Cardiology News

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC, highlights the need for greater prevention of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death in young women.

PHILADELPHIA — A task force has issued an updated multispeciality guide to help clinicians manage diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases.

PHILADELPHIA — HDL cholesterol has not been shown to have a causal role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, nor has lowering it reduced CV outcomes, but it may serve as a marker for CVD risk, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASCP, MACE, presents updated multispecialty practice recommendations for diabetes, cardiorenal and metabolic diseases at the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Neha J. Pagidipati, MD, MPH, highlights growing evidence on the relationship between weight change and risk for cardiovascular disease.

Xylitol, a low-calorie sugar substitute commonly found in gum and toothpaste, demonstrated prothrombotic properties, possibly raising risk for major adverse CV events, researchers reported.

Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality among women, data in JAMA Network Open showed. Researchers said the association can be partly attributed to cardiometabolic risk factors.

Due to demographic changes and a rise in risk factors, the prevalence and economic burden of heart disease and stroke in the United States are expected to increase dramatically by 2050, according to the American Heart Association.

People who adhere to a heart-healthy lifestyle experience cardiovascular health benefits that may partially be due to the effect of this lifestyle on biological age, according to an analysis in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

In this Healio video exclusive, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, discusses the connection between psoriasis and cardiovascular outcomes.