Cardiovascular Diseases

Evolocumab Reduces First Major Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients Without Known Significant Atherosclerosis

In high-risk patients with diabetes but no known significant atherosclerosis, treatment with evolocumab significantly reduced the risk of a first…

2 months ago

Elevated Aldosterone-Renin Ratio Tied to Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke in Older Adults

A prospective US cohort study leveraging data from 3,477 participants (mean age 74.8 years; 61.5% female) in the Atherosclerosis Risk…

3 months ago

Statin Adverse Effects Analysis: Separating Signal from Noise

To address uncertainties in statin safety profiles, which are often based on observational data susceptible to bias, researchers conducted a…

4 months ago

Key US Updates in Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Recent US stroke guidelines incorporate significant advances across the care continuum. Mobile Stroke Units (MSUs) are now recommended for their…

4 months ago

Salty Drinking Water Linked to Higher Blood Pressure, Especially in Coastal Communities

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 27 observational studies, encompassing over 74,000 participants from 7 countries, indicates that consuming water…

4 months ago

Specific Mental Disorders Significantly Increase the Risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome

According to a systematic review and meta-analysis encompassing over 22 million participants and spanning from 1966 to 2021, specific mental…

5 months ago

Night Shift Work Linked to Higher Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic Risk, Especially With Short Sleep

Long-term and intensive night shift work was associated with a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic (CKM) disease in a large…

5 months ago

Stress-Related Brain Activity Partly Explains the Link between Depression, Anxiety, and Cardiac Events

Depression and anxiety were each associated with a higher risk of major adverse cardiac events, with the greatest risk observed…

5 months ago

Prediabetes Remission Confers Long-Term Protection against CVD

Achieving remission of prediabetes was associated with an approximately 50% lower long-term risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) or…

5 months ago

2025 Key Updates in the Care of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Recent recommendations of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee emphasize that adults with congenital heart disease achieve…

6 months ago

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