Top prevention news of 2019: Women’s heart health, omega-3 updates and more
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Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the most-popular news on heart disease prevention published in 2019.
In no particular order, Healio readers were most interested in how evening eating impacts heart health in women, the link between insomnia and CV risk, rising rates of CVD in the United States, new prevention guidelines and more.
Evening eating may worsen heart health in women
Women who consumed a higher proportion of their daily calories after 6 p.m. had poorer overall CV health and higher BP, BMI and HbA1c levels, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Read more
New trial data show mixed findings for omega-3s
The March 2019 Cardiology Today cover story focuses on the growth in popularity of omega-3 supplementation and recent data on omega-3, in supplement and prescription form. Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, and others weigh in. Read more
AHA: Nearly half of all US adults have CVD
At least 48%, or 121.5 million, of all adults in the United States had some form of CVD from 2013 to 2016, according to the American Heart Association’s new Heart and Stroke Statistics. Read more
VIDEO: Sex differences, barriers persist for women with heart disease
In this video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Banner University Medicine Heart Institute and editor in chief of ACC’s CardioSmart, discusses the importance of considering sex-specific risk factors for CVD. Read more
Intermittent fasting may benefit in metabolic syndrome
Patients with metabolic syndrome who limited their eating to a 10-hour window in addition to statin and antihypertensive medications had reductions in weight, BP, HbA1c and atherogenic lipids, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism. Read more
Omega-3 fatty acids with statin therapy reduce major adverse CV events
Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA, combined with statin therapy significantly reduced the incidence of major adverse CV events, according to a meta-analysis published in The American Journal of Cardiology. Read more
Statin intolerance can be fought with intermittent dosing
Intermittent statin dosing is a treatment option that may have tremendous potential for addressing patients with statin intolerance who are trying to reduce LDL, according to a speaker at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress. Read more
Chili pepper consumption may reduce CVD, all-cause mortality
Regular dietary intake of chili peppers conferred lower risk for all-cause and CVD death in Italian adults, independent of CVD risk factors or adherence to a Mediterranean diet, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more
Insomnia increases CVD risk
Symptoms of insomnia, specifically difficulties in falling and staying asleep, early morning awakening and daytime dysfunction, were independent risk factors for the incidence of CVD, especially in young adults or those without hypertension, according to a study published in Neurology. Read more
Early menopause raises risk for CVD
In a new study, women with natural and surgical premature menopause before age 40 years had a small but significantly elevated risk for a variety of CVDs. CV risk appears to increase with progressively earlier menopausal age and risks may be higher after surgical premature menopause. Read more
New prevention guideline: Collaboration encouraged, aspirin downplayed
The new prevention guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association emphasizes team-based care and shared decision-making and recommends against use of aspirin for primary prevention in most adults. Read more