CardiacWire

JANUARY 31, 2025

Every year, the AHA reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors. is at an all time high, with 942k cardiovascular disease-related deaths in 2022, up by 10k from 2021. Four years after that goals due date, the burden of CVD in the U.S.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Lp(a) is emerging as an important, yet under-recognized, potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its ability to promote the development of plaques within artery walls, clot formation and aortic valve calcification. 2022 Aug, 80 (9) 934946 Kronenberg F. The development of the Tina-quant Lipoprotein (a) Gen.2

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 24, 2024

The 2023 Almanac results derived from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and spanning 1990 to 2022, were recently published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology. from 1990 to 2022, actual CVD death counts rose due to population growth and aging. Age-standardized CVD mortality rates per 100,000 in 2022 varied from 73.6

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:Low-income working-aged adults in the Medicaid program have a high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease, but often face barriers accessing necessary therapies. Spending was adjusted for inflation and reported in 2022 US dollars.Results:Medicaid beneficiaries filled 20.4 million to $226.8 million to $65.7

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

The risk factors for cerebral MB and cSS and their relationship with cognitive decline are not well known.(2) 2) Objective:This study aimed to explore the risk factors for cerebral MBs and cSS and to examine their impact on cognitive function in a cohort of cognitively impaired patients.(3)

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Circulation

JUNE 4, 2024

The human capital approach was used to estimate productivity losses from morbidity and premature mortality due to cardiovascular conditions.RESULTS:One in 3 US adults received care for a cardiovascular risk factor or condition in 2020.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Lasso regression was used to preliminarily screen potential risk factors, which were entered into the multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify preoperative independent risk factors for postoperative AKI. Results220 patients (36.2%) developed AKI after surgery. and 63.4%, respectively.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 7, 2025

The associated risk factors and longterm outcomes of TR following the procedure are not well understood.METHODS AND RESULTSThis retrospective study included 1343 pediatric patients (age, 4.412.56 A higher right disc diametertobody weight ratio was identified as an independent risk factor of TR (odds ratio, 2.816 [95% CI, 1.3156.032]).

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 13, 2025

Therefore, we clinically investigate whetherAPOE4contributes to cerebral hemodynamic and cognitive impairment in subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis or occlusion.Methods and ResultsA crosssectional observational study was conducted between January 2017 and March 2022.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

Additionally, the study found that the risk factor profiles of patients presenting with STEMI is largely unchanged over time and the use of preventive medications has remained low. Data included in the study were from 2003 through 2022 in 7,854 first-time STEMI patients.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:While traditional risk factors are chronic in nature, it is difficult to predict the risk of stroke with respect to time. Identifying certain acute risk factors, particularly associated with a health service contact, may help to prevent stroke.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The report provides an update of health estimates for the global, regional and national burden and trends of CVD from 1990-2022 by analyzing the impact of cardiovascular conditions and risk factors across 21 global regions.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In addition, new recommendations addressing atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic risk assessment, anticoagulation, left atrial appendage occlusion, atrial fibrillation catheter or surgical ablation, and risk factor modification and atrial fibrillation prevention have been developed.

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DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2025

Affecting 60 million people worldwide 1 , the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) is expected to increase by 60% by 2050 due to an aging population and rising cardiometabolic risk factors 2. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 12 million Americans will have AFib by 2030 3.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Family types could impact health outcomes as a mechanism of social support, urging examination of their impact on stroke-related risk factors. SERVE OC emerges as a vital platform to dissect these intricacies and formulated targeted interventions, alleviating stroke risk within the Hispanic community in the US.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

If you have very high cholesterol all your life, you will easily score >10 with no other factors involved. low cholesterol), the total score can easily be taken to greater than 10 with other risk factors, including high blood pressure, obesity, inactivity, smoking etc. 2022 Mar 14. J Am Heart Assoc. JAMA Intern Med.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

APRIL 5, 2024

Primordial prevention is changing the environment around you so you do not develop the risk factors for heart disease and, by extension, do not get the disease early in life. Blood Pressure Control High blood pressure is the risk factor associated with the greatest number of deaths worldwide. J Am Heart Assoc.

