Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
Cardiovascular Health Declining in the United States
Decrease in disparities between race/ethnicity due to worsening CV health among whites 1988-2014
Sweetened Drinks Linked to Increased Risk of Mortality
Risk of CVD-related, CHD-related, all-cause mortality up for highest versus lowest quartile of intake
Costs Up for Neonates With Vocal Fold Motion Impairment
Increased costs due to postprocedure length of stay among neonates undergoing congenital heart surgery
ENDO: Low Sperm Count Tied to Worse Cardiometabolic Health
Low sperm counts linked to hypogonadism, higher BMI, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome
BMI As Predictor of CVD Risk May Be More Susceptible to Bias
For four other measures of adiposity, increasing adiposity linked to more linear increase in CVD risk
Higher Exposure to Air Pollution Adds to CVD Risk for Blacks
Higher rate of incident CVD events, all-cause mortality in blacks partly due to PM2.5 exposure
American College of Cardiology, March 10-12
The American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session & Expo The annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology was held from...
Low-Level Lead Exposure Ups CVD Mortality Risk in U.S. Adults
Environmental lead exposure tied to all-cause, cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease mortality
ACC: Carvedilol Doesn’t Prevent Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity
Carvedilol does not prevent reduction in LVEF in breast cancer but is linked to lower troponin I levels
ACC: Febuxostat Noninferior to Allopurinol for Gout, CVD
Noninferior for rates of adverse cardiovascular events; tied to higher all-cause, cardiovascular mortality
