Cardiovascular Diseases

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…

5 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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

Intensive BP Control Is Effective and Safe Across Low and High DBP Levels

Intensive blood pressure (BP) control targeting <130/80 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular events and mortality consistently across all baseline diastolic blood…

6 months ago

C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of CVD Risk

In nearly 450,000 adults without known atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) independently predicted major adverse CVD…

6 months ago

Biological Aging Pace Helps Explain Sex Differences in CVD Risk

In a population-based analysis of 371,032 UK Biobank participants, faster biological aging in males explained a substantial proportion of their…

6 months ago

Reducing Saturated Fat Intake: Modest Benefits Overall, Meaningful Gains for High-Risk Individuals

A systematic review of 17 randomized trials involving 66,337 adults found that reducing or modifying saturated fat intake offers little…

6 months ago

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