Younger Adults

Obesity’s Cardiovascular Risk Gap Is Narrowing in Older Adults—But Not in the Young

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An international analysis of nearly 1 million adults found that the long-standing differences in blood pressure and non-HDL cholesterol between older adults with obesity and those of normal weight have narrowed substantially over the past three decades, largely alongside increased use of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering medications. Researchers analyzed data from […]

Sex Differences in Heart Attacks in Younger Patients

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In a US community-based study of patients aged ≤65 years between 2003 and 2018, researchers identified 1,474 index myocardial infarction (MI) events and classified them into six pathophysiologic mechanisms: atherothrombosis, spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), embolism, vasospasm, MI with nonobstructed coronary arteries of uncertain cause (MINOCA-U), and supply/demand mismatch secondary […]