Top in cardiology: Chili pepper may lower mortality risk, stress linked to CVD

A recent study showed that regular chili pepper consumption was linked to significantly lower all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer-related mortality. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Another top story explored an association between psychosocial stress and CVD, major coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke events and death. The association was found in countries across all income levels, according to researchers.

Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:

Consuming chili pepper linked to lower all-cause, CV, cancer-related mortality

The regular consumption of chili pepper was associated with significantly lower all-cause, cardiovascular (CV) and cancer-related mortality, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Read more.

Stress linked to CVD, death across low-, middle-, high-income countries

Psychosocial stress was significantly associated with CVD, as well as major CHD, stroke events and death in individuals from low-, middle- and high-income countries, according to a cohort study. Read more.

HFpEF treatment CV effects of COVID-19 among top issues of 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to dominate the news, more was learned about its CV implications over the past year. However, the year also featured a number of important developments in other realms of cardiology. Read more.

Lowering driving restriction to 3 months after ICD implantation may be safe

Reducing the current 6-month driving restriction following a new implantable cardioverter defibrillator to 3 months may be safe, according to data published in Circulation. Read more.

Noncontact mapping of atrial arrhythmias may be superior to contact mapping

In a small study, a noncontact mapping algorithm was faster and better identified complex atrial arrhythmias compared with contact mapping. Read more.