Cardiovascular Disease

Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus may be at an increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, even more than those with psoriasis, according to a study.

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk for death from all causes compared with those who do not drink coffee at all, results from an observational cohort study published in the European Heart Journal showed.

Women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer appeared more likely than those with earlier-stage breast cancer to have pre-existing cardiovascular disease, according to results of a retrospective study.

In 2020 — the last year of the study period — researchers estimated that one in 10 new cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus could be connected to the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Despite living far away from Canada, Maryland residents experienced more cardiopulmonary disease health concerns in June 2023 believed to be due to Canadian wildfire pollution, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction have sex-specific differences in presentation, diagnosis and treatment responses, highlighting the importance of proper diagnoses and guideline-directed medical therapy initiation.

Diabetes and prediabetes were significantly associated with decreased life expectancy and increased risk for all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality among Chinese adults, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

In a nonoccupational setting, low ambient benzene exposure over a year was linked to a heightened mortality risk, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Presentations on the latest cardiometabolic research, panel discussions and meet-the-expert sessions are among this year’s highlights of the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease.

PHILADELPHIA — Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction may be misdiagnosed in patients with COPD due to symptoms/signs being misinterpreted as COPD, according to a presentation at the 2024 GOLD COPD International Conference.