News from the: European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2014 Heartwire Marlene Busko September 10, 2014 BARCELONA, SPAIN — Compared with children of normal weight, obese girls were 5.9 times more likely to have hypertension and obese boys were 4.3 times more likely to have hypertension, in a new study[1]. Even being overweight upped the […]
Published: Sep 5, 2014 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points In a meta-analysis of cohort studies, a history of kidney stones was associated with an increased adjusted risk estimate for CHD and stroke. The data suggest that the risk may be higher in women than men. Development of kidney stones was associated […]
Int J Prev Med. 2014 Oct;5(10):1239-46. The effects of probiotic supplementation on markers of blood lipids, and blood pressure in patients with prediabetes: a randomized clinical trial. Mahboobi S, Iraj B, Maghsoudi Z, Feizi A, Ghiasvand R, Askari G, Maayeshi N. Abstract BACKGROUND: Prediabetes is a high-risk condition for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The growing […]
From Medscape.com Sue Hughes September 04, 2014 Higher potassium intake is associated with a lower risk for all stroke and ischemic stroke, as well as all-cause mortality in older women, according to new data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study, the largest prospective study of older women with long-term follow-up. This latest analysis from the WHI […]
Angiology, 09/03/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Gang L, et al. – Progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) may be more predictive of future CORONARY HEART DISEASE events than a baseline CAC score. Methods Authors determined whether serum gamma–glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity can independently predict the progression of CAC in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus […]
Published: Sep 1, 2014 | Updated: Sep 2, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE; Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner Story Source Action Points Note that this small randomized trial demonstrated that a low-carbohydrate […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Sep 2, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Normotensive participants were followed for a median of 7 years for the development of hypertension (systolic blood pressure) in order to determine the relationship of fat distribution with incident hypertension. Increased visceral adiposity, as determined by imaging studies, but not […]
RESEARCH · September 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors followed more than 5 million participants with no history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart failure (HF) at baseline to analyze the rate of IBD, HF, and hospitalization. Of 23,681 participants who developed IBD, 553 were hospitalized for HF, and there was a 37% increase […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · August 26, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this meta-analysis of 13 cohort studies, the highest levels of dietary linoleic acid intake were associated with a 15% lower risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and a 21% lower risk for CHD deaths compared with the lowest levels of intake. This analysis supports current recommendations […]
Steve Stiles August 26, 2014 DALLAS, TX — Daily aspirin can cut the adjusted recurrence risk by more than a third over three to four years after acute therapy for a first “unprovoked” venous thromboembolism(VTE), suggests a combined analysis of two trials comparing aspirin at 100 mg/day vs placebo in patients with recent deep vein thrombosis […]
Date: August 25, 2014 Source: University of Oslo Summary: A possible molecular explanation for why overweight is harmful has been discovered by researchers. They suggest that overeating increases the immune response. This increased immune response causes the body to generate excessive inflammation, which may lead to a number of chronic diseases. This new knowledge may […]
Date: August 25, 2014 Source: UT Southwestern Medical Center Summary: A crucial link between high levels of insulin and pathways that lead to obesity has been discovered by researchers, a finding that may have important implications when treating diabetes. The discovery was made by studying mice engineered to lack receptors for a hormone called glucagon. […]
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 […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Aug 21, 2014 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Action Points Note that this analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative found a link between higher body mass index and new-onset atrial fibrillation. Be aware that regular exercise decreased the risk of atrial fibrillation, particularly among overweight and obese women. High-intensity […]
The Lancet, 08/21/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Story Source Bhaskaran K, et al. – High body–mass index (BMI) predisposes to several site–specific cancers, but a large–scale systematic and detailed characterisation of patterns of risk across all common cancers adjusted for potential confounders has not previously been undertaken. Authors aimed to investigate the links between BMI and […]
Medscape.com Deborah Brauser August 21, 2014 Midlife obesity is linked to an increased risk for later-life dementia, but the strength of that association may vary according to an individual’s age, new research suggests. A retrospective cohort study of more than 450,000 obese individuals in England showed that those who were first hospitalized for obesity in […]
Omega-3 Fatty acids for postoperative atrial fibrillation: alone or in combination with antioxidant vitamins? Guo, XY Heart Lung Circ. 2014 Aug;23(8):743-50. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.02.018. Epub 2014 Mar 12 Abstract BACKGROUND: The effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on the prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) are inconclusive in current studies. Moreover, the most appropriate composition […]
Circulation, 08/20/2013 Exclusive Author Commentary Clinical Article Ghebremariam YT et al. – Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are gastric acid–suppressing agents widely prescribed for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Recently, several studies in patients with acute coronary syndrome have raised the concern that use of PPIs in these patients may increase their risk of major […]
MDLinx.com Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 08/19/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article Story Source Chiva–Blanch G, et al. – Recent systematic reviews of observational studies ranked Mediterranean diet as the most likely dietary model to provide cardiovascular protection. These recent results allow us to recommend Mediterranean diet to subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease […]