sectional study.

For the 1 in 3 individuals with hyperlipidemia who can't or won't take a statin, preventive cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas, MD, details 3 alternative drug classes.

Findings from meta-analysis showed preoperative high-intensity interval training was associated with improvements in exercise capacity and a reduction in postoperative complications.

Factors positively associated with a timely first OAC Rx among the 41.3% who received one included male sex, certain comorbidities, other current medications, and obesity.

Preventive cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas, MD, reviews the essential elements of a plan of eating shown clinically to reduce hyperlipidemia.

The 72-year-old woman says the back pain came on earlier in the evening without injury or heavy lifting and radiates slightly to her left leg. What does the MRI show?

In a recent comparison of guideline recommendations for initiating statin therapy in primary prevention, researchers found significant differences in the numbers who would benefit.

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The expanded indication widens the patient population eligible for the novel siRNA therapy to include high-risk patients on maximum statin Rx who have not had a CV event.

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