Cardiology News

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

In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions discusses opportunities for heart disease prevention in women at the time of menopause transition.

Consuming more flavonoids and flavonoid-rich foods such as tea, berries and apples was associated with a lower risk for type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

Statins were associated with a reduced risk for CVD and death in older adults, even those aged 85 years and older, data in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Patients with obesity are at increased risk for CVD, in part due to the promotion of an atherogenic lipid profile, according to a speaker.

A greater weekly intake of potatoes reduced the risk for all-cause mortality as well as mortality from CVD, ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction, a Norwegian-based cohort study showed.

Regular use of fish oil supplements was tied to an increased risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation in adults with no prior CVD, according to results of a large prospective cohort study published in BMJ Medicine.

Adherence to a heart-healthy lifestyle confers cardiovascular health benefits, and part of the reason may be due to the effect on biological age, researchers reported.

Results from the PREDIMAR trial revealed that, among patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent ablation, following an extra-virgin olive oil-enriched Mediterranean diet reduced the risk for arrhythmia recurrence at 18 months.

A structurally normal heart was the most common finding among athletes who experienced sudden cardiac death, but the cause and circumstance of death varied significantly by the athletes’ race, researchers reported.