High Framingham Risk Score Seen for Women With History of Migraine
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — High Framingham risk score (FRS) categories are seen among women with a history of migraine, but not for those with active migraine at baseline or during follow-up, according to a study published online Aug. …
Learn MoreAHA News: He Ran a 10K, Went Into Heart Failure and Got a New Heart – All in a Few Weeks
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Several days after running a 10K event in Atlanta in 2019, Arthur Vaughn found himself breathless simply walking across the room.Vaughn’s primary care physician recommended he see a cardiolog…
Learn MoreParticle Radioactivity in Air Pollution Tied to CVD Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Particle radioactivity, measured as gross β activity from highly resolved spatiotemporal predictions, is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreAI-Enabled Retinal Vasculometry May Help Assess Vascular Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled retinal vasculometry (RV) can help predict circulatory mortality, incident stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the Bri…
Learn MoreLong-Term Outcomes of PCI, CABG Compared for Multivessel CAD
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with multivessel coronary artery disease, the rates of major adverse cardiac events and safety events do not differ for those receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with everolimus-e…
Learn MoreAI Model Quantifies Coronary Artery Calcium From PET CTAC Scans
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deep-learning (DL) positron emission tomography (PET) computed tomography (CT) attenuation correction (CTAC) scan scores may predict cardiovascular risk similarly to standard coronary artery calcium (CAC) sc…
Learn MoreAHA News: Abuse, Neglect in Childhood May Increase Heart Failure Risk as an Adult
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Childhood trauma, especially physical abuse, might increase the risk of heart failure later in life, according to new research.Past studies have found a connection between traumatic experien…
Learn MoreApremilast May Offer Cardiometabolic Benefit in Psoriasis Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, apremilast appears to have a neutral association with aortic vascular inflammation, generally beneficial associations with certain cardiometabolic biomarkers, an…
Learn MoreAHA News: Heart Risk Factors, Not Heart Disease Itself, May Increase Odds of COVID-19 Death
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Seeking to clarify connections between pre-existing heart disease and COVID-19, a study of critically ill patients has found their risk of dying from COVID-19 may stem not directly from heart …
Learn MoreDrinking Coffee May Reduce Incident CVD, Mortality Risks
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Intake of all types of coffee is associated with reduced incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology….
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