Cardiometabolic Health Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Black History Month is a poignant backdrop to the alarming rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes, particularly among those of marginalized populations. Furthermore, research on intergenerational trauma shows how stressors can pass on to the next generation, setting the stage for generations of health inequality. #1

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Circulation

JUNE 4, 2024

to 26.8%) and obesity (43.1% Most adverse trends are projected to be worse among people identifying as American Indian/Alaska Native or multiracial, Black, or Hispanic.CONCLUSIONS:The prevalence of many cardiovascular risk factors and most established diseases will increase over the next 30 years. in 2020 to 61.0%

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ADN Center of Excellence

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The Growing Global Burden of AFib The global incidence of AFib is on the rise, making it a significant public health concern. Factors such as aging populations, rising rates of obesity, hypertension, and other cardiovascular conditions contribute to this increase.

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Cardiology Update

JANUARY 24, 2024

These data offer an updated analysis of health estimates pertaining to the worldwide, regional, and national impact of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and associated risk factors. High systolic blood pressure stands out as a major risk factor, directly contributing to leading cardiovascular causes of death in LMICs.

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Cardiovascular Disease Research Blood Pressure Public Health 119

Circulation

JANUARY 24, 2024

The AHA strives to further understand and help heal health problems inflicted by structural racism, a public health crisis that can significantly damage physical and mental health and perpetuate disparities in access to health care, education, income, housing, and several other factors vital to healthy lives.

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DAIC

MARCH 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy ( semaglutide ) to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and with either obesity or overweight along with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity.

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DAIC

AUGUST 15, 2024

School of Public Health at UT Southwestern. Some people have high apoB but a relatively low LDL-C, so their heart disease risk is underestimated by not measuring apoB. Others may have a high LDL-C but a low or normal apoB, and they aren’t at risk.” But even people without these conditions can have discordance.

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