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Risk Factor Modifications Quantified For Extending Life-Years Free of CVD, Death

American College of Cardiology

One of the most significant modifications that middle-aged patients can take to prevent cardiovascular disease is lowering arterial hypertension, according to research presented during a Featured Clinical Research Session at ACC.25 25 in Chicago and simultaneously published in NEJM.

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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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Trial Results: Low-Dose Colchicine HelpsTreat Cardiovascular Disease

DAIC

mg reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and supports its use in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. mg)has potential to directly reduce inflammation, which plays a substantial role in the formation and progression of atherosclerotic plaque leading to heart disease, said Matthew J.

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Cardiovascular Disease and Deaths On the Rise

CardiacWire

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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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.