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PCOS ups risk of heart complications during delivery period
“These women may seek out a gynecologist because of the symptoms ... but along with that should come counseling of the long-term cardiovascular...
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Adding salt to food linked to higher risk of premature death
“An excessive salt intake is harmful in hypertensive patients and increases the risk of stroke. But 0.17 g is not going to make any difference.”...
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Doc releases song after racist massacre in Buffalo
Cardiologist-musician Cleveland Francis wrote and recorded a song to honor the victims as “a plea to the other side to recognize us as people.”
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New AHA checklist: Only one in five adults has optimal heart health
The U.S. population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHA’s new Life’s Essential 8 CV...
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Heart attack care not equal for women and people of color
Over time, even with improvements across the board in care, women and people of color wait longer for treatment of myocardial infarction than...
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New biomarker data add to concerns over REDUCE-IT trial
The findings reignite concerns that the benefit shown with icosapent ethyl might have been related to harms caused by the placebo.
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Nordic walking bests other workouts on functional outcome in CVD
A small, randomized trial showed better improvement on the 6-minute walk test versus high-intensity interval training or moderate to vigorous...
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Early cardiac rehab as effective as later start after sternotomy
Cardiac rehabilitation can start 2 weeks after sternotomy rather than waiting the usual 6 weeks, a randomized noninferiority trial suggests.
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Thigh muscle fat predicts risk of developing heart failure
New avenues of research may be aimed at modifying intramuscular fat levels as a strategy to reduce the risk of developing heart failure.
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ACC/AHA issue clinical lexicon for complications of COVID-19
The document standardizes definitions for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular complications and sets out a framework to capture and better...
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Cardiologists concerned for patient safety after abortion ruling
Clinicians in many U.S. states are in uncharted territory with the country’s new patchwork of abortion legality, but some specialties may feel the...