Cardiovascular Diseases

Clinical Implications of ECG Abnormalities

A Japanese nationwide cohort study suggested that a diverse array of electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities was associated with an increased mortality…

2 years ago

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…

2 years 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)…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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)…

2 years 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…

2 years 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)…

2 years ago

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