Cardiovascular Diseases

MI Linked to Weather

A prospective, population-based and nationwide Swedish study revealed that low air temperature, low atmospheric air pressure, high wind velocity, and…

6 years ago

Silent MI Deadly

A population-based, prospective cohort study in Iceland revealed that the long-term mortality risk of unrecognized myocardial infarction (UMI) can be…

6 years ago

Aspirin for Primary Prevention Challenged

Findings of two randomized, placebo controlled clinical trials challenged the role of aspirin in primary prevention in a low-risk population…

6 years ago

Myocardial Injury vs Infarction

Major world cardiology associations have updated and standardized what defines a heart attack and have added the concept of "myocardial…

6 years ago

Cholesterol Linked to Higher CVD Mortality

A longitudinal study in the US revealed that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ≥160 mg/dL were…

6 years ago

Right Ventricular Dysfunction Prognostic

The secondary analysis of a US community-based cohort study suggested that right ventricular (RV) dysfunction played an important and underrecognized…

6 years ago

Sodium Intake Linked to CVD

The ongoing prospective urban rural epidemiology study in 21 countries suggested that sodium intake was associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD)…

6 years ago

The Lower LDL-C the Better

A meta-analysis revealed that there is a consistent relative risk reduction in major vascular events per further reduction in low-density…

6 years ago

Midlife Orthostatic Hypotension Linked to Dementia and Stroke

An US prospective cohort study revealed that orthostatic hypotension (OH) in midlife was independently associated with incident dementia and ischemic…

6 years ago

Water Drinking Effective for Orthostatic Hypotension

An UK study found that bolus water drinking is superior to other nonpharmacological interventions for older people with orthostatic hypotension…

6 years ago

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