Vascular Disease
Diabetic retinopathy may be linked to higher risk for vascular disease, death
Vascular interventions may not reduce dementia incidence
Interventions that targeted vascular risk factors in a real-world setting did not appear to reduce dementia incidence in old age, according to study results in a research letter published in JAMA Neurology.
Enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications linked to vascular disease
Patients who received enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications had increased risk for incident cardiovascular disease, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.
Depression worsens vascular, mortality outcomes in MS
Depression appeared to increase risk for incident vascular disease and mortality among individuals with MS, according to results of a population-based retrospective matched cohort study published in Neurology.
More intensive BP lowering may not impact progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Intensive BP reduction in hypertension was associated with greater changes in hippocampal volume, but not any other MRI biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease, compared with standard treatment, according to data published in JAMA Neurology.
Inflammation predicts vascular disease in treated HIV, with ‘important’ sex differences
There are distinct inflammatory pathways that predict vascular disease in patients being treated for HIV, according to study results presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
Exercise, not hormone therapy, improves vascular function in middle-aged men
A supervised center-based exercise training program, not testosterone therapy, improved vascular function among middle-aged men with central adiposity, according to research published in Hypertension.
Cancer replaces vascular disease as leading cause of excess death in diabetes
A large epidemiological analysis shows cancer has replaced vascular disease as the leading cause of excess death among people with diabetes, suggesting improved lifestyle habits and cardiovascular disease prevention efforts may be working.
ACC, SVS combine vascular registries
The American College of Cardiology and the Society for Vascular Surgery have combined their existing vascular registries with the aim to improve care and outcomes of patients with vascular disease.
Abdominal aortic calcification may predict CV events in certain high-risk patients
Older patients and those with chronic kidney disease who have abdominal aortic calcification are at elevated risk for future CV events and poorer prognosis, according to results published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.