Image credits: Tom Brunberg. Unhealthy food tends to be much cheaper than healthier food. At the same time, billions of people are suffering from diabetes and heart disease that could be improved through a healthy diet. So a team of researchers thought why not treat diet as a treatment? “We know that food insecurity impacts […]
September 12, 2023 — The American College of Cardiology, through a strategic collaboration with Amgen and Esperion, is launching a new quality improvement campaign, “Driving Urgency in LDL Screening,” to increase the rate of diagnostic LDL screening in patients without a prior cardiac event as well as those with known cardiovascular disease to help clinicians identify those […]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – According to a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health, taking a daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients living with HIV by more than 35%. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV, REPRIEVE […]
Bookmark1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at low-to-moderate risk of cardiovascular disease, pitavastatin calcium was superior to placebo in reducing the risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE). 2. The trial was stopped early due to evidence of the efficacy and safety of pitavastatin. Evidence Rating […]
A new study examining the impact of obesity on cardiovascular mortality has uncovered startling disparities and concerning trends in the United States over the past 2 decades. Findings were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Using data from the Multiple Cause of Death database, researchers identified adults whose primary cause of death […]
Share on PinterestA new study shows that dementia risk increased among older adults who spent more time exhibiting sedentary behaviors. Jo Bradford/Green Island Art Studios/Getty Images A new study shows the more time older adults spend exhibiting sedentary behaviors, the greater their chance of developing all-cause dementia. Inactivity is associated with poor cardiovascular health and […]
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), September 12, 2023 – Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally, and once cardiovascular tissue is damaged, there’s no means of restoring its function. But it’s possible damaged tissue could be regenerated via stem cell therapies. To that end, a team of scientists took their research to new heights […]
ROCHESTER, Minn. – An exercise stress test may help find more medical problems than previously thought. New findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings say exercise test abnormalities, such as low functional aerobic capacity, predicted non-cardiovascular causes of death such as cancer in addition to cardiovascular-related deaths. The study looked at 13,382 patients who had no baseline […]
