Marilyn Cornelis, PhD, associate professor of Preventive Medicine in the Division of Nutrition, was a co-author of the study published in Nature Communications.   Investigators have identified more than 60 previously unknown genetic variants associated with resting heart rate that may also contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to recent findings published in Nature […]

Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, FACC, FAHA, FNLA: Hello, and welcome to this HCPLive Peer Exchange entitled, “New Guidance, New Data, and New Targets for the Management of Hyperlipidemia.” I’m Dr Keith C. Ferdinand, the Gerald S. Berenson Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology and professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New […]

Between 1999 and 2020, there was a 3-fold increase in obesity-related deaths associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.1 New Africa – stock.adobe.com In 2020, coronary heart disease was the leading cause of deaths at 41.2%, which was attributed […]

High intake of several emulsifiers (part of the ‘E numbers’ group of food additives), widely used in industrially processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf-life, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggests a study published by The BMJ today. Given that these food additives are used ubiquitously in thousands of widely […]