Cardiovascular Diseases

Muscle Pain with Statin and Nocebo Effect

A series of randomized, placebo-controlled n-of-1 trials (a randomized trial in individual patients) found no overall effect of atorvastatin 20…

4 years ago

Glycemic Index Linked to CVD and Death Globally

A global study concluded that a diet with a high glycemic index was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular…

4 years ago

Myocardial Injury in Recovered COVID-19 Patients

A multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) assessment revealed myocardial injury in approximately half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A total of…

4 years ago

Sex Differences in BP/CVD Associations

Analyses of community-based cohort studies suggested increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk beginning at lower thresholds of systolic blood pressure (SBP)…

4 years ago

BP Causally Linked to AF

A Mendelian randomization (MR) study provided the evidence that the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and risk of atrial fibrillation…

4 years ago

Mind-Heart-Body Connection

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association revealed that there are good data showing clear associations between psychological health…

4 years ago

CVD Risk High while “Fat but Fit”

A Spanish observational study suggests that, although physical activity (PA) mitigates partly the detrimental effects of overweight/obesity on the risk…

4 years ago

Update of Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CAD

An update of the previous 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis of vitamin and mineral supplementation on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes…

4 years ago

Alcohol Consumption Linked to AF Risk

A European cohort study revealed that even modest habitual alcohol intake of 1.2 drinks/day was associated with an increased risk…

4 years ago

Colchicine Reduced CAD Risk

A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials concluded that colchicine treatment may reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with…

4 years ago

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