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Patients with stroke history had significantly poorer CV prevention profiles compared with patients with history of MI, with pronounced disparities based on race and neighborhood deprivation status, according to study results.

Acrochordons, also known as skin tags or fibroepithelial polyps, are correlated with metabolic disease and obesity in pediatric patients, according to a study.

Disruptions in endothelial function caused by brief bouts of elicited anger may be an early predictor of heart disease, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear, researchers reported.

BOSTON — In this video, an expert talks about screening for CVD prior to exercise in several populations, as well as different approaches to activity restriction after a CVD diagnosis.

BOSTON — Aspirin may not be as beneficial vs. other agents for primary CVD prevention following recent research, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

More than 70% of the overall U.S. population is estimated to have subclinical cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Adults who typically sleep fewer than 7 hours per night were more likely to develop hypertension over time, and women were at greater risk than men, according to a report at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Researchers found a U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and risk for peripheral artery disease, with the lowest risk seen with consuming two drinks per week and more pronounced risk with at least 10 drinks, study data showed.

In a meta-analysis of studies covering more than 400,000 people, climbing stairs was associated with reduced risk for all-cause mortality and death from heart disease.

Air pollution accentuates the relationship between poor mental health and premature mortality from heart disease in the United States, researchers reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024.