Cardiovascular Diseases

Significance of CVD Risk Factors in Childhood and Adulthood

A longitudinal cohort study suggested that childhood risk factors contributed both directly and indirectly to adult cardiovascular disease (CVD), and…

9 months ago

Community Based Intensive BP Control Effective and Safe

An open-cluster randomized clinical trial in China showed that a nonphysician community health care practitioner–led, multifaceted, intensive blood pressure (BP)…

10 months ago

Food Processing Crucial for CVD Risk

A UK prospective cohort study suggested that plant sourced non ultra-processed foods (UPF) linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular…

10 months ago

Statins Still Beneficial in Old and Very Old Adults

A Chinese sequential target trial emulation comparing matched cohorts initiating versus not initiating statin therapy suggested benefits and safety of…

10 months ago

Gut Microbiota May Have Causal Effects on Non-HDL-c

A Chinese cohort study suggested a causal effect of gut microbiota on non-HDL-c and identified 3-indolepropionic acid and N-methyltryptamine as key…

11 months ago

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guidelines Updated

The US guideline for the management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have been updated. The top 10 take-home messages are: Shared…

11 months ago

GWAS Improved BP Polygenic Risk Scores

A single-stage common-variant genome-wide association study (GWAS) of blood pressure (BP) in European-ancestry adults improved BP polygenic risk scores (PRS)…

11 months ago

Effects of Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation, and Dietary Modification

The US Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial results do not support hormone therapy with oral conjugated equine estrogens plus…

11 months ago

BMI, Waist Circumference, and Mortality in the Oldest-Old

A prospective Chinese Mendelian randomization study revealed that participants with higher body mass index (BMI) but lower waist circumference (WC)…

11 months ago

Brain’s Stress-Related Activity Mediated CVD Benefit of Physical Activity

A US cohort study suggested that physical activity (PA) appears to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in part by acting…

12 months ago

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