Top in cardiology: Long-term impact of COVID-19, metabolic syndrome risk
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted various areas of cardiology care and reversed many patients’ positive lifestyle choices, which will lead to an increase in chronic diseases, according to experts.
A closer look at the long-term impact of COVID-19 was the top story in cardiology last week.
Another top story revealed the positive effect that a healthy diet and exercise has on reducing metabolic syndrome risk. Researchers reported a 52% risk reduction in study participants who adhered to a healthy lifestyle compared with those who did not follow diet and exercise guidelines.
Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:
‘Enormous wave of death and disability’ from chronic diseases may come after pandemic
Chronic diseases, especially cardiometabolic ones, will become more prevalent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to two commentaries published in Circulation. Read more.
Healthy diet, exercise linked to reduced risk for metabolic syndrome later in life
Adherence to guideline-recommended physical activity or diet conferred benefits for cardiometabolic health later in life; however, adherence to both may confer the greatest risk reductions, researchers reported. Read more.
Periodontitis linked to elevated BP
Periodontitis may be associated with elevated systolic BP in otherwise healthy individuals, according to research published in Hypertension. Read more.
‘Hypertension’ and ‘high-normal’ labels may cause more harm than good in low-risk patients
Labeling low-risk individuals based on a high BP reading led to increased worry and disease perceptions and no changes in willingness to make lifestyle changes, researchers reported. Read more.
Increase in remote visits affects CV patient care in COVID-19 era
Race, ethnicity and age played a role in the frequency of ambulatory CV care visits, whereas testing and medication orders decreased in the COVID-19 era compared with the pre-COVID era, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.