Cardiovascular Disease

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.

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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In a study of over 26 000 participants, statin use was associated with reduced risk for all-cause and CV mortality compared to placebo.

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Wellbeing is considered a measurable and modifiable community attribute that study authors show is correlated with CV outcomes.

Vitamin D supplementation may reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events in older adults, suggests new research.

The predictive value of loneliness for cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes was stronger than traditional lifestyle risk factors in large UK Biobank analysis.

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SGLT-2 inhibitors were found to consistently reduce risk of CV mortality and HF events in a meta-analysis including 90 000 high-risk patients with T2D, CKD, and/or HF.

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Finerenone was associated with a decrease in composite CV risk in patients with CKD, T2D, eGFR of ≥25, and moderately to severely increased albuminuria.

Increased levels of lipoprotein(a) significantly and independently predicted recurrent CHD events in adults aged 60 years and older, report study authors.

Proposed indications for the investigational factor XIa inhibitor are: stroke prevention after acute ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack; recent acute coronary syndrome; and atrial fibrillation.

Efficacy of the daily pill met the standard now established by the once-weekly injection of 15% loss of baseline bodyweight in adults with overweight or obesity, says Novo Nordisk.

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Results of a Mendelian randomization study showed earlier first birth, higher number of live births, and earlier menarche are all associated with increased CVD.

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Young women who survived a myocardial infarction may have nearly double the risk of rehospitalization in the year after discharge compared to men, according to a new study.

Researchers found that reliable improvement of depressive symptoms after psychological therapy was associated with a 12% decrease in CVD risk at any given time.

Higher intake of sugar-sweetened drinks was linked to increased risk of all-cause death and CVD while healthier choices were inversely associated with both, a new study found.

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Pregnant women with prenatal depression were found to be more likely to be diagnosed with new CVD within 2 years of delivery than those without depression.

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