Jackson Heart Study participants who maintained a healthy BP, BMI, and never smoked were at lower risk for incident CVD, suggesting targets for intervention in high-risk populations.
In individuals with chronic coronary disease, the presence of diabetes increased the rate of death by 38% during a 5-year follow-up period in analysis of a worldwide patient registry.
Study authors looked for the first time at the impact of bariatric surgery on incidence of all-cause and obesity-related cancer in patients with severe obesity and fatty liver disease.