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Semaglutide Cuts MACE in People With Overweight, Obesity, Regardless of HbA1c
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established atherosclerotic...
AI-Informed Health App Aids Diabetes Outcomes
WEDNSDAY, May 15, 2024 – Use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-informed health app aids diabetes outcomes and cuts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a study...
Social Determinants of Health Tied to Atherosclerotic CVD Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Both individual- and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a study published...
High Physical Fitness as a Teen Cuts Later Risk for Atherosclerosis
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – High cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength in adolescence are associated with a lower risk for coronary atherosclerosis in middle age, according to a study...
Risk Prediction Equations for Atherosclerotic CVD Perform Similarly by Race
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Risk prediction equations for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) perform similarly by race but are worse in men than women, according to a study published online...
Being a 'Night Owl' Could Be Tough on Your Arteries
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 – Hardened arteries are almost twice as common in night owls as in early birds, a new study shows. About two in five people (40%) who stay up very late had severely hardened...
Model Based on Age, Routine Lab Tests Predicts Atherosclerotic CVD Accurately
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – The CANHEART (Cardiovascular Health in Ambulatory Care Research Team) Lab Models can predict atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) with similar accuracy to more...
PTSD Symptoms Linked to Higher Carotid Atherosclerosis in Women
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – For midlife women, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with higher carotid atherosclerosis and with greater brain small vessel disease and poorer...
Severe SARS-CoV-2 Appears to Infect Coronary Vessels
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seems to infect coronary vessels, inducing plaque inflammation, according to a study published online Sept. 28...
High-Intensity Statins Underused With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), high-intensity statins are underutilized in routine care, according to a study published online Aug. 2...
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – In yet another example of inequities in U.S. health care, new research indicates that many women and minority men who need statins to protect their heart aren't getting...
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