Published: Nov 5, 2013 | Updated: Nov 6, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/GeneralEndocrinology/42735 Action Points In a retrospective study of a cohort of men in the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system who underwent coronary angiography and had a low serum testosterone level, the use of testosterone therapy […]
Afib is independently associated with an increased risk of incident myocardial infarction.
Pauline Anderson November 05, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/813821 Middle-aged women following a healthy Mediterranean-type diet — with an emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fish, moderate amounts of alcohol, and little red meat — have much greater odds of healthy aging later on, a new study reports. “In this study, women with healthier dietary […]
The program was unsuccessful in promoting any real change in lifestyle-related cardiovascular risk factors.
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 […]
CMP is associated with an increased risk of CVD and the association is stronger in older adults.
Published: Sep 23, 2013 | Updated: Sep 24, 2013 By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/PublicHealth/41805 Chronic exposure to arsenic, even at low levels, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, researchers reported. In a prospective cohort study, over almost 20 years of follow-up, low levels of […]
Vitamin B supplementation may modestly help reduce stroke risk….
Artur Mierzecki, Karolina Kłoda, Hanna Bukowska, Kornel Chełstowski, Magdalena Makarewicz-Wujec, Małgorzata Kozłowska-Wojciechowska Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:733-739 Background Folic acid (FA) is one of the B complex vitamins. It is thought that FA deficiency promotes atherosclerosis formation in arterial endothelium. FA, acting through reducing homocysteine (Hcy) levels, may contribute to decreased cholesterol (Ch) synthesis. The […]
Authors O’Keefe JH1, Bhatti SK, Patil HR, DiNicolantonio JJ,Lucan SC, Lavie CJ. Author information Journal J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Sep 17;62(12):1043-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.06.035. Epub 2013 Jul 17. Affiliation Comment in J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Feb 18;63(6):607. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Feb 18;63(6):606-7. Abstract Coffee, after water, is the most widely consumed beverage in the United States, […]
Olive Oil May Benefit Impaired Glucose Regulation and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Keywords: GLUCOSE REGULATION, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, METABOLIC DISEASE, CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK – Olive Oil Reference: “Olive oil has a beneficial effect on impaired glucose regulation and other cardiometabolic risk factors,” Soriguer F, Rojo-Martinez, et al, Eur J Clin Nutr, 2013 July 17; [Epub ahead of […]
Body Mass Alone Doesn’t Tell Heart Risk http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ESC/41400 Published: Sep 5, 2013 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today AMSTERDAM — A press conference highlighting four studies presented here at the European Society of Cardiology meeting tackled the so-called obesity paradox, in which a high body mass index (BMI) appears to be protective in […]
07.30.2013 by Crystal Phend Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points While the heart suffers from high glucose levels in type 2 diabetes, the other end of the glycemic spectrum may hurt cardiovascular health as well. Note that the study suggests that using a less stringent HbA1c target for individuals at high risk of hypoglycemia […]
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 […]
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine The Impact of Pistachio Consumption on Blood Lipid Profile A Literature Review Hilary A. London, MS, Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD, Sarah E. Colby, PhD, RD, Elizabeth Wall-Bassett, PhD, RD, Natalia Sira, PhD Am J Lifestyle Med. 2013;7(4):274-277 Abstract Studies showed that nut consumption is associated with a reduced risk in […]
by Paul Cerrato Contributing Writer, MedPage Today This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today® and: An elevated cortisol response to mental stress was linked to higher cardiac troponin T levels, suggesting that cortisol over-reactivity might explain why some people are more likely to develop heart disease, according to U.K. investigators. A study of 508 healthy […]
June 12, 2013 Obstructive sleep apnea may place adults at a greater risk for sudden cardiac death, researchers found. After adjustment for other risk factors, each 10% decrease in the lowest nocturnal oxygen saturation among adults undergoing a first-time polysomnogram for suspected sleep-disordered breathing was associated with a 14% greater risk of sudden cardiac death […]
Published: Jun 7, 2013 | Updated: Jun 6, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points This analysis of a prospective cohort study demonstrated that a lifestyle score was associated with stroke risk. Be aware that less than half of the REGARDS study participants provided lifestyle information. Meeting American Heart Association/American […]