March 19, 2018 Stroke; A Journal of Cerebral Circulation TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this literature review summarize woman-specific stroke risk factors, such as hormones, estrogens, and pregnancy. In addition, age at menarche and menopause impacts the stroke risk in women. Unique in this paper is a discussion of exogenous estrogen and testosterone for transgender […]
Metabolism May 2018 Volume 82, Pages 22–35 Jessica J.A. Ferguson Abstract Background Dietary phytosterols (PS) are well-known hypocholesterolaemic agents. Curcumin elicits hypolipidaemic and anti-inflammatory effects in preclinical studies, however, consistent findings in humans are lacking. Objective Concurrent PS and curcumin supplementation may exhibit enhanced hypocholesterolaemic and anti-inflammatory effects to optimise cardio-protection. The objective of this […]
MARCH 01, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) raises the risk of heart attack. Also, the risk is independent of traditional risk factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and high cholesterol. This was the conclusion of a study that explored the possible link between IBD and heart disease by analyzing the medical records of more […]
January 31, 2018 Theingi Aung, MBBS, FRCP JAMA Cardiol. Published online January 31, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2017.5205 Key PointsQuestion Does supplementation with marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids have any associations with reductions in fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease? Findings This meta-analysis of 10 trials involving 77 917 participants demonstrated that supplementation with marine-derived […]
February 14, 2018 JAMA Cardiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this meta-analysis of 10 large omega-3 fatty acids supplement trials, the authors evaluated the association between omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and risk of fatal and nonfatal coronary heart disease and major vascular events. Based on this analysis including 77,917 high-risk individuals, omega-3 fatty acid supplements were not […]
Antibiotics play an important role in medicine, but as you may already know, the CDC states that they are frequently overused: up to 50% of antibiotic prescriptions are not optimal or effective.1 Systemic effects are particularly dramatic when antibiotics are given to infants, and research suggests that the effects of antibiotics on the pediatric microbiome […]
FEBRUARY 07, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today It was previously believed that fructose, which is the sugar found in fruit and fruit juice, is processed by the liver. However, a new study suggests that fructose is mainly processed in the small intestine. The study, which is published in the journal Cell Metabolism, reveals that processed high-sugar food and […]
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine Posted online on January 26, 2018. Takuya Kameda, MD Abstract Beauty parlor stroke syndrome (BPSS) is a rare condition characterized by mechanical impingement of a vertebral artery (VA) during neck rotation and/or hyperextension followed by vertebrobasilar insufficiency. However, there have been no reports of BPSS in which the cause of mechanical […]
December 27, 2017 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from the UK Biobank study were used to create a genetic risk score for high blood pressure (BP) in adults aged 40 to 69 years without established cardiovascular diseases (CVD) to study the interaction between lifestyle factors and genetic profile and the effect on CVD risk. There was a […]
Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD People with high cholesterol live the longest. This statement seems so incredible that it takes a long time to clear one´s brainwashed mind to fully understand its importance. Yet the fact that people with high cholesterol live the longest emerges clearly from many scientific papers. Consider the finding of Dr. Harlan […]
American Heart Journal Volume 195, January 2018, Pages 70-77 Omar M.Issa DO Importance In a prespecified subgroup analysis of participants not on statin therapy at baseline in the TACT, a high-dose complex oral multivitamins and multimineral regimen was found to have a large unexpected benefit compared with placebo. The regimen tested was substantially different from […]
European Journal of Nutrition December 06, 2017 Rosato V, et al. – This systematic review was performed to present evidence of the association of Mediterranean diet (MD) on incidence/mortality for cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary/ischemic heart disease (CHD)/acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke (ischemic/hemorrhagic) by sex, geographic region, study design and type of MD score (MDS). […]
December 04, 2017 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this study aimed to determine if an association exists between intake of specific types of nuts (peanuts, walnuts, other tree nuts) and cardiovascular disease. They analyzed questionnaire and outcome data from three different longitudinal cohort studies. Higher total nut consumption, peanut and other tree nut consumption, and […]
J Postgrad Med. 2017 Oct-Dec;63(4):242-251. doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_16_17. Gupta L, Khandelwal D, Kalra S, Gupta P, Dutta D5, Aggarwal S. Abstract Ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, adequate-protein, and low-carbohydrate diet that leads to nutritional ketosis, long known for antiepileptic effects and has been used therapeutically to treat refractory epilepsy. This review attempts to summarize the […]
November 29, 2017 JACC: Journal of the American College of Cardiology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors evaluated the DASH diet and various levels of sodium intake on blood pressure (BP). They randomized 412 adults with pre- or stage 1 hypertension (not using antihypertensive medication) to either the DASH diet or a control diet; all patients were […]
Efficacy and safety of turmeric and curcumin in lowering blood lipid levels in patients with cardiovascular risk factors: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Nutrition Journal | October 13, 2017 Qin S, et al. – This study appraised turmeric and curcumin with respect to efficacy and safety in lowering blood lipids in patients at risk […]