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In rheumatology, there is no shortage of conditions that are difficult to diagnose, with diseases like fibromyalgia and systemic lupus erythematosus sometimes taking years before being officially identified — leading to adverse outcomes.

More than 10,000 discussions on the large social media platform Reddit showed mostly neutral feelings toward statins, with a smaller yet significant proportion showing negative sentiment, an artificial intelligence analysis showed.

Veterans who lived within 13 miles of a primary care facility were more likely to receive vascular assessments before undergoing amputation compared with those further away, according to researchers.

Women with prenatal depression were more likely to develop new CVD after delivery compared with those without prenatal depression, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

An Australian general practitioner-led screening and care program for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia was projected to be cost-effective with significant return on investment vs. standard care, researchers reported.

People who experienced lifetime and everyday discrimination had elevated risk for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality compared with those who did not, according to data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Adolescents who were sedentary had greater increases in left ventricular mass than those who were physically active, according to a study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports.

Patients aged 65 years and older or who have ever smoked are at higher risk for malignancies, major adverse cardiovascular events, myocardial infarction and all-cause death when using tofacitinib vs. TNF inhibitors, according to data.

Increased consumption of red meat — processed or not — was associated with future risk for ischemic heart disease, according to a large study using data from the UK Biobank.

People on a time-restricted intermittent fasting diet, eating only between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for 3 days per week, had greater improvements in glucose tolerance at 6 months than those on a restricted caloric diet, data show.