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Top stories in cardiology: protein intake increases heart failure risk, vitamins provide minimal cardiovascular benefit
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Among the top stories in cardiology is a study showing that reveals the risk for heart failure increases in men who were middle aged and followed a high-protein diet, and that vitamins and mineral supplements seem to have little impact on cardiovascular health.
Other top stories include how artificial intelligence ascertained long QT syndrome when ECG did not, the similarities in mortality rates between patients with both CVD and breast cancer survivors when compared the general population, and how higher testosterone to estradiol ratios increase CVD risk in women who are postmenopausal. – by Janel Miller
Protein intake may increase heart failure risk in men
Men who were middle aged and followed a diet with a higher protein intake had a trend toward increased risk for heart failure, according to a study published in Circulation: Heart Failure. Read more.
Vitamins, supplements provide little to no cardiovascular health benefit
Most popular vitamins and mineral supplements provide little benefit to cardiovascular health, according to a review article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more.
Artificial intelligence identifies long QT syndrome when ECG did not
BOSTON — Artificial intelligence using deep neural networks identified patients with congenital long QT syndrome whose ECG reading was normal, according to findings presented at the Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions. Read more.
Cardiovascular mortality rates in breast cancer similar to general population
The incidence of cardiovascular mortality was not elevated in women who survived breast cancer, including women who were human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, or HER-2-positive, compared with the general population, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Read more.
Elevated testosterone to estradiol ratios increase CVD risk in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women who had higher testosterone to estradiol ratios had an increased risk for incident CVD, coronary heart disease and heart failure events, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more.