Cardiovascular Disease

Minimal fish intake was associated with lower risk for major CVD and mortality among patients with prior CVD, but not those without CVD, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Type 2 diabetes agents with proven cardiovascular benefit may be useful for patients with type 1 diabetes to prevent atherosclerotic CVD, but more robust data are needed for the type 1 population.

Men aged 50 years or older had a 60% higher mortality risk than women aged 50 years or older, in part due to smoking and CVD rates, a worldwide study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal showed.

The American College of Cardiology, MedAxiom and Royal Philips announced a collaboration aimed at improving performance in the delivery of integrated CV care.

The presence of retinal ischemic perivascular lesions may signal that a patient also has CVD, according to data published in EClinicalMedicine.

A new study demonstrated a nonlinear inverse relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and overall mortality. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

County-level factors affecting CVD mortality vary by race and ethnicity, researchers reported.

Veterans with prostate cancer often had underassessed and undertreated cardiovascular risk factors, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Cardiovascular and metabolic derangements observed among adolescents with type 1 diabetes and obesity parallel those of youths with type 2 diabetes, suggesting a critical need for lifestyle management, data show.

The American Heart Association, in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association, accounted they awarded 10 community grants of up to $900,000 to help patients with type 2 diabetes lower their risk for CVD.