Vascular Medicine News

Large floods over the last 2 decades corresponded with increased rates of death from injuries and other causes vs. normal conditions in the U.S., a retrospective analysis published in Nature Medicine revealed.

High genetically predicted LDL was inversely associated with risk for incident diabetes, whereas the opposite trend was observed for CAD risk, researchers reported.

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk for death from all causes compared with those who do not drink coffee at all, results from an observational cohort study published in the European Heart Journal showed.

Women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer appeared more likely than those with earlier-stage breast cancer to have pre-existing cardiovascular disease, according to results of a retrospective study.

In 2020 — the last year of the study period — researchers estimated that one in 10 new cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus could be connected to the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Gendered racial microaggressions during obstetric care were associated with elevated blood pressure among postpartum individuals up to 3 months after delivery, researchers reported.

Published results showed patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty at an altitude of 4,000 feet or higher may be at increased risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism compared with patients who undergo surgery at lower altitudes.

Exposure to high nighttime aircraft noise was tied to cardiac remodeling consistent with changes associated with increased risk for major adverse cardiac events, researchers reported.

The American College of Cardiology recently issued an expert consensus document outlining a novel staging system and decision pathway for the diagnosis, treatment and longitudinal follow-up of patients with myocarditis.