Cardiology
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No amount of alcohol safe for the heart: WHF
Even small amounts of alcohol have been shown to raise heart disease risk, the World Heart Federation says in a new policy brief calling for ‘...
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Celebratory binge drinking a potential trigger for new-onset AFib
Certain holidays and mega sports events were linked to spikes in alcohol use and, separately, to acute bouts of new atrial fib that could...
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Cardiac function normalizes by 3 months in MIS-C in study
Children with COVID-19–related multisystem inflammatory syndrome show normalization of cardiac function by 3 months after diagnosis.
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Program targets preschoolers to promote heart health
A validated pilot program to educate preschoolers about heart health serves as a template for expanding the program into more schools.
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Cardiac inflammation can be present after mild COVID infection
Although the inflammation improved over time in the study, the long-term consequences are not known, the authors warn.
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More vitamin D not better for reducing cancer or CVD incidence
The findings may be influenced by the fact that most participants had sufficient vitamin D levels at baseline.
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Olive oil intake tied to reduced mortality
Replacing 10 g/day of margarine, butter, mayonnaise, or dairy fat with the same amount of olive oil is associated with an 8%-34% lower risk of...
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Health issues in women midlife linked with health decline at 65
Quality of life measure score could identify targetable risk factors for modification.
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COVID-vaccine myocarditis: Rare, mild, and usually in young men
Should myocarditis be a concern as mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are authorized in ever-younger age groups?
Commentary
The child with hypertension: Diagnosis and management
If they’re really young, they need a big workup, but otherwise it is likely primary hypertension.