HCPLive

JULY 3, 2024

Our June 2024 month-in-review includes the latest pipeline news, the impact of vision issues on public health, and expert-led insight on the latest in ophthalmology.

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Public Health 98

HCPLive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

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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Cardiovascular Disease Public Health 69

Cardiovascular Diabetology

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Obesity is a complex, diverse and multifactorial disease that has become a major public health concern in the last decades. The current classification systems relies on anthropometric measurements, such as BMI.

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Obesity Public Health BMI Research 52

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Incidence of stroke and ischemic heart disease are declining around the world, except for in a handful of regions, according to research in PLOS Global Public Health.

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Heart Disease Research Stroke Strokes 52

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

JANUARY 29, 2024

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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HCPLive

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This analysis emphasizes the necessity of prevention of melanoma as well as the public health and economic consequences of patients’ delaying of skin cancer diagnoses.

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Public Health Cancer 104

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Heart failure is a rapidly growing public health issue that can be difficult to manage on a global scale. But there are tools that exist that can improve outcomes, such as guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT).

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Heart Failure Public Health Outcomes 74

HCPLive

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this feature, we acknowledge the impact of the 1964 Surgeon General report, its subsequent effect on public health, and present-day hurdles to optimized public health efforts through the eyes of our editorial advisory board members and other leading experts.

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Public Health 75

Med Page Today

DECEMBER 18, 2023

and worldwide, presents significant public health challenges. Globally, many health systems are individual-focused. This means that health. (MedPage Today) -- Hypertension, the leading cause of death from heart disease and stroke both in the U.S.

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Blood Pressure Public Health Heart Disease Hypertension 115

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as a notable public health issue in China due to the aging population and rapid urbanization. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of patients with AF (paroxysm.

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Atrial Fibrillation Public Health Research 52

HCPLive

JULY 24, 2024

UAB research shows AHA’s Life’s Essential 8 and Simple 7 scores aid public health but are less effective than pooled cohort equations for predicting individual cardiovascular risk.

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Public Health Research 64

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JUNE 6, 2024

NYC Health + Hospitals has for a third time received an award from HHS for its innovative hypertension care. The New York City public health system is one of 11 organizations in the nation to be recognized, according to a June 5 news release from the system.

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Hypertension Hospital Public Health Innovation 80

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A team of obstetricians, gynecologists and data analysts from West Virginia University School of Medicine and the West Virginia University School of Public Health, working with colleagues from WHOOP Inc., has found evidence that wrist-based heart rate monitors could predict a premature birth.

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Public Health 95

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 27, 2024

A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health shows that when patients regularly monitor their blood pressure outside of the clinic, they tend to have better quality of life and lower health care expenses.

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Blood Pressure Quality of Life Public Health 85

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In Mexico City, researchers at the Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez have studied genetic underpinnings of one of the most pressing public health challenges of our times: cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Public Health Cardiovascular Disease Research 80

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Obesity is a widespread public health challenge in the Middle East, maintaining prevalence in 54.2% of women and 31.4% of men in this region.

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Obesity Hypertension Public Health BMI 52

Cardiovascular Diabetology

APRIL 9, 2024

Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) pose significant public health challenges, sharing intertwined pathophysiological mechanisms. Prediabetes is recognized as a precursor to diabetes and is often acc.

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Kidney Disease Hypertension Public Health Diabetes 64

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 24, 2024

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: The significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Exercise has long been recognized by clinicians, scientists and public health officials as an important way to maintain health throughout a person's lifespan. It improves overall fitness, helps build strong muscles and bones, reduces the risk of chronic disease, improves mood and slows physical decline.

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Exercise Public Health Chronic Disease 82

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JUNE 21, 2024

Esophageal cancer represents a significant public health concern; however, reliable diagnostic and prognostic markers have not been established. This study aimed to investigate the clinical value of plasma D-d.

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Cancer Public Health Research 52

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 9, 2024

Stroke is a major public health concern worldwide. The lack of effective therapies heightens the need for new therapeutic agents.

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Public Health Stroke Strokes 75

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 21, 2024

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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Cardiovascular Disease Public Health 75

HCPLive

MAY 2, 2024

This month's review focuses on digital technology use in ophthalmology, the association between vision impairment and mental health, and public health impacts in eye care.

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Public Health Technology 52

HCPLive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This recap of top cardiology news from January 2024 spotlights pipeline updates, new guidance on peripheral interventions, and a celebration of what may be the single most impactful public health address in the history of the United States.

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Public Health 64

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In the first study of its kind, researchers from UC Berkeley School of Public Health found that Black workers in Michigan automobile manufacturing plants with a greater number of Black colleagues had better cardiovascular health than Black auto workers who worked in overwhelmingly white plants.

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Cardiovascular Disease Public Health Research 40

HCPLive

JANUARY 3, 2024

These study results highlight the necessity of raising awareness and implementing public health interventions designed to address respiratory health among this and other populations in early childhood.

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Public Health 59

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 31, 2024

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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Cardiovascular Disease Research Heart Attack Heart attacks 84

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Obesity is a growing public health concern that affects the longevity and lifestyle of all human populations including children and older individuals. Diverse factors drive obesity, making it challenging to understand and treat.

Obesity 106

Obesity Public Health 106

Circulation

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 1924, the founders of the American Heart Association (AHA) envisioned an international society focused on the heart and aimed at facilitating research, disseminating information, increasing public awareness, and developing public health policy related to heart disease.

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Public Health Certification Research Heart Disease 77

Conquering CHD

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We are excited that the reauthorization of this important law will allow the CDC and NIH to build upon existing programs and focus on successful activities addressing this public health need. The bill directs the CDC to continue to build their public health research and surveillance programs.

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Congenital Congenital Heart Disease Public Health Pediatrics 98

American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ischemic cardiovascular disease (IHD) continues to be a significant public health problem in the U.S. Typically, ischemia is associated with epicardial coronary artery obstruction caused by atherosclerotic plaque.

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Public Health Plaque Ischemia Cardiovascular Disease 47

Stroke Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Thus, achieving optimal brain health has been identified as a public health priority and a major challenge. The burden of neurologic diseases, including stroke and dementia, is expected to grow substantially in the coming decades.

Public Health 75

Public Health Atrial Fibrillation Dementia Risk Factors 75

American College of Cardiology

JULY 10, 2024

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released on July 10 the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule, building on the HTI-1 final rule released in 2023 and additional information blocking rules released (..)

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 24, 2024

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

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COVID-19 Public Health Cardiovascular Disease Heart Disease 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

A comparison between overdose‐attributable OHCA and nonoverdose‐attributable OHCA will inform public health measures.Methods and ResultsWe analyzed data from 2017 to 2021 in the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), comparing overdose‐attributable OHCA (OD‐OHCA) with OHCA from other nontraumatic causes (non‐OD‐OHCA).

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Cardiac Arrest Public Health Cancer Hospital 80

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JUNE 26, 2024

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and has become a global public health concern. Although hypertension results from a combination of factors, the specific mechanism is still unclear.

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Hypertension Cerebrovascular Disease Public Health Transplant 52

American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 30, 2024

This scenario underscores a significant public health challenge driven by factors such as patient nonadherence, physician inertia and complex polypharmacy regimens. Hypertension remains the leading global cause of death and disability, with more than half of hypertensive individuals in the U.S.

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