Adding oily fish to diet may protect against recurrent heart disease, scientists say
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2021
Eating oily fish at least twice a week may help prevent major cardiovascular disease and death in individuals who are at high risk, including those who already have experienced heart disease or stroke,...
Clinical ‘wake-up call’: Hispanics, Latinos remain undertreated for cardiovascular risk
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2021
“I didn’t expect the numbers to be so dismal,” says the author of a study of stroke survivors from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Low-dose steroid ups risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers caution
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 04, 2020
Patients using less than 5 mg of prenisolone per day to treat inflammatory disease had nearly double the odds of developing cardiovascular disease or experiencing an adverse heart or vascular event.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 25
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 25, 2020
Argentum releases infection control program guidance for assisted living providers … Behavioral counseling the focus of new cardiovascular disease guidelines … Poll: Most older adults intend to get...
Polypill plus aspirin leads to fewer cardiovascular events, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 17, 2020
Adults who took a daily combination pill containing statins and blood-pressure–lowering drugs, plus daily aspirin, were less likely to experience heart attack, stroke, and death from cardiovascular causes.
No heart benefits found for chronic kidney disease drug
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2020
A seven-year trial shows that the phosphate binder lanthanum carbonate (Fosrenol) does not reduce cardiovascular risk for late-stage renal patients, researchers say.
Flu shot may protect patients with diabetes from heart attack and stroke, new study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 26, 2020
Over consecutive flu seasons, patients with diabetes who were vaccinated had a significantly reduced risk of all-cause death, cardiovascular mortality, and death from heart attack or stroke.
Statins lower mortality risk in adults age 75 and over, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2020
The risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke was lower by 20% in elders who took statins. In fact, age and dementia diagnosis had no bearing on statin benefits, say researchers.
New Orleans’ troubles show how chronic conditions impact COVID-19 outcomes
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2020
New evidence ties chronic conditions to severe COVID-19 illness, and New Orleans is a case in point, say health officials.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, February 27
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 26, 2020
Folate levels linked to lower cardiovascular mortality risk in arthritis … Trial drug eases chronic cough symptoms… Lack of evidence stymies guidance for dementia screening in asymptomatic adults