Primary Prevention

Cumulative years of LDL exposure were significantly associated with risk for CVD events, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Researchers from Australia have identified several modifiable factors associated with the likelihood of study participants developing chronic kidney disease.

The CV benefits of BP lowering, for both primary and secondary prevention, were found to be proportional to the intensity of the reduction regardless of baseline BP, researchers reported.

Adults who napped longer than 1 hour per day had elevated risk for CVD and mortality compared with those who did not nap at all, according to a meta-analysis presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

The current literature does not support the use of aspirin for primary prevention in patients with diabetes, and physicians must balance the benefits of prevention with the increased risk for major bleeding, according to a speaker.

Artificial intelligence has the ability to affect CV and diabetes care for both patients and clinicians, a presenter said.

Point-of-care rapid dietary screening may be an easily adopted and effective tool for prevention of CVD and other chronic diseases, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Coronary CT angiography and coronary artery calcium scoring each have their benefits as a primary prevention tool, two experts said.

Hispanic individuals represent the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., increasing from 9% of total census respondents in 1990 to 12.5% in 2000, according to a presenter.

CVD is the leading cause of maternal deaths in the U.S., contributing to a more than twofold increase in pregnancy-related mortality from 1987 to 2015, and better CV management in pregnant women is needed, according to a presenter.