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Clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors in pediatric hypertrophic, restrictive, and rapidly progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a retrospective cohort study with follow-up

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Logistic and Cox regression models identified risk factors for in-hospital and long-term mortality.ResultsAmong the 212 patients, 79.72% (169/212) had HCM, 16.98% (36/212) had RCM, and 3.30% (7/212) had RP-HCM. BackgroundPediatric cardiomyopathies are rare but life-threatening conditions with high mortality.

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Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

And plaque in your coronary arteries is the result of exposure to risk factors over time. These individuals then must have had one or more risk factors for a long time prior to their heart attack. The answer: Risk Factors. But wouldn’t such risk factors have been obvious?

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Hepatology Month in Review: December 2023

HCPLive

Our December 2023 month in review highlights top news in HCV screening, treatment with DAAs, and MASLD risk factors.

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Resting Heart Rate Independent of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Is Associated With End?Stage Renal Disease: A Cohort Study Based on 476?347 Adults

Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 12, Issue 23 , December 5, 2023. BackgroundThe relationship between resting heart rate (RHR) and the risk of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) among those without cardiovascular disease remains unclear. The risk of ESRD remained significantly elevated (HR, 1.32 [95% CI, 1.10–1.58]

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Independent risk factors and outcomes for ventilator-associated pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant organisms after cardiac valvular surgery

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundAlthough numerous studies have documented the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) after cardiac surgery, most of these studies included heterogeneous patient populations. The clinical data of adult VAP patients following cardiac valvular surgery from January 2021 to December 2023 were analyzed.

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2023 ESH Hypertension Guideline Update: Bringing Us Closer Together Across the Pond

American College of Cardiology

Hypertension represents a major modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure (HF), stroke, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and dementia.

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Resistance Exercise Training in Individuals With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: 2023 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Resistance training not only can improve or maintain muscle mass and strength, but also has favorable physiological and clinical effects on cardiovascular disease and risk factors. Circulation, Ahead of Print.