Cardiovascular risk assessment is mostly science but also an art, in part. Get an at-a-glance review here of the risk factors and algorithms that combine both.
Daily Dose: High Normal Body Weight in Youths & Hypertension
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Primary Viewpoints Episode 4: Lp(a): The Next CVD Target?
Patrick Moriarty, MD, from the University of Kansas Medical Center, discusses the role of Lp(a) as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the phase 3 trials of a potential treatment.
Perceived Racism Linked to Significantly Increased Risk for Heart Disease in Black Women
Black women who reported perceived interpersonal racism in employment, housing, and interactions with police had a nearly 30% higher risk of CHD than those reporting none.
120: The New Normal?
Podcast: Hypertension expert Daichi Shimbo, MD, offers tips on putting SPRINT results into clinical practice.
Daily Dose: Coordinated Care to Optimize CV Preventive Therapies in T2D
Residual Inflammation in Statin-treated Patients Linked to Greater Risk for MACE, Mortality vs Residual Cholesterol
Among patients in the highest quartile of hsCRP, the risks of CV-related and all-cause death were more than 2 times higher than in those in the highest quartile of LDL-C.