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AHA statement targets nuance in CVD risk assessment of women
Considering nonbiological and social factors when assessing CVD risk in women, particularly women of diverse races and ethnicities, is highlighted...
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NSAID use in diabetes may worsen risk for first HF hospitalization
“Given the well-established relationship between the use of NSAIDs and increased HF, these findings are not unexpected because type 2 diabetes is...
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Study offers dozens of reasons to cut sugar
The result is a list that cites the world’s most common health problems like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, heart attack,...
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Antiphospholipid antibodies linked to future CV events
The study raises the possibility of one day treating the immune system in some individuals for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular...
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Statins don’t worsen muscle injury from moderately intense exercise
Statin users need not limit exercise out of concern that the drugs will worsen normal muscle pain or fatigue, a controlled study suggests.
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High salt intake linked to atherosclerosis even with normal BP
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New AHA statement on pediatric primary hypertension issued
“Primary hypertension is now recognized as the most common type of hypertension in childhood.”
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AHA, ACC push supervised exercise training for HFpEF
The statement aims to raise clinicians’ awareness of exercise as a therapy in preserved ejection fraction heart failure and convince Medicare that...
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Analysis identifies gaps in CV risk screening of patients with psoriasis
Regional variation in screening rates “is not explained by patient demographics or disease severity.”
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Some diets better than others for heart protection