Category Archives: Cardiovascular

The presence of positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) is associated with future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).1 These findings were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2023 Convergence held in San Diego, California. The study’s investigators pointed to the fact that those with diagnoses of SLE are […]

Maintaining heart-healthy habits may slow biological aging by six years, according to a new study. Growing evidence demonstrates that cardiovascular health is closely connected to the function of all your bodily systems—including how your cells age. New research, presented earlier this month at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023 showcased how heart health affects […]

The PREVENT equations encompass cardio-kidney-metabolic health and can be used in patients as young as 30 years old. A new risk calculator encompassing the full spectrum of cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic risk factors can estimate both the 10- and 30-year risks of MI, stroke, and heart failure for a broad spectrum of patients even earlier […]

For patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), treatment with α-blockers (ABs) was linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes compared with treatment 5-α reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs). These findings were published in JAMA Network Open and are important as ABs are the most prescribed class of medications for patients with BPH, but their cardiovascular safety profile is not […]

The American Heart Association will release a new clinical tool that removes race as a factor in predicting who will have heart attacks or strokes. Doctors have long relied on a few key patient characteristics to assess risk of a heart attack or stroke, using a calculus that considers blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking and diabetes […]

The core concepts that define cardiovascular risk management have been undergoing a once quiet, but now undeniable evolution in recent decades. Although lifestyle management, including diet, exercise, and smoking cessation, still hold fast to their roles as the foundation of risk management, cardiologists and other members of the care team have begun to recognize additional […]

Adults are sedentary for an average of 9½ hours each day, studies have shown — and all that sitting could be putting people’s heart health at risk. Researchers from the University of College London (UCL) and the University of Sydney found that replacing just a few moments of sitting with any other type of activity — even […]

Nov 14, 2023, 05:00PM ISTSource: TIMESOFINDIA.COM “COPD and coronary artery disease are like twins,” says Dr Satyanarayana Mysore, HOD and Consultant – Pulmonology, lung transplant physician, Manipal Hospital – Old Airport Road as he explains how these two diseases are interlinked. On World COPD day, let’s learn something important and valuable about these chronic diseases.

IRELAND’S MAIN DOCTORS’ organisations are backing an Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) call to impose mandatory limits on salt in bread and other process foods to tackle cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease remains one of the top causes of premature death and disability in Ireland, accounting for 8,753 or 26.5% of all deaths in 2021, according to […]

Video produced by Ben Corwin and Lindsay Travis, UK Research Communications. To view captions for this video, push play and click on the CC icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. If using a mobile device, click on the “thought bubble” in the same area. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2023) — One University of […]