Cardiovascular Disease

Among adults who underwent brain imaging, moderate alcohol intake reduced stress-related brain signals, which may in part explain the link between moderate alcohol intake and reduced risk for major adverse CV events, a speaker reported.

The addition of androgen deprivation therapy to radiation therapy did not appear associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality among men with prostate cancer, according to a study published in Cancer.

Worldwide, 7.2% of deaths from all causes and 7.6% of deaths from CVD were attributable to physical inactivity, according to recent data.

Lower education is associated with higher all-cause and cause-specific mortality, as well as a greater burden of cardiovascular diseases, in patients with osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

CPAP therapy may have an effect on BMI in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, especially among those with poorer adherence, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

In a study evaluating the cardiac health of young athletes who recovered from COVID-19, researchers found that most did not require additional cardiac testing before resuming activity. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Among individual shift workers, circadian rhythm misalignment was associated with elevated CV risk, according to results presented at the European Society of Cardiology preventive cardiology meeting.

Patients with the highest baseline risk factors derived the most benefit from an intensive BP-lowering regimen compared with standard care, according to a secondary analysis of the SPRINT trial.

Rapid weight gain and loss are linked with a high risk of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study.

About 25% of U.S. adults have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is the most common chronic liver condition in the U.S., according to the American Liver Foundation.