A new multisociety scientific statement introduces the Female Life Stage framework to improve cardiovascular disease prevention and management in girls and women by integrating hormonal, psychosocial, and cardiovascular health across the lifespan. These interconnected domains often experience concurrent dysregulation, which is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, yet care remains fragmented […]
Silent atherosclerosis was detectable as early as young adulthood and became progressively more prevalent and extensive with age, with a later and steeper increase among women. In this prospective cohort study conducted in Denmark and Spain, 16,808 adults aged 18 to 70 years without known atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease underwent three-dimensional […]
A large-scale study involving 103,649 UK Biobank participants has revealed that adhering to healthy dietary patterns is significantly associated with lower mortality rates and a longer lifespan. Over a median follow-up of 10.6 years, researchers found that five specific diets—the Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010, Alternate Mediterranean Diet (AMED), healthful Plant-based […]