Primary Prevention
Healthy lifestyle important to primary prevention in postmenopausal women with normal BMI
Despite no history of CVD and normal BMI, maintaining a healthy lifestyle involving diet, low alcohol intake, no smoking and physical activity may be important for postmenopausal women in preventing a first CVD event, researchers reported.
Imperfect prediabetes diagnosis provides opportunity to identify, prevent diabetes
PHILADELPHIA — Prediabetes is a high-risk state associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, yet consensus is needed regarding an “optimal” definition to better identify who could benefit from interventions, according to a speaker.
ASPC announces program for annual Congress on CVD Prevention
The American Society for Preventive Cardiology announced details of a full program of events to be held at the annual Congress on CVD Prevention, scheduled in 2023 for July 19-23 at the Live! By Loews hotel in Arlington, Texas.
Statin use for primary prevention substantially lower among Black, Hispanic adults
Among adults with an indication for statin therapy for primary prevention, there are marked disparities in statin use by race and ethnicity groups, with the lowest use rates among Black and Hispanic adults, cross-sectional data show.
ACC joins with World Congress of Cardiology to highlight breaking CV science
The 2023 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session will be held live in New Orleans from Saturday to Monday and virtually, with 43 late-breaking trials and featured clinical research presentations.
Aspirin may not lower risk for first CV event in those with family history of premature MI
In people with a family history of parental premature MI, aspirin for primary prevention was not associated with reduced CV events or overall mortality, according to data published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Addition of sleep metric in updated Life’s Essential 8 predicts CVD incidence
The incorporation of sleep as a CV health metric, as recently done with the American Heart Association’s updated Life’s Essential 8 risk calculator, may enhance CVD primordial and primary prevention efforts, data show.
VIDEO: Updated USPSTF statin guidelines can help PCPs prevent CVD
In August, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a new recommendation statement on the use of statin therapy for primary prevention of CVD. Like its 2016 guidelines, the USPSTF recommended statins as primary prevention for adults aged 40 to 75 years with at least one CVD risk factor and a 10% or greater 10-year risk for CVD.
‘Similar strategy’ needed for global CVD prevention in men, women: PURE
The magnitude of associations with major CVD for most risk factors are similar in women and men, despite sex differences in risk factor levels, according to an analysis of the PURE study.
ESC: Primary prevention, management of CV issues important in patients with cancer
The European Society of Cardiology task force on cardio-oncology has issued its inaugural guideline for the prevention and management of cardiotoxicity before, during and after adult patients are treated with anticancer therapies.