Luepker RV, Oldenburg NC, Misialek JR, et al American Journal of Preventive Medicine | February 4, 2021 This study was sought to present the prevalence of appropriate aspirin use and physician advice in a population sample using the Task Force recommendations. Between 2017 and 2018, a random sample of men and women (aged 50–69 years) […]
An Anatomical Study Based on Radiological Findings Xia, Tian MD; Sun, Yu MD SPINE: February 15, 2021 – Volume 46 – Issue 4 – p E216-E221 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003834 Abstract Study Design. Observational, anatomical, radiological study. Objective. The aim of this study was to explore the incidence and type of vertebral artery (VA) variation in patients […]
January 30, 2021 European Heart Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This community-based pooled cohort study examined the relationship between alcohol use and incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in 107,845 individuals. Participants had a median alcohol consumption of 3 g/day over a median follow-up of 13.9 years, during which time 5854 developed AF. There was a non-linear, positive association […]
Liu W, Hu B, Dehghan M, et al. Clinical Nutrition | January 28, 2021 In this prospective study involving 41,243 candidates, researchers sought to assess how amount of fruit, vegetable, and legume consumption impacts the risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), CVD mortality, cancer incidence, cancer mortality, and all-cause mortality. In the baseline survey, candidates […]
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Rodrigues, Pedro Teixeira Vidinha MSca; Corrêa, Leticia Amaral MSca; Reis, Felipe José Jandre PhDb; Meziat-Filho, Ney Armando PhDa; Silva, Bruno Moreira PhDc; Nogueira, Leandro Alberto Calazans PhDa,bAuthor Information SPINE: January 25, 2021 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003962 Abstract Study Design. Three-arm, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded trial. Objective. To compare the immediate effect of manual […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | January 19, 2021d Fried-food intake is linked to a heightened risk of major heart disease and stroke, finds a pooled analysis of the available research data, published online in the journal Heart. And the risk rises with each additional 114 g weekly serving, the analysis indicates. It’s clear that the Western diet […]
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS | January 8, 2021 In recent years, the gut microbiome has received much attention. The microbiota plays an important role in health and pathology. Hard-to-treat nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients, for instance, often derive from the microbiome, where antibiotic use selects for antibiotic-resistant organisms. Antibiotic use should always be carefully considered, […]
Donald D. Davis Last Update: January 2, 2021. Continuing Education Activity Rotational vertebral artery syndrome, or “Bow Hunter syndrome,” is a very rare diagnosis that is easily missed. Furthermore, symptoms are very nonspecific and caused by underlying anatomic abnormalities or derangements. This activity serves to examine the underlying pathology of this rare cause of vertebrobasilar […]
— Is VLDL cholesterol a better prognosticator? by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 1, 2020 LDL cholesterol turned out not to be the main lipid contributor to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in two studies. Serum remnant cholesterol — the cholesterol carried on very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs) and/or intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDLs), approximated by subtracting […]
Alistair Gardiner|November 25, 2020 How often do you get out and enjoy the sunshine? If the answer is not much, you may want to start thinking about other ways to get a regular dose of vitamin D. According to estimates, vitamin D deficiency affects roughly 1 billion people worldwide—and almost half the global population has at […]
— Four addressable factors appear key by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 24, 2020 Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported. Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major risk factors […]
Reuters Health Medical News|October 27, 2020 Higher levels of serum omega-3 fatty acids at the time of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are associated with lower incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and all-cause mortality, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 944 consecutive STEMI patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary interventions. After […]
Christiansen MB, Thoma LM, Master H, et al The Journal of Rheumatology|October 5, 2020 The present study was conducted to explore an 8-year variation in waist circumference (WC) with the risk of incident low physical function over 1 year in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis. Researchers applied data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. […]
August 19, 2020 JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study used data from 12,149 ARIC study participants to evaluate the relationship between two variables, elevated plasma Lp(a) and a family history (FHx) of coronary heart disease (CHD), and risk of atherosclerotic disease (ASCVD) and CHD over 21 years of follow-up. […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP An athletic 20 year man is playing basketball and suddenly collapses on the court and dies. On a hot July day, a young and vibrant college football player suddenly makes a great tackle and never gets up.. only to be pronounced dead 5 minutes later. High School track […]
Cha MJ, Oh GC, Lee H, et al Heart Rhythm|August 6, 2020 Researchers examined the link between alcohol intake and new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) development in asymptomatic healthy persons. They screened asymptomatic healthy adults (age < 75 years; BMI <30 kg/m2) receiving routine health assessments from 2007 to 2015. They recruited those with sinus rhythm and without any earlier diagnosed medical or surgical illness. They observed a higher incidence of new-onset AF in drinkers, whereas identified no correlation of composite non-AF cardiac events with alcohol. In frequent binge drinkers vs infrequent light drinkers, the risk of AF was highest. Overall, findings showed a rise in the risk of new-onset AF in correlation with drinking, in a dose-dependent manner and irrespective of sex, in the asymptomatic healthy population. Avoiding frequent binge drinking was recommended. Read the full article on Heart Rhythm. Story Source
Oort S, Beulens JWJ, Van Ballegooijen AJ, et al American Heart Journal|July 16, 2020 This research was attempted to assess causal relationships of multiple lifestyle factors with heart failure risk by using Mendelian randomization. Researchers collected summary statistics data for single nucleotide polymorphisms correlated with the following 5 lifestyle factors at genome-wide significance in genome-wide […]
Reuters Health Medical News|July 14, 2020 Among women with no prior history of cardiovascular disease, taking beta blockers for hypertension raises the risk of heart failure, a new study suggests. Among thousands of patients presenting to the hospital with acute coronary syndrome, more women taking beta blockers (21.3%) than men (16.7%) had heart failure, translating […]
June 9, 2020 Tobias Kurth, MD, ScD JAMA. 2020;323(22):2281-2289. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.7172 Key Points Question Is there an association between migraine with aura and cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence rates in women, relative to that of other major vascular risk factors? Findings In this cohort study that included 27 858 female health professionals aged at least 45 years, the […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events|May 28, 2020 Research led by Dr. Wendy Hall, Reader in Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that replacing popular snacks such as biscuits and crisps with almonds can improve endothelial function, a key indicator of vascular health, and lower ‘bad’ LDL-cholesterol. Participants […]