Cardiology News

Preeclampsia appeared to increase primiparous women’s risk for developing arrhythmia, according to results of a real-world study published in European Journal of Preventative Cardiology.

Both step counts and time-based physical activity reduced the risks of death and CVD among women aged 62 years and older, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Social determinants of health mediate the risk for treatment-resistant hypertension, especially among Black adults who may be disproportionately affected by barriers to equitable education and income, researchers reported.

Men were at greater risk for several complications associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared with women, according to results published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Stroke prevalence increased more than 15% among Americans aged 65 years and younger in the last decade, research published in MMWR showed.

Among patients with gout, those with cardiovascular monosodium urate deposits, confirmed via dual energy CT, demonstrate a higher risk for major adverse cardiac events, according to data published in Rheumatology.

High ultra-processed food consumption in young children is associated with adiposity and other cardiometabolic risk factors, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

An umbrella review of 2 decades of research showed that vegan and vegetarian diets were associated with a greater lipid profile and reduced risk for cancer and death.

Semaglutide 2.4 mg improved symptoms and physical function in patients with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction compared with placebo, regardless of diuretic use, according to new data from the STEP-HFpEF trials.

In patients with atrial fibrillation who had ablation, those assigned a Mediterranean diet enriched with extra-virgin olive oil were less likely to have arrhythmia recurrence than those with no dietary restrictions, researchers reported.