Action needed to fix gender gap in cardiac rehab
Despite clear evidence that cardiac rehab saves lives, most women never enroll. The American Heart Association’s new statement…
Women gain stronger heart protection from exercise than men, study reveals
New research reveals that women achieve equal or greater protection from coronary heart disease and death with far…
Insulin resistance-related indices, genetic risk, and the risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with preclinical or clinical obesity: a large prospective cohort study in the UK biobank | Cardiovascular Diabetology
Mensah GA, Fuster V, Murray CJL, Roth GA. Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risks, 1990–2022. J Am…
Global burden of atrial fibrillation/flutter attributable to a high body mass index (HBMI) from 1990–2021 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Paralleling the global surge in atrial fibrillation incidence [1]. Currently, both the prevalence of HBMI and the HAB…
Genetic variation in the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor protein encoding region is associated with higher heart rate variability, but not with neurodegeneration of the brain, retina, and peripheral nerves: The Maastricht study | Cardiovascular Diabetology
Badrov MB, Mak S, Floras JS. Cardiovascular autonomic disturbances in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Can J…
Cardiometabolic HFpEF with focus on type 2 diabetes mellitus | Cardiovascular Diabetology
Rosch S, Kresoja KP, Besler C, Fengler K, Schöber AR, von Roeder M, et al. Characteristics of heart…
Samsung’s smartwatch gains regulatory approval for LVSD detection, while Brainwave EEG stays in prototype phase
Samsung says that their new tech has been developed in partnership with Medical AI. Pictured – Samsung’s logo…
New program aims to educate clinicians on the latest advances in heart failure treatment
The American College of Cardiology is launching a new program to educate clinicians on the latest advances, medications…
Getting to the heart of a headache
An is a 51-year-old woman who is referred to ED by her GP with sudden-onset severe headache. The…
Lifestyle and stress erode heart health advantage in long-term US immigrants
Foreign born immigrants to the United States have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than their U.S.-born counterparts;…
What clinicians and families can do now
A new ACC scientific statement shows that cholesterol control alone is not enough; targeting inflammation with lifestyle and…
Cardiovascular and renal outcomes of dual combination therapies with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Cardiovascular Diabetology
Study selection process A total of 3161 studies were retrieved from MEDLINE and EMBASE, with an additional one…