To this day, you still see products in grocery stores labeled, “low fat” as if this somehow translates into meaning the product is more healthful. Obviously the manufacturers of these products feel that there still is enough consensus in terms of the public’s perception that low fat is a good thing. So they persist in […]
January 09, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Women in the Swedish Mammography Cohort (N = 27,895) were evaluated to identify 2402 first events of heart failure, with an average follow-up time of 13 years (369,207 person-years). Moderate to high levels of total physical activity were correlated with a reduced risk for development of heart failure. Walking or […]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 01/05/2015 Clinical Article Hshieh TT, et al. – In this study, the authors aim was to test the hypothesis that nut consumption is inversely associated with the risk of all–cause mortality. The data are consistent with an inverse association between nut consumption and the risk of all–cause and cardiovascular disease […]
Published online January 05, 2015 JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 05, 2015.;():. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6283. Association Between Dietary Whole Grain Intake and Risk of Mortality: Two Large Prospective Studies in US Men and Women Hongyu Wu, PhD ABSTRACT Importance Higher intake of whole grains has been associated with a lower risk of major chronic diseases, such […]
Anand Rohatgi, M.D. December 18, 2014 N Engl J Med 2014; 371:2383-2393 Abstract / Article Extract Background It is unclear whether high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration plays a causal role in atherosclerosis. A more important factor may be HDL cholesterol efflux capacity, the ability of HDL to accept cholesterol from macrophages, which is a key […]
Metabolic signatures of adiposity in young adults: Mendelian randomization analysis and effects of weight change Full Text PLoS Medicine, 12/22/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Wurtz P, et al. – Increased adiposity is linked with higher risk for cardiometabolic diseases. Authors aimed to determine to what extent elevated body mass index (BMI) within the normal weight range has causal […]
Marlene Busko December 05, 2014 Story Source Very obese young men and women are likely to have diabetes and cardiovascular disease for close to 20 years and die 8 years sooner than their normal-weight peers, researchers have estimated. “We developed this computer model [to] provide a new but clinically meaningful way for healthcare professionals to […]
Published: Dec 5, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Cardiovascular Med Diet May Help Heart in Erectile Dysfunction Patients Published: Dec 5, 2014 | Updated: Dec 5, 2014 Register Today Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. SIGN UP By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today save […]
Published: Dec 4, 2014 By Pauline Anderson , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) seemed to have a greater burden of cardiovascular risk factors and a higher prevalence of severe coronary artery atherosclerosis compared with healthy controls, a multicenter study found. Among IIM patients, 33% were obese (body mass […]
A mediterranean-style diet and left ventricular mass (from the northern manhattan study) The American Journal of Cardiology, 12/01/2014 Clinical Article Gardener H, et al. – The authors hypothesized that adherence to a DT would be inversely associated with left ventricular (LV) mass in the multi–ethnic population–based Northern Manhattan Study. Greater adherence to a DT is […]
RESEARCH · November 11, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors assessed baseline coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels in an asymptomatic multiethnic cohort of 6779 individuals who were then followed for an average of 9.5 ± 2.4 years for diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack (collectively, cerebrovascular events [CVE]). The presence of CAC correlated with lower […]
Susan Jeffrey November 18, 2014 Story Source CHICAGO — A new trial shows no benefit of low-dose, once-daily aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with multiple risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. No benefit was seen for the composite endpoint of nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), nonfatal stroke, or death from […]
By Michelle Fay Cortez November 16, 2014 7:00 PM EST Story Source More than half of calls to U.S. poison control centers about energy drinks likeRed Bull and Monster are for children younger than 6, some suffering seizures and heart problems. The study bolsters the idea that energy drinks aren’t safe for children and should carry explicit risk […]
J Am Heart Assoc. 2014 Nov 14;3(6):e000954. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.000954. Lifestyle-based prediction model for the prevention of CVD: the Healthy Heart Score. Chiuve SE Abstract BACKGROUND: Clinical practice focuses on the primary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) through the modification and pharmacological treatment of elevated risk factors. Prediction models based on established risk factors are […]
Use of often prescribed drugs against arthritis and pain increases the risk of dying from a stroke. This is the conclusion of a major new registry study involving more than 100,000 patients. 2014.11.13 | LOTTE FISKER JØRGENSEN It is older versions of COX-2 inhibitors, which are now linked to increased risk of dying from a […]
Effects of intensive glycaemic control on ischaemic heart disease: analysis of data from the randomised, controlled ACCORD trial Prof Hertzel C Gerstein MD The Lancet, Volume 384, Issue 9958, Pages 1936 – 1941, 29 November 2014 Summary Background Hyperglycaemia could substantially increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. We […]
David Rakel MD, FAAFP Story Source Two studies published last month add to the vast amount of evidence on the positive effect that lifestyle choices have on disease risk. Tangney and colleagues showed that eating a Mediterranean diet or a DASH diet were each associated with less cognitive decline in elderly individuals.1 This was equivalent to […]
Study: Unneeded Stress Tests Too Common Published: Oct 14, 2014 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Cardiac stress tests done with imaging have risen substantially and more than a third appeared inappropriate, according to a national study. While the annual frequency of cardiac stress testing stayed constant after adjustment for other factors, the […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Story Source As I discussed in a recent article, I mentioned the prognostic power of the blood test brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Remember there is a 25% increase in death if the BNP is elevated one year after a heart attack. And don’t forget a BNP persistently over 80 […]
Advances in Nutrition: An International Review Journal, 09/29/2014 Review Article Burton–Freeman BM, et al. – In this study, authors want to compare the clinical evidence of tomato intake and lycopene supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors. With the exception of blood pressure management where lycopene supplementation was favored, tomato intake provided more favorable results on cardiovascular […]