Category Archives: Cardiovascular

Heerspink HJ, Perkins BA, Fitchett DH, Husain M, Cherney DZ. Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: Cardiovascular and kidney effects, potential mechanisms, and clinical applications. Circulation. 2016;134(10):752–72. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Bhatt DL, Szarek M, Pitt B, Cannon CP, Leiter LA, McGuire DK, et al. Sotagliflozin in patients with […]

Key Points Question  Does the effect of intensive blood pressure treatment on cardiovascular disease or all-cause mortality differ based on the presence or absence of orthostatic or standing hypotension? Findings  In this individual data meta-analysis of more than 29 000 participants in 9 hypertension trials, more intensive blood pressure treatment lowered risk of cardiovascular disease or […]

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a group of researchers in the United States investigated the impact of different types and amounts of dietary fatty acids on the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVDs) in a large cohort of United States (U.S.) veterans. Study: Association of dietary fatty acids […]

National Institutes of Health (NIH) supported research is providing a broader understanding of how cardiovascular disease risk manifests following pregnancy. Having obesity before and during early pregnancy appears to be a strong indicator of risk for developing future cardiovascular disease. It also was significantly linked with adverse outcomes during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, […]

Most Americans Are Not Properly Insured for Surgical Lymphedema Treatment In the United States, fewer than 12% of individuals with health insurance have access to surgical treatments for lymphedema. For patients without insurance, the accessibility is even worse, according to findings from a cross-sectional analysis of insurance reimbursements that were published in JAMA Surgery.1 Further, only […]

If you’re paying attention to how many steps you take a day, you may want to make sure about 50 of them are on a set of stairs. Climbing at least five flights of stairs a day—which equates to about 50 stairs—may slash your risk for cardiovascular disease by about 20%, according to a new […]

Obesity increases cardiovascular risk from pregnancy complications | Image Credit: © fizkes – © fizkes – stock.adobe.com. Pregnancy complications increase short- and long-term cardiovascular risks among obese individuals, according to a recent study published in Circulation Research. Takeaways Pregnancy complications, such as hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes, significantly increase short- and long-term cardiovascular risks, particularly […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Bad” cholesterol isn’t the only culprit linked with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a trio of recent University of Alberta studies—including landmark global research—showing that a different kind of cholesterol is also a strong risk factor for people worldwide. Remnant cholesterol (RC) was confirmed as a strong risk […]

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