More Black vs White Patients Have Risk Factors for LV Hypertrophy
August 30th 2023Investigators conducted this subanalysis among patients aged 20 to 27 years, using data from the National Growth and Health Study to determine potential racial differences in left ventricular mass among female patients with obesity.
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The Importance of Examining and Preventing Atrial Fibrillation
August 29th 2023At this year’s American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, delivered the Honorary Fellow Award Lecture, “The Imperative to Focus on the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation,” as the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award.
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RECORD-MI: Real-World Study Highlights Risk of HF After a Heart Attack
August 29th 2023Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, presented the analysis based on patient data from the Baylor, Scott, and White health system during the final hours of the European Society of Cardiology 2023 Congress, which concluded Monday.
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Dr Nikolaus Marx Highlights Importance of Early Screening for Comorbid Diabetes, CVD
August 27th 2023Nikolaus Marx, MD, professor of medicine/cardiology and head of the Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains the new guidelines on screening for patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbid cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Dr Javed Butler Highlights Goals, Baseline Patient Characteristics in EMPACT-MI Trial
August 25th 2023With nearly a third of patients post-myocardial infarction (MI) developing heart failure, prevention is very important, said Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, professor of medicine at University of Mississippi, president of the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute.
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Sneak Peek at ESC Congress 2023 With Dr Stephen Greene
August 23rd 2023Attendees should look out for results from the STEP HFpEF program and HEART-FID trial at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023, said Stephen Greene, MD, Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
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Disparities in SDOH Highlight Need for Social Intervention in the HF Space
August 22nd 2023Data from the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to analyze the prevalence of social determinants of health (SDOH) among patients with self-reported heart failure (HF).
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Dr John McMurray: ESC Congress 2023 Has Something for Everyone
August 22nd 2023Ahead of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023, John McMurray, MD, FRCP, FESC, professor of medical cardiology at the University of Glasgow, previews some themes and important topics that will be discussed at the meeting.
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SPRINT Data Link Reduced Mortality, Total Physical Activity in High-Risk Hypertension
August 10th 2023Study authors investigated the effect of physical activity as a modifiable risk factor among individuals living with high-risk hypertension in this subanalysis of data from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
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Dr Sheila Garland Highlights Lifestyle, Psychological Impacts of Cancer Treatments
August 8th 2023Sheila Garland, PhD, MSc, Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada talks about the cognitive effects cancer can have on patients, beyond treatment side effects, and the direct impacts these can make on patients’ lives and care.
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