Cardiovascular Diseases

Resistance Training Significantly Lowers CVD Risk in Women

Women who consistently performed resistance training had a substantially lower risk of major cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly heart attacks, according…

2 months ago

Frailty Modifies the Relationship Between High BP and Dementia Risk in Older Adults

The impact of late-life high blood pressure (BP) on dementia risk appears to depend on an older adult’s level of…

2 months ago

Vitamin K2 (MK-7) May Slow Coronary Artery Calcification Progression

A Dutch randomized clinical trial found that two years of vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7, MK-7) supplementation significantly slowed the progression of…

2 months ago

2026 Key Recommendations for Preventing and Managing Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

Preventing progression and promoting regression of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome requires early staging, comprehensive risk assessment, management of risk factors, and…

2 months ago

Low Lipoprotein(a) Levels Linked to Higher Diabetes Risk

An analysis from the FOURIER trial found that among patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, lower lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] concentrations were…

2 months ago

Visceral Fat Loss Linked to Lasting Cardiometabolic Benefits Despite Weight Regain

Long-term follow-up of two randomized lifestyle intervention trials found that reducing visceral fat—not simply losing weight—was strongly associated with sustained…

2 months ago

Pulsed Field Ablation Proven Superior to Sham Procedure for Symptomatic AF

A sham-controlled randomized trial demonstrated that pulsed field ablation (PFA) markedly reduced atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence and burden while significantly…

2 months ago

Preservative Food Additives Linked to Higher CVD Risks

A French prospective cohort study found that higher exposure to preservative food additives commonly used in industrial foods was associated…

2 months ago

Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Signals Higher Cardiovascular Risk

Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) was common in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography and was associated with nearly double the risk…

2 months ago

SGLT2 Inhibitor Use After Takotsubo Syndrome Linked to Lower Mortality

Early initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors after Takotsubo syndrome was associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality in a large…

3 months ago

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