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In 2022, the American Heart Association issued Life’s Essential 8, which identifies and defines 8 health behaviors and factors that, when optimized through a combination of primary prevention, risk factor management, and effective treatments, can promote ideal cardiovascular health.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:While ischemic stroke (IS) in the young (18-55) is thought to have different etiologies than in older patients, a rise in vascular risk factors (VRFs) among young adults may translate to an IS risk profile similar to the older population. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A96-A96, February 1, 2024.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 9, 2024

Recent data suggests that 14 modifiable factors account for 45% of the future risk of dementia. This means that controlling these risk factors in our favour should significantly reduce the future risk of dementia. Not all of these factors are created equal, and when you address these risk factors is also relevant.

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 14, 2025

For example, A 2022 study noted that people who met exercise guidelines but also sat for over 8 hours a day had fewer metabolic improvements from training compared to less sedentary peers.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Writing group members drafted their sections using a literature search focused on publications between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2022, and included randomized controlled trials, prospective and retrospective observational studies, meta-analyses, opinion papers, case series, and case reports.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

AUGUST 1, 2024

Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation studies have identified lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) as an emerging risk factor for calcific aortic stenosis and a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in different ethnicities.

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DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

11 Despite the link between inflammation and cardiovascular disease has been proven by extensive research, most physicians have focused on treating high-risk patients with lipid lowering therapies including statin therapy.1,12,13 mg) to reduce the risks of heart attack, stroke, coronary revascularization, and CV death.29 Circulation.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 15, 2024

Objectives To evaluate the results of the inoperable and operable with aortic valve endocarditis, focus on risk factors, significance, and management of destruction of the aortic annulus in aortic valve endocarditis.

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Heart BMJ

APRIL 15, 2024

This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, overt cardiovascular disease and cardiac imaging abnormalities using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), in participants with normal LVEF on completion of trastuzumab±anthracycline therapy at least 5 years previously. years (range 5.9–10.8

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BackgroundSedentary behavior is a recognized mortality risk factor. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. The novel and validated convolutional neural network hip accelerometer posture algorithm highly accurately classifies sitting and postural changes compared with accelerometer count cut points.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

AUGUST 30, 2024

As we get older, the risk of dementia increases for everyone, regardless of risk factor control. Poor Sleep Is A Major Risk Factor For Insulin Resistance. Insulin resistance is a significant driver of cardiovascular risk. Poor Sleep Is A Major Risk Factor For Insulin Resistance.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Predictive tools to understand which individuals are most at risk are needed.Methods:We identified a cohort of N=1125 pregnant individuals who delivered between May 2015 and May 2022 at Mass General Brigham Hospitals with available electronic health record data and linked genetic data.

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DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

The study, “Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control with a Mobile Health Cardiovascular Risk Self-Management Program,” highlights the potential use of digital health technology in the comprehensive control of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death and disability in the United States.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Methods In this study, a total of 212 patients (age 46–80 years) with unstable angina (UA) who underwent coronary angiography (CAG) in our hospital from January 2018 to July 2022 due to UA were included. LDH was found to be an independent risk factor for higher Gensini scores (OR = 2.38, P  < 0.01) by logistic analysis.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

134 patients were identified and were divided into two groups, those with 22q11 deletion syndrome (19 patients) and the control group (115 patients).

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Surgeon

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The esophagectomy for cancer risk calculator is powered by enhanced STS esophagectomy for cancer risk models using data from 18,503 patients across 254 hospitals between January 2015 and December 2022. Key updates include the incorporation of new risk factors such as preoperative cancer staging and body surface area.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:The STRACK project aims to improve post-stroke patient management and the transition from acute to primary care thanks to improvements in patient pathways and monitoring cardiovascular risk factors: heart failure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidemia and hypertension.

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Hypertension Journal

APRIL 2, 2025

Among individuals with HDP, we evaluated the association between race, ethnicity, and other socioeconomic factors and (1) postpartum visit attendance and (2) postpartum counseling/screening.RESULTS:Among 42 858 participants with HDP (weighted n=2 011 284), 90% reported attending a postpartum visit.

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Medical Xpress - ECG

APRIL 4, 2022

A simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might need intensive management. That's the finding of a study presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

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Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2025

BACKGROUND:Established risk models may not be applicable to patients at higher cardiovascular risk with a measured Lp(a) (lipoprotein[a]) level, a causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.METHODS:This was a model development study. mg/dL, of whom 23.7% had a prior cardiovascular event).

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