Mortality

Ambulatory BP More Informative for Mortality

A Spanish observational cohort study indicated that ambulatory blood pressure (BP), particularly night-time BP, was more informative about the risk…

1 year ago

Healthy Eating Patterns Linked to Lower Mortality

A prospective US cohort study with up to 36 years of follow-up concluded that greater adherence to several healthy eating…

2 years ago

Extreme Temperatures Linked to CVD Mortality

A global study concluded that exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures was associated with a higher mortality from multiple…

2 years ago

No Survival Benefit for Invasive Management of Stable CAD

An interim report of a US randomized trial in patients with stable coronary disease and moderate or severe ischemia concluded…

2 years ago

Sustaining SBP Control Critical for Mortality Reduction

The secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized clinical trial in the US and Puerto Rico showed that the beneficial effect…

2 years ago

Moderate Coffee Drinking Beneficial

A UK prospective cohort study suggested that decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee, particularly at 2–3 cups/day, were consistently associated with significant…

2 years ago

Adding Salt to Foods Linked to Mortality and Life Expectancy

A prospective study indicates that the higher frequency of adding salt to foods is associated with a higher risk of…

2 years ago

Very High HDL-C Linked to Higher Mortality

A prospective, multicenter biobank cohort study in the UK and US revealed that very high high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels…

2 years ago

Statin Benefits Modest

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that the absolute benefits of statins are modest and may not be strongly mediated…

3 years ago

Olive Oil Intake Linked to Lower Mortality

Observational data from 2 prospective cohorts of U.S. men and women suggested that higher olive oil intake or replacing margarine,…

3 years ago

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