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More Physical Activity at Any Intensity May Reduce Mortality
Higher levels of total physical activity, less time spent sedentary linked to lower mortality risk
Short-Term Exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 Affects Mortality
Risk for daily all-cause, cardiovascular, respiratory mortality up with short-term exposure
Serelaxin Does Not Lower CV Death in Acute Heart Failure
No drop in incidence of death at 180 days or worsening of heart failure seen for hospitalized patients
Quitting Smoking Linked to Lower CVD Risk Within Five Years
However, compared with never smokers, former smokers' risk remains elevated beyond five years
Taking Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder May Up Other Med Compliance
Findings seen among those taking buprenorphine and any of five other drug classes
High, Increasing BP in Midlife Tied to Brain Changes in Late Life
Higher DBP at age 43 years, greater increases from 36 to 43 linked to smaller whole-brain volume at 69 to 71
MRI Shows Vaping Has Transient Impact on Vascular Function
In healthy nonsmokers, inhaling nicotine-free e-cigarette aerosol impacts endothelial function
Association for Diabetes, Stroke Risk Varies by Age, Race, Sex
For under 65s, stroke risk increased for white women and men, black women, but not black men
BP Outside of Clinic May Better Predict Outcomes in Black Patients
Higher systolic blood pressure measured with ambulatory monitoring tied to cardiovascular events, mortality
Genetic Liability to Insomnia Linked to Increased Odds of CVDs
Mendelian randomization analyses revealed greater odds of CAD, heart failure, ischemic stroke
