Environmental Protection Agency finalizes stronger air quality standards
Feb 09, 2024
The agency estimates that the new standard will prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths in the first year of full enforcement.
New cancer diagnosis may up risk for cardiovascular death, morbidity
Mar 15, 2022
The highest cardiovascular risk was seen for patients with genitourinary, gastrointestinal, thoracic, nervous system and hematologic malignancies.
Sleep onset timing linked to risk of developing CVD
Nov 09, 2021
The lowest cardiovascular disease incidence was seen in association with a sleep-onset time of 10:00 p.m. to 10:59 p.m.
BP genetic risk score linked to risk for CV events in type 2 diabetes
Apr 04, 2022
Each standard deviation increase in BP polygenic risk score was linked to a 12% increased hazard of adverse cardiovascular events.
Four in 10 adults report heart symptoms during the pandemic
Feb 09, 2022
And one in four COVID-19 survivors says the virus affected their heart health.
CDC calls emergency meeting on heart inflammation link to COVID-19 vaccines
Jun 11, 2021
The agency has identified 226 reports so far that may meet its ‘working case definition’ of myocarditis and pericarditis.
Adult cardiopathy linked to increased risk for dementia
Aug 10, 2022
Only 4 and 9% of this effect was mediated by atrial fibrillation or stroke, respectively.
Hypertension linked to hospitalization for omicron in vaccinated persons
Aug 09, 2022
The findings were seen among individuals who received at least three mRNA vaccine doses and in whom COVID-19 subsequently was diagnosed during omicron surge.
Cardiovascular risk factors tied to depression risk in older adults
Apr 14, 2022
The findings were particularly strong in older women.
USPSTF: Evidence still lacking for atrial fibrillation screening
Jan 27, 2022
Evidence currently is inadequate for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation in asymptomatic adults.