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Population shifts, risk factors may triple U.S. cardiovascular disease costs by 2050

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions are likely to triple by 2050, according to recent projections. At least 6 in 10 U.S.

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Population shifts, risk factors may triple U.S. cardiovascular disease costs by 2050

American Heart News - Heart News

ET Tuesday, June 4, 2024 DALLAS, June 4, 2024 — Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to. Embargoed until 4 a.m.

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Cardiovascular disease and cancer: shared risk factors and mechanisms

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 10 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01017-x Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) have an increased risk of cancer, and patients with cancer have an increased risk of CVD.

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Circulating bacterial DNA in cardiovascular disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a global health burden despite advances in prevention and treatment. Conventional biomarkers, while effective for a number of patient groups, fail to provide personalized diagnosis and prognosis, necessitating the exploration of novel markers.

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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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Living healthier, longer: The effect of risk factors on life expectancy

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease are well knownsmoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and underweight or overweight/obesity. All increase the likelihood of heart ailments down the road.

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Men at high risk of cardiovascular disease face brain health decline 10 years earlier than women, study finds

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Men with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including obesity, face brain health decline a decade earlier—from their mid 50s to mid 70s—than similarly affected women who are most susceptible from their mid 60s to mid 70s, suggest the findings of a long term study, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.