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Rate of CVD in Mid-Adulthood Increased for Women With Perinatal Depression

WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – Women with perinatal depression (PND) have an elevated long-term risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online June 18 in the European Heart...

Less Than One-Quarter of Patients Hospitalized for CVD Receive Dietary Counseling

TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – Dietary counseling is infrequently documented after hospitalization for cardiovascular disease (CVD) episodes, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the ...

Amino Acids Reduced Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery

TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 – Among adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery, infusion of amino acids reduces the occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a study published online June 12...

Xylitol Linked to Incident Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Risk

MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – Xylitol is associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) risk, according to a study published online June 6 in the European Heart Journal. Marco...

Some Environmental Stressors Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk

THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 – Several climate change-related environmental stressors are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, according to a review published online June 12 in JAMA Cardiology....

Sedentary Behaviors, Especially TV, Tied to Lower Odds of Healthy Aging

WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Sedentary behaviors, especially watching television, are associated with reduced odds of healthy aging, according to a study published online June 11 in JAMA Network Open....

Climate Change Brings Worse Heart Health to People Worldwide

THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 – Climate change is harming the heart health of people around the world, a new review warns. Extreme temperatures, hurricanes and other dangerous weather events all...

Moving Off the Couch Brings Healthy Aging: Study Finds Benefit

TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – It's tempting to binge-watch TV, but yet another study finds that when it comes to healthy aging, the less time on your sofa, the better. The study looked at 20 years of...

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Diseases Set to Increase

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases will increase through 2050, and the associated economic burden is also projected to increase substantially,...

Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer Tied to Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Events

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Patients with gastric cancer who undergo gastrectomy have a lower risk for cardiovascular events than the general population, according to a study published online March 28...

Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk for Mortality

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk for all-cause mortality, which is partly explained by multiple cardiometabolic factors, according to a...

How Drinking on Long-Haul Flights Could Threaten Your Heart

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – Booze could threaten a sleeping air passenger’s heart health, particularly on long-haul flights, a new study warns. Alcohol combined with cabin pressure at cruising altitude l...

No Decline in Cardiovascular Events Seen With COVID-19 Vaccine After Acute Coronary Syndromes

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – Patients who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose after acute coronary syndromes do not have a reduced risk for cardiovascular events, according to a research...

Semaglutide Cuts Risk for Kidney Outcomes, Death in CKD With T2DM

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, semaglutide reduces the risk for clinically important kidney outcomes and death from cardiovascular causes,...

Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women's Risk of Early Death by 23%

FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For w...

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