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Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 30 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-00990-7 In this Comment, we critically examine the association between the increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods and their negative effect on cardiovascular health.

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Research status of subclinical hypothyroidism promoting the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

In recent years, the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has risen steadily, significantly impacting public health. This review examines the associations between SCH and dyslipidemia, carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT), cardiac dysfunction, and cardiovascular event risk.

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Researchers develop universal risk predictor for cardiovascular disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a single universal risk prediction model for cardiovascular disease that, in initial tests, works well for patients who already have cardiovascular disease as well as patients who do not but who may be at risk for developing it.

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Study: Low-level lead poisoning accounts for cognitive deficits in children, risk factors for heart conditions

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Chronic, low-level lead poisoning is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults and cognitive deficits in children, even at levels previously thought to be safe, according to a paper by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Simon Fraser University in Canada, and Harvard Medical School, and Boston Children's Hospital.

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Laurence Sperling, MD: Population Health Approaches to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

HCPLive

Laurence Sperling, MD, discusses his presentation from the 2024 Family Heart Global Summit examining public health efforts for prevention of cardiovascular disease.

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Abuse found to increase risk for cardiovascular disease among women with HIV

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A study by Allison Appleton, Mark Kuniholm and Elizabeth Vásquez in the School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is the first to establish a connection between physical and sexual abuse and cardiovascular disease among women living with HIV. Their work is published in the journal AIDS.

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Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in the United States Through 2050—Prevalence of Risk Factors and Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

Circulation

We projected through 2050, overall and by age and race and ethnicity, accounting for changes in disease prevalence and demographics.RESULTS:We estimate that among adults, prevalence of hypertension will increase from 51.2% Prevalences of coronary disease (7.8% to 2.4%), and total cardiovascular disease (11.3%