Cardiology
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CPAP Underperforms: The Sequel
Dr. Holley discusses comments on his prior column on CPAP and the lack of data on CV improvement with CPAP use.
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Why Cardiac Biomarkers Don’t Help Predict Heart Disease
Physician discusses recent study findings that cardiac biomarkers will not likely help risk-stratify patients.
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Why Incorporating Obstetric History Matters for CVD Risk Management in Autoimmune Diseases
A history of pregnancy complications can put women with autoimmune disease at a higher risk for CVD. Prophylaxis during pregnancy may avoid those...
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Self-Monitoring Better Than Usual Care Among Patients With Hypertension
Patients in the intervention group had lower average systolic BP and lower average diastolic BP readings.
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Traffic Noise Negatively Impacts Health
Traffic-related noise can lead to sleep fragmentation, increased stress hormone levels, and oxidative stress.
Commentary
Is Red Meat Healthy? Multiverse Analysis Has Lessons Beyond Meat
A specification curve analysis of a dataset provides a much broader picture; in the case of red meat, you see some significant results, but the...
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Vast Majority of Adults At Risk for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome
Almost 90% of participants could be classified as stage 1 CKM syndrome, and nearly half met criteria for stage 2, study finds.
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Study Evaluates CVD, Mortality Risks In Patients With Prurigo Nodularis
Studies have shown increased risks for cardiovascular diseases in patients with prurigo nodularis, but limited sample sizes have hindered further...
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What Underlies Sex Differences in CKD Cardiovascular Risk?
It is important to recognize sex differences in sympathetic nervous activity when assessing cardiovascular risk in CKD.
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Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD but Not Liver Disease
Compared with MASLD without HIV, the overall 5-year survival was significantly lower in MASLD with HIV, likely becuase of comorbidities.
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The History of Aspirin in Heart Disease Prevention
Once touted to prevent heart attacks and strokes, aspirin’s efficacy was questioned in 2018, but other health factors may play a role.