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.

P‐waves can help identify Black patients prone to developing AFib
Research that followed patients for more than 13 years suggests increases in ECG PR interval, P‐wave duration and PTFV1 are associated with increased AFib risk in this cohort.
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.

Researchers share praise—and concerns—about how the keto diet and intermittent fasting affect cardiovascular health

Learn what the experts had to say about these two popular diets.

How to predict a CVD patient’s risk of total, colorectal and lung cancer

The analysis was presented at ESC Congress 2020 and published in JACC: CardioOncology.

Some plant-based diets much better for cardiovascular health than others

Eating healthier plant-based foods—fruits and vegetables instead of refined grains and sweets—can help obese patients maintain normal blood pressure, according to new data presented ahead of ESC Congress 2020.

Is gastric bypass more beneficial for diabetes patients than traditional weight loss?

The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, compared patients with diabetes who lost weight after gastric bypass surgery with those who lost it by changing their diet.

Eating chocolate linked to healthier blood vessels, lower risk of CAD

Eating chocolate—in moderation, of course—is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to new findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Eat your vegetables, help your heart: How plant-based diets can boost cardiovascular health

Two separate research teams have highlighted the benefits of limiting meat consumption and adopting a plant-based diet.

Statin use helps elderly patients live longer, healthier lives

Statin use can lower an older patient’s risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study of more than 325,000 U.S. veterans.

What decades-old dietary recommendations for high cholesterol get wrong

Patients diagnosed with familiar hypercholesterolemia should work to lower carbohydrates, not saturated fats, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Heart Health

P‐waves can help identify Black patients prone to developing AFib

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