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Elevated lipoprotein(a), despite a coronary artery calcium score of 0, could portend coronary plaque burden and may be a potential marker for early atherosclerosis intervention, researchers reported.

Early initiation of a school-based health education intervention limited adiposity marker progression in elementary-aged children in Spain, researchers reported.

Using the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT risk calculator would mean reducing eligibility for statin and/or antihypertensive therapy by approximately 16 million U.S. adults, researchers reported in JAMA.

Obesity accounts for much of the risk for primary hypertension, and a treatment plan that could address both issues could substantially reduce a person’s underlying risk for cardiovascular disease and other complications.

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Cocoa flavanols may reduce the risk for incident atrial fibrillation over time, perhaps as a result of atrial remodeling, according to a secondary analysis of a completed study published in European Journal of Preventative Cardiology.

Body composition patterns associated with weight and fat distribution were strongly correlated with neurodegenerative disease and brain aging, mediated by cardiovascular disease, according to research published in Neurology.

Both obesity pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery offer paths to substantial weight loss for people who struggle with excess weight, and new data suggest there is also an additional bonus benefit for many — a sustained reduction in blood pressure.

In October 2023, the American Heart Association unveiled the term cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome to reflect the connection between metabolic and renal conditions associated with risk for heart disease.

The disease of obesity often brings cardiometabolic consequences, including hypertension, which remains the most potent and predictive risk factor for cardiovascular disease.