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This news channel includes content on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac risk stratification, diagnosis, screening programs, and management of major risk factors that include diabetes, hypertension, diet, life style, cholesterol, obesity, ethnicity and socio-economic disparities.

Poor oral health tied to much higher risk of heart attack, stroke
Regularly going to the dentist, researchers added, may reduce cardiovascular risks by a significant margin.
'The less you drink, the better': Even minor changes in alcohol use lower hypertension risk
These new findings challenge the long-standing assumption that low levels of alcohol do not meaningfully influence a person's blood pressure.
How clinicians can combat health disparities in cardio-oncology
Researchers, for example, could improve disparities by performing their tests on more diverse groups of patients. Daniel Addison, MD, shared his perspective with Cardiovascular Business.
FDA approves oral semaglutide for reducing cardiovascular risks in adults with type 2 diabetes
Rybelsus from Novo Nordisk is officially the first oral GLP-1 drug approved for this indication. The FDA's decision was based on the SOUL trial, which included data from more than 9,000 patients with type 2 diabetes.
How mental health can influence cardiovascular health
Different subtypes of depression are association with specific cardiometabolic diseases, according to new data out of the Netherlands.

USPSTF updates its stance on aspirin use to prevent CVD, sees no benefit for patients 60 or older

These recommendations, the group emphasized, do not include patients with a history of CVD or those who are already taking aspirin for another reason.

FDA announces another recall of common hypertension medication due to potential cancer risk

The new recall includes five lots of medications distributed from December 2019 to April 2022. Similar products were also recalled back in March for the same reason.

Biden-Trump presidential election linked to a higher heart attack risk among white, male and older individuals

“There is a need for awareness of this higher risk of CVD, and further research is warranted to identify strategies that mitigate cardiovascular risk during notable political events,” researchers explained.

Mental illness strongly linked with higher CVD mortality

The associations between schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and cardiovascular mortality have grown in recent decades.

Asthma, other allergies linked to a higher risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease

The research was presented in South Korea at a two-day event hosted by the American College of Cardiology and Korean Society of Cardiology.

Women who experience infertility may face higher heart failure risk

Researchers examined the health outcomes of 38,528 postmenopausal women—14% of whom had a history of infertility—over a 15-year period.

FDA announces new insulin recall due to potential labeling issue

The recall is focused on a single batch distributed from December 2021 to March 2022.

Steven Nissen, MD, Cleveland Clinic, explains an ACC.22 late-breaking trials that uses an mRNA drug to greatly reduce lipoprotein A. #ACC22

VIDEO: Use of mRNA drug to lower lipoprotein(a) by up to 98%

Steven E. Nissen, MD, chief academic officer of the Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, was the lead author on the Apollo Trial, a late-breaking ACC.22 study evaluating the effectiveness of an mRNA drug to suppress lipoprotein(a).

Heart Health

Poor oral health tied to much higher risk of heart attack, stroke

'The less you drink, the better': Even minor changes in alcohol use lower hypertension risk

How clinicians can combat health disparities in cardio-oncology

FDA approves oral semaglutide for reducing cardiovascular risks in adults with type 2 diabetes

How mental health can influence cardiovascular health