High-density lipoproteins and coronary artery disease: a single-center cohort study Angiology, 08/25/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Schaffer A, et al. – The goal was to estimate the role of high–density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL–C) in predicting the prevalence and extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 3280 patients undergoing coronary angiography. Methods Predictors of lower […]
RESEARCH · July 03, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this study, the authors created a model to predict asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) in the general population. Through analysis of individual participant data from four population-based cohort studies totaling 23,706 patients, predictors of stenosis (>50% and >70%) included age, gender, history of vascular disease, systolic and […]
Soy food consumption, cardiometabolic alterations and carotid intima-media thickness in Chinese adults Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, 06/12/2014 Clinical Article PubMed Reference Journal Reference Liu J, et al. – The researchers examined the associations of habitual soy food consumption with cardiometabolic disturbances and carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT). They concluded that greater soy consumption was associated […]
PracticeUpdate Research · June 09, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Researchers in Korea examined the association, in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D), between the rate of weight gain (from age 20 years to age of maximum weight) and indicators of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD). Among the 1724 participants, the highest quarter of prior […]
Huang C Atherosclerosis. 2014 May;234(1):11-6. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.01.037. Epub 2014 Feb 15. PubMed Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the evidence with respect to sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and to recommend field standards for future analysis on this topic. METHODS: We searched for articles published up to February 2013 […]
A review of the evidence American Heart Journal Kunadian V, et al. – Whether vitamin D supplementation will be beneficial among patients with coronary artery disease, including high risk older patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome, is unknown and warrants further investigation. Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in developed countries despite […]
02.14.2014 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Oophorectomy prior to menopause was associated with a greater risk for carotid artery thickening and bone loss more than a decade post menopause, researchers found. After excluding women who used estrogen or bisphosphonates, women without their ovaries showed a larger rate of bone mineral density decline in […]
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2013 Nov 27;[EPub Ahead of Print], A Hruby, CJ O’Donnell, PF Jacques, JB Meigs, U Hoffmann, NM McKeown Research · December 09, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This Framingham Heart Study–based analysis reported an inverse correlation between self-reported total (dietary and supplemental) magnesium intake and coronary artery calcification. This association remained significant after adjusting […]
Published: Nov 22, 2013 | Updated: Nov 24, 2013 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Atherosclerosis/43082 Action Points Coronary artery calcium measured by computed tomography, has strong predictive value for incident cardiovascular disease events. This study suggests that coronary artery calcium volume was positively and independently associated with CHD and CVD risk. […]
Published: Nov 5, 2013 | Updated: Nov 6, 2013 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Atherosclerosis/42727 Action Points Previous studies have indicated that the burden of periodontal disease-causing bacteria was cross-sectionally related to increased carotid intima-media thickness. In this study, longitudinal improvement in clinical and microbial periodontal status was related to […]
Published: Oct 22, 2013 | Updated: Oct 22, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Atherosclerosis/42415 Action Points In this study of patients who were not on baseline medications for dyslipidemia, coronary artery calcium appeared to classify atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk better than counting lipid abnormalities. Across the spectrum of dyslipidemia, event rates […]
Published: Oct 3, 2013 By Todd Neale In addition to lowering LDL cholesterol, a high dose of atorvastatin may alleviate periodontal disease, possibly representing a new pleiotropic effect of statins, a small randomized study showed. After 12 weeks of treatment, 80-mg of atorvastatin resulted in a greater reduction in periodontal inflammation compared with 10-mg of the […]
Authors Cahill LE1, Chiuve SE, Mekary RA, Jensen MK, Flint AJ,Hu FB, Rimm EB. Author information Journal Circulation. 2013 Jul 23;128(4):337-43. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001474. Affiliation Abstract BACKGROUND: Among adults, skipping meals is associated with excess body weight, hypertension, insulin resistance, and elevated fasting lipid concentrations. However, it remains unknown whether specific eating habits regardless of dietary composition influence coronary heart disease (CHD) […]
7/22/13 by Todd Neale Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Men who skipped breakfast had a higher risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) compared with men who did not; in addition, compared with men who did not eat late at night, those who ate late at night had a higher CHD risk. However, these […]
From Medscape Cardiology Beef and Heart Disease: Beyond Cholesterol Beef, Gut Microbes, and Heart Disease L-Carnitine in Red Meat May Up CVD Risk via Altered Gut Flora Intestinal Flora Again Implicated in CAD; but This Time, Also CV Events L-Carnitine Retakes Spotlight, Hints at Survival Benefit in Acute MI: Meta-analysis Processed Beef: Is That the […]
Thomas LC,et al. Phys Ther. 2013 Nov;93(11):1563-74. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20120477. Epub 2013 Jun 27. Affiliation L.C. Thomas, DipPhys, GradDipAppSc(ManipPhty), MMedSc (Physiotherapy), Discipline of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia. Abstract BACKGROUND: Manual therapy of the cervical spine has occasionally been associated with […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2012 Nov 6. pii: S0161-4754(12)00156-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.09.005. [Epub ahead of print] Internal Carotid Artery Strains During High-Speed, Low-Amplitude Spinal Manipulations of the Neck. Herzog W, Tang C, Leonard T. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study was to quantify the strains applied to the internal carotid artery (ICA) during neck […]