Heart Disease
Plant-based foods confer mortality, CHD benefits
Two studies presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions found that plant-based foods confer long-term health benefits.
High olive oil consumption lowers risk for heart disease
Patients who consumed at least 7 g per day of olive oil had lower risk for CHD and total CVD compared with those who did not consume it, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions.
Lower-intensity physical activity can produce CV benefits in older adults
Two studies presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions highlighted the benefits of lighter physical activity in older adults.
Brown fat may hold key to treatment of cardiometabolic disorders
Not all fat is bad. In fact, some fat can be very good — even body fat, according to Aaron M. Cypess, MD, PhD, MMSc, acting chief of the translational physiology section of the diabetes, endocrinology and obesity branch of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the NIH. Evidence from the past decade has pointed toward benefit from brown fat, and researchers are exploring its potential for treating obesity, diabetes and other cardiometabolic disorders.
Physical inactivity confers similar ASCVD risk to smoking status
Physical inactivity was associated with an excess risk for atherosclerotic CVD similar to smoking and poor cholesterol levels, according to a research letter published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
At Issue: Early risk identification, addressing disparities key for women’s heart health
Healio and Cardiology Today asked leading cardiologists: What is the most important issue in women’s heart health today?
Wear Red Day: Raising awareness of disparities, barriers in women’s heart health
On Friday, Feb. 7, the Healio team wears red in support of the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day campaign to increase awareness of heart disease in women.
CDC: More than 15% of US adults physically inactive
More than 15% of adults in every U.S. state and territory are physically inactive, according to new CDC data.
Interhospital collaboration may improve surgical outcomes in children
Outcomes after cardiac surgery improved at children’s hospitals that participated in a quality improvement collaborative, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
AHA: Geriatric syndromes affect care of older patients in cardiac ICU
Despite older patients receiving the care they need in cardiac ICUs, they may experience worsening of geriatric conditions such as cognitive impairments and frailty, according to a American Heart Association scientific statement published in Circulation.