Cardiovascular Disease

The American Heart Association in July installed Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, as its 86th president, the first woman of color and Black woman to serve as its highest volunteer medical officer.

Compared with non-users, female athletes who regularly use cannabis had reduced early anaerobic power production and may have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to published results.

A growing body of evidence suggests cancer survivors face elevated risk for cardiovascular disease years after diagnosis.

New Zealand-based Toku Eyes has announced a U.S. expansion of its retinal imaging ORAiCLE technology, which can detect risk for heart attack and stroke, by 2025.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a final statement recommending clinicians individualize the decision to offer behavioral counseling to adults with no CVD risk factors that will promote physical activity and a healthy diet.

Patients with early-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma and other neoplasms exhibited higher risk for cardiovascular disease-associated mortality compared with cancer-associated mortality later in life, according to study results.

People infected with COVID-19 do not have increased long-term risks for developing cardiovascular disease or diabetes, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine.

Among adults with type 2 diabetes, white men and white women and those seeing an endocrinologist receive more prescriptions for SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists than Black adults and those seen only in primary care, data show.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration with subretinal drusenoid deposits may be at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a study.

Adults with a higher visceral adiposity index score have an increased risk for all-cause mortality as well as some cause-specific mortalities, according to data from the UK Biobank.