Cardiovascular Disease

Participants in the UK Biobank who had a higher bone speed of sound were more likely to have good cardiovascular health, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Researchers said a spike in cardiovascular events after the 2016 presidential election was possibly caused by sociopolitical stress. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Management of lipids and residual cardiovascular risk has been a growing concern in endocrinology, and new data in this area are encouraging.

We know that obesity prevalence continues to increase, that metabolic syndrome follows and a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes is now before us.

Acute CVD events in a Southern California cohort were 1.62 times higher in the 2 days after the 2016 U.S. presidential election compared with the same 2 days the week before the election, researchers reported.

Mark D. Glazer, MD, addressed the audience of this year’s virtual American Academy of Optometry meeting plenary session, defining the risk for cardiovascular disease among both men and women and the steps to prevent the leading cause of mortality in the U.S.

Although patients with antiphospholipid syndrome may ask to halt their anticoagulation if their symptoms are stable, there remains serious risk for recurrent thrombosis, noted a presenter at the 2020 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-West.

Higher levels of psychosocial resilience in Black adults indicated better CV health as indicated by Life’s Simple 7 scores compared with lower levels of psychosocial resilience, researchers found.

Women reporting consistently long or irregular menstrual cycles are more likely to die of cancer or cardiovascular disease compared with women who report regular menses, according to data published in The BMJ.

Lessons previously learned with the seasonal influenza vaccine, especially its benefits in patients with CVD, may help in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a state-of-the-art review.