Search results for "Cardiovascular Disease"
‘Night owls' more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles, higher diabetes risk
In a retrospective cohort study, people with an evening chronotype were more likely to smoke, sleep poorly, and be physically inactive and had a 72% higher risk for diabetes than those with a morning chronotype.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/12/2.htm
12 Sep 2023
Lower systolic blood pressure target appears to improve outcomes in elderly patients without diabetes or stroke
Treating to lower systolic blood pressure targets in ambulatory adults ages 75 years and older led to better outcomes, specifically lower rates of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/24/1.htm
24 May 2016
MKSAP Quiz: follow-up after hospitalization for a large bleeding gastric ulcer
A 50-year-old man is evaluated in follow-up after hospitalization 6 months ago for a large bleeding gastric ulcer. Tests performed for Helicobacter pylori infection at that time were negative. However, for the 3 months before hospitalization he had been taking ibuprofen for chronic back pain. He was discharged from the hospital on omeprazole, and his ibuprofen was discontinued. Following a physical exam and upper endoscopy, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2015
Preventive aspirin inflames opinions
Aspirin's long-standing role in cardiovascular health does not resolve its precise benefit in terms of cardiovascular prevention, specifically in patients who haven't had a myocardial infarction or stroke.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/aspirin.htm
1 May 2015
USPSTF draft recommends daily aspirin to help prevent CVD, colorectal cancer in certain patients
The new recommendations found that current evidence is insufficient to assess the benefits and harms of aspirin use for prevention of these diseases in those younger than 50 years or older than 69 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/22/2.htm
22 Sep 2015
Location, distribution of calcium may improve coronary artery calcium scoring for cardiovascular events
Considerable heterogeneity existed between the coronary artery calcium score and number of vessels with coronary artery calcium, and adding the number of vessels with coronary artery calcium significantly improved prediction of coronary events in survival analysis, area under the curve analysis, and net reclassification improvement analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/19/4.htm
19 Apr 2016
Understanding heart failure in African Americans
African Americans have a higher incidence of heart disease at a younger age, and they meet fewer criteria for ideal cardiovascular health, such as nonsmoking, physical activity, and lower body mass index.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/understanding-heart-failure-in-african-americans.htm
1 Nov 2019
ACC updates decision pathway on nonstatin drugs in ASCVD
Experts considered evidence from the FOURIER trial and the SPIRE-1 and SPIRE-2 trials, as well as evidence on addition of ezetimibe to statin therapy after acute coronary syndrome.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/12/1.htm
12 Sep 2017
New cardiovascular indication approved for diabetes drug
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/new-cardiovascular-indication-approved-for-diabetes-drug.htm
1 Apr 2022
Guidance issued on drug-drug interactions for statins, heart meds
A new statement from the American Heart Association recommends that in patients taking amlodipine combined with simvastatin or lovastatin, the dosage of either statin should not exceed 20 mg/d, and for patients in whom statin-fibrate therapy is indicated, fenofibrate or fenofibric acid is preferred because of a lower rate of drug-drug interactions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2016