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How Does Exercise Prevent Heart Disease?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Exercise in a regular pattern is one of the important life style modifications which everyone can adopt to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease. Exercise helps in various ways for prevention of cardiovascular disease. High density lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood increases with regular exercise.

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Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases: Insights from the 2023 Almanac

Cardiology Update

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. For more cardiology research news join our newsletter or follow us on Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn or Instagram. Original article: Mensah GA et al.

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CLEAR Trial of Bempedoic Acid

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

CLEAR Trial of Bempedoic Acid Bempedoic acid is an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, acting upstream of HMGCoA reductase targeted by statins, and reduces LDL cholesterol levels. CLEAR trial had patients for both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Median follow up was for 40.6 There was 29.2