Vitamin K inversely linked to risk for atherosclerotic CVD
Aug 16, 2021
Participants with diets high in vitamin K1 and vitamin K2 have reduced risk for atherosclerotic CVD in adjusted analyses
Guidance issued for reducing ASCVD risk in hypertriglyceridemia
Aug 03, 2021
Factors to consider include evaluation of secondary causes, optimization of diet and lifestyle interventions, implementation of statin therapy
Risk factors ID’d for VTE, ASCVD in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Jul 23, 2021
Risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease increased twofold after unprovoked VTE in rheumatoid arthritis
Cycling linked to reduced all-cause, CVD mortality in diabetes
Jul 20, 2021
Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios for all-cause mortality reduced for one to 59, 60 to 149, 150 to 299, and ≥300 minutes/week
Monoclonal antibodies cut COVID-19 hospitalizations in high-risk adults: Mayo Clinic
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
Patients treated early in the disease with either one of two antibody therapies had similarly low rates of hospitalization within 28 days.
Low exercise may amplify link between poor sleep, mortality risk
Jun 30, 2021
(HealthDay News) — Poor sleep is associated with increased risks of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, with risk exacerbated among those with insufficient physical activity (PA), according to a...
AHA to clinicians: Screen for and treat sleep apnea before it worsens heart disease
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2021
Sleep apnea can cause a negative feedback loop, worsening cardiovascular conditions, which then further aggravate the sleep apnea, specialists say.
Older adults with diabetes need close monitoring if using preventive aspirin for CVD risk: study
By
Donna Shryer
Jun 22, 2021
A new study suggests a strong need for healthcare providers to discuss aspirin use with older patients and to review with them all of the risks and benefits of continuing aspirin treatment for cardiovascular...
Prediabetes wreaks havoc on the cardiovascular system, clinicians warned
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Alicia Lasek
May 06, 2021
Prediabetes may be more destructive to the heart and vascular system than many clinicians realize, nearly doubling the risk of adverse events, according a new study to be presented at next week’s...
A third of acute COVID patients rehospitalized; discharge with oxygen support tied to better recovery
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 05, 2021
COVID patients have increased rates of multi-organ dysfunction after hospital discharge, a new study finds. But supplemental oxygen support has been tied to better outcomes in those who experience COVID...