Cardiology Headline News

Health data aggregation has hidden a high rate of CVD mortality among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander groups, but primary care providers can play an important role in reducing these disparities, according to researchers.

In a cohort of English youths, those who persisted smoking tobacco from childhood to early adulthood showed significant cardiac damage by age 24 years and potentially irreversible cardiac injury, a researcher reported.

Presentations on the latest cardiometabolic research, panel discussions and meet-the-expert sessions are among this year’s highlights of the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease.

CHICAGO — Elevated risk for heart disease may arrive up to 28 years sooner for individuals with average risk factors plus diabetes and kidney disease vs. those without cardio-kidney-metabolic disease, a speaker reported.

Vitamin D and calcium supplementation led to decreased blood pressure among older adults with overweight, especially those with obesity and hypertension, according to a post hoc analysis published in Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Swedish researchers reported that “extremely low” sugar intake may not be necessary to prevent heart disease, and some treats throughout the week may be acceptable as moderate intake was associated with reduced CV risk.

PHILADELPHIA — Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction may be misdiagnosed in patients with COPD due to symptoms/signs being misinterpreted as COPD, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.

SAN DIEGO — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists reduced risk for venous thromboembolism among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to retrospective study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

LOS ANGELES — Individuals with hypertension and stroke who were prescribed angiotensin receptor blockers had a significantly lower risk for post-stroke epilepsy than those prescribed other antihypertension medications, according to new research.

An overall decline in population health has resulted in the U.S. falling behind in life expectancy gains compared with those of other high-income countries, particularly the U.K., findings from two new reports suggested.