Top in cardiology: Women derive more benefits from exercise; statins reduce dementia risk
Women derive more benefits from the same amount aerobic exercise as men, including a lower likelihood of dying from any cause or cardiovascular-specific causes, according to researchers.
They found that among men and women who spent 300 minutes per week on aerobic exercise, women experienced a 24% mortality reduction, compared to an 18% reduction for men.
“Any time recommendations are the same for men and women, it begs the question: Should they be?” Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, associate director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, director of preventive cardiology at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, told Healio. “What are those [physical activity] recommendations based on? Is there evidence; is there data? Many times, assumptions are made and there are no data specific to women.”
It was the top story in cardiology last week.
In another top story, older adults with heart failure were 20% less likely to develop dementia and 28% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease while taking statins, according to a recent study. The study also found that older adults taking statins had a 30% lower risk for all-cause mortality.
Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:
Women may experience greater mortality gains with physical activity than men
Compared with men, women are less likely to die of any cause or from cardiovascular-specific causes when performing similar amounts of weekly leisure-time physical activity, suggesting there are sex-specific benefits to exercise, researchers reported. Read more.
Statins may lower risk for any dementia among adults with heart failure
A population-based study showed that statin use among older adults with heart failure was associated with a 20% lower risk for all-cause dementia, including a 28% reduction in risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. Read more.
Inaccuracy of pulse oximeter readings could impact care of Black patients with heart failure
Inaccuracy of pulse oximeter readings in Black patients could mean that those with heart failure may have the severity of their disease underestimated and not receive appropriate care, researchers reported. Read more.
‘Highly generalizable’ initiative lowers radiation exposure in Michigan cath labs
An initiative in Michigan successfully reduced patient, physician and staff exposure to procedural radiation during percutaneous coronary intervention, and may be generalizable in other states, researchers reported. Read more.
‘A true visionary has passed’: A tribute to Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, FESC
G. Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, FESC, long considered a father of interventional cardiology and a mentor to many, died Feb. 16 at age 79 years, the American College of Cardiology announced. Read more.