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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...
Mummies Study Finds Heart Disease Plagued the Ancients, Too
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Folks typically think of heart disease as a byproduct of modern fast-food living, but a new study shows the condition has plagued humanity for centuries. More than a third...
DNA Methylation-Based Epigenetic Age Mediates Link Between LE8 Score, CVD
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – The associations between Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and cardiovascular health are mediated by DNA methylation-based epigenetic age, according to a study published online May...
Statins Reduce CVD Risk in Adults Aged 75 to 85 and 85 Years and Older
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – For patients aged 75 years and older, statin therapy is associated with a risk reduction in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), according to a study published online May 28 in...
Physical Activity Time, Step Counts Yield Similar Results
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time and step counts are similarly associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, according to a study...
Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Adiposity, Cardiometabolic Risk in Children
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – High ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption in young children is associated with adiposity and other cardiometabolic risk factors, according to a study published online May...
Fish Oil Beneficial for Reducing Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Progression
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – The role of regular use of fish oil supplements varies for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online May 21 in BMJ Medicine. Ge...
Do Fish Oil Supplements Help or Harm the Heart?
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Folks regularly taking fish oil supplements might not be helping their health as much as they might think, a new study suggests. Regular use of fish oil supplements could...
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