Heart Health

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.
 

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Almost ⅓ of hypertensive patients nonadherent to BP meds

Nearly one-third of insured adults with diagnosed hypertension were nonadherent to their antihypertensive medications in 2015, according to a report published Nov. 4 in Hypertension.

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FDA advisors support expanded indication for icosapent ethyl

The FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously Nov. 14 to recommend an expanded indication for icosapent ethyl, a purified omega-3 product designed to help heart patients keep their lipid levels in check.

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Study connects chronic stress, high BP in black populations

Living with chronic stress could have serious implications for blood pressure control in black patients, Reuters reported Nov. 5.

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Behavioral therapy plus liraglutide optimizes QOL in obese patients

A study out of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing suggests that weight loss achieved through a combination of intensive behavioral therapy and 3 milligrams of liraglutide daily results in optimal weight-related quality of life for patients struggling with obesity.

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Diabetes calculator weighs risk of bariatric surgery against standard care

A novel risk calculator developed by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic encourages patients with both type 2 diabetes and obesity to weigh their treatment options for optimal long-term health.

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Exercise not always beneficial for CV health, study finds

A study published in Hypertension this month has found that exercise—historically one of our best first-line defenses against cardiovascular disease—could also negatively impact heart health in certain situations, including at work.

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Evolocumab safe through 5 years for patients with hypercholesterolemia

Finalized results from the OSLER-1 trial—the longest-running study of PCSK9 inhibitors to date—suggest evolocumab is safe and “consistently excellent” at lowering LDL-cholesterol through five years.

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Bulimia nervosa in women linked to CVD, death

Bulimia nervosa places women at a significantly greater risk of CVB and death than women who have not been diagnosed with the condition, a JAMA Psychiatry study reveals.