Higher Physical Activity Levels Can Increase Life Expectancy
If all individuals were as active as top 25 percent of population, Americans older than age 40 years could live an extra 5.3 years
Delaying Noncardiac Surgery for Several Months After Heart Attack Found to Be Safer
Findings seen for individuals undergoing revascularization after non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
AHA: More Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Tied to Lower Risk for A-Fib
Findings based on wearable-collected, real-world data, independent of clinical and genetic risk factors
Incidence of Dyslipidemia Elevated During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increased risk for developing any dyslipidemia seen during 2020 to 2022
President-Elect Trump Nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead HHS
RFK Jr. has courted controversy in recent years with his views on vaccines, fluoride in drinking water, unpasteurized milk
AHA: Obesity-Linked Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Increasing in U.S.
Highest mortality rates seen among Black people, men, patients in Midwestern states, nonmetropolitan areas
Even Adding a Few Extra Minutes of Exercise Daily Lowers Blood Pressure
Boosting exercise 20 to 27 minutes lowers systolic and 10 to 15 minutes lowers diastolic blood pressure
Palliative Care Use Low in Patients With Heart Failure
Authors recommend patient and physician education and changes to practice guidelines and payment to overcome barriers to palliative care use
Study Identifies Risk Factors Associated With Severe Stroke
Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, smoking more strongly associated with severe stroke than nonsevere stroke
AHA: GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i Use Can Lower Risk for MI, Recurrent Stroke in Stroke...
Findings seen in patients with ischemic stroke; associations were significant after multivariable adjustment