Cardiovascular Diseases

Most Muscle Symptoms with Statin Therapy Were Not Due to Statins

An individual participant data meta-analysis concluded that most (>90%) of all reports of muscle symptoms with statin therapy were not…

3 years ago

Remote Ischemic Conditioning Effective in Stroke

A multicenter, open-label, blinded–end point, randomized clinical trial in China showed that remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) was associated with better…

3 years ago

Salt Substitutes Beneficial and Generalizable

A meta-analyses and metaregressions concluded that the beneficial effects of salt substitutes on blood pressure and clinical outcomes were consistent…

3 years ago

Antiplatelets and Beta-Blockers Linked to Heat-Related Heart Attacks

Data from a validated and complete registration of all 2,494 acute myocardial infarction (MI) cases in Augsburg, Germany, during warm…

3 years ago

Life’s Essential 8

The American Heart Association has updated a construct of cardiovascular health (CVH), Life’s Essential 8, including diet, physical activity, nicotine…

3 years ago

Dose‐Response of Omega‐3 Fatty Acids for Lowering BP

A dose‐response meta‐analysis suggested that the optimal combined intake of omega‐3 fatty acids for blood pressure (BP) lowering is likely…

3 years ago

Moving More and Sitting Less Linked to Lower Stroke Risk

A US cohort study suggested that more active time, especially at moderate intensities, and less sedentary time, particularly in longer…

3 years ago

Very High HDL-C Linked to Higher Mortality

A prospective, multicenter biobank cohort study in the UK and US revealed that very high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels…

3 years ago

The Higher Life’s Simple 7 Scores, The Lower Dementia Risk Across Genetic Profiles

A study of incident dementia, midlife Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) scores and generated genetic risk scores (GRS) using genome-wide summary…

3 years ago

Prevalence and Clinical Significance of DNA Variants Predisposing to Cardiomyopathy

A genetic association study indicates that 0.7% of participants harbor a pathogenic variant related to inherited cardiomyopathy and are at…

3 years ago

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