Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to CVD

A US prospective cohort study supports that higher consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality. The study included 3,003 adults free from CVD with valid dietary data at baseline and followed from 1991 to 2014/2017. Ultra-processed foods were defined according to […]


Cancer and CVD Share Risk Factors

A prospective study revealed that cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, 10-year atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) risk score, and natriuretic peptide concentrations are associated with increased risk of future cancer. Conversely, a heart healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower risk of future cancer. The study included 20,305 participants, mean age 50 […]


Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality

Results from 2 prospective cohort studies of US men and women and a meta-analysis of 26 cohort studies found an inverse association between fruit and vegetable intake and mortality up to approximately 5 servings/day.The 2 prospective cohort studies included 66719 women (1984–2014) and 42016 men (1986–2014), and the dose-response meta-analysis […]


Muscle Pain with Statin and Nocebo Effect

A series of randomized, placebo-controlled n-of-1 trials (a randomized trial in individual patients) found no overall effect of atorvastatin 20 mg on muscle symptoms compared with placebo in participants who had previously reported severe muscle symptoms when taking statins. A total of 200 participants who had recently stopped or were […]


Myocardial Injury in Recovered COVID-19 Patients

A multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) assessment revealed myocardial injury in approximately half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. A total of 148 hospitalized COVID-19 patients (64 ± 12 years, 70% male, 32% requiring ventilatory support) and troponin elevation discharged from six hospitals in the UK underwent convalescent CMR (including adenosine stress perfusion if indicated) […]


Sex Differences in BP/CVD Associations

Analyses of community-based cohort studies suggested increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk beginning at lower thresholds of systolic blood pressure (SBP) for women than for men. The study included 27 542 participants (54% women) without baseline CVD who had standardized SBP measurements performed in 1 of 4 community-based cohort studies. Over 28±12 […]