Cardiovascular Diseases

Mid-life SBP Linked to Dementia

An ongoing study in the UK revealed that systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥130 mmHg at age 50 is associated with increased…

7 years ago

Obesity Increases CVD Risk

A long term cohort study in the US revealed that obesity remains a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), even…

7 years ago

Genetic Variants and Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

A Spanish study identified that cardiomyopathy-associated genes titin truncating variants (TTNtv) represent a prevalent genetic predisposition for alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM),…

7 years ago

Depression Linked to Memory, Brain Atrophy and Infarcts in Seniors

A prospective cohort study in the US revealed that greater depressive symptoms were associated with worse episodic memory, smaller cerebral…

7 years ago

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Linked to Mortality and CVD

A US cohort study found that the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was prospectively associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD).…

7 years ago

Lifestyle Factors Impact Life Expectancies

A study in US adults concluded that a healthy lifestyle could substantially reduce premature mortality and prolong life expectancy. The…

7 years ago

Nuts Linked to Lower Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

A prospective Swedish study suggests that nuts consumption or factors associated with it may play a role in reducing the…

7 years ago

Mothers with Heart Defects Infants in CVD Risk

A Canadian cohort study suggested that congenital heart defects in offspring may be an early marker of predisposition to cardiovascular…

7 years ago

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Associated Myocarditis

A multi-center registry in the US revealed that myocarditis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) may occur early, has a…

7 years ago

Increasing Adiposity Detrimental

Growing body of evidence supports that increasing adiposity has a detrimental association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and longevity. The association…

7 years ago

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