Researchers, publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine, report that there was high mortality rates among healthy older adults who received daily aspirin than among those how received a placebo.
Researchers, publishing in the BMJ, have reported that statins do not have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease in healthy adults between the ages of 75 and 84. read more
Researchers, publishing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, reported that adolescents who were born through assisted reproductive technologies had higher blood pressure than those who were conceived naturally. read more
Researchers, publishing in European Heart Journal, reported a correlation between smoking and alcohol in teenage years and vascular damage. read more
Researchers, publishing in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, reported that use of e-cigarettes every day there was a associated with a higher risk of heart attacks. read more
Researchers, publishing in Journal of Hypertension, reported that warmer indoor temperatures were associated with lower blood pressure. read more
Scientists publishing in The Lancet examine the association between salt consumption and health risks.
Researchers examine the association between ambient air pollution and cardiac morpho-functional phenotypes in a new study in Circulation. read more
Scientists publishing in the NEJM report that using adrenaline in cardiac arrests results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive – but nearly doubles the survivors’ risk of severe brain damage. read more
When someone’s heart stops and paramedics arrive, they are given CPR and shocks from a defibrillator. If they are still not responding, adrenaline is given as a last resort to increase blood flow to the heart. read more
A new review, published in the Cochrane Library, looks at omega-3 fatty acids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. read more
A new study, published in the BMJ, examines the effect of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (AHA) hypertension guidelines on the prevalence of hypertension and eligibility for initiation and intensification of treatment in nationally representative populations from the United States and China.
A new study, published in PLOS Biology, investigates the association between caffeine and protection of cardiovascular cells.
A new study, published in Scientific Reports, presents findings that state regularly bathing in hot water reduces atherosclerosis and cardiac loading. read more
A new systematic review and meta-analysis, published in Heart, examines the association between marital status and risk of cardiovascular disease.
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The article “primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a mediterranean diet” has been retracted from the NEJM. read more
Researchers, publishing in Journal of Biological Chemistry, looked at a compound that is found in green tea and looked, in vitro, at its effects on amyloid fibrils, which are associated with atherosclerotic plaques. read more
A new study, published in the BMJ, investigates whether adults with atopic eczema are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and whether the risk varies by atopic eczema severity and condition activity over time. read more
Among Chinese adults, a moderate level of egg consumption was significantly associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease, largely independent of other risk factors, report scientists in a study published in the journal Heart. read more
Researchers assessed 63,000 doctors’ patients, and found that measuring blood pressure using an ABPM device was 50% more accurate than the traditional way blood pressure is measured in the clinic, this study is published in the New England Journal Medicine. read more
