Long-Term Study of Postmenopausal Women Does Not Support Many Preventive Therapies
Hormone therapy no aid for cardiovascular disease prevention, and calcium/vitamin D supplementation no aid for universal fracture prevention
SGLT2 Inhibitors Improve Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Plus Kidney Disease
Benefits include lower risk for dialysis, hospitalization for myocardial infarction, heart failure, acute kidney injury, and diabetic ketoacidosis
Heart Health Varies With Race Among Sexual-Minority Females
Black, Hispanic, and White sexual-minority female adults have lower cardiovascular health compared with their heterosexual counterparts
Brief Provocation of Anger Adversely Affects Endothelial Health
Anger adversely affects endothelium-dependent vasodilation, indicated by change in reactive hyperemia index
Healthy Lifestyle Can Overcome Genetic Predisposition to Premature Death
Optimal healthy lifestyles include never smoking, regular physical activity, adequate sleep duration, and a healthy diet
Social Determinants of Health Tied to Atherosclerotic CVD Risk
Authors say social determinants could increase prediction ability of risk tools, particularly for Black patients
More Medical Lab Tests Will Soon Face Federal Scrutiny, FDA Says
People With Opioid Use Disorder Less Likely to Receive Palliative Care
Difference did not persist after exclusion of people who died suddenly
Intensive HTN Treatment Cuts Early T2D Diagnosis-Linked CVD Event Risk
Intensive therapy reduces excess risk for CVD events associated with earlier diagnosis in women, but not men
Gains in Heart Failure Mortality Have Been Erased
Declines in heart failure mortality rates from 1999 to 2012 reversed from 2012 to 2021
