Despite the acknowledged importance of socioeconomic factors as regards cardiovascular-disease onset, and survival, the relationship between individual-level socioeconomic factors and survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is not fully established. Our aim was to investigate whether socioeconomic variables are associated with 30-day survival after OHCA. Methods: We linked data from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary… Continue reading Inequalities in Income and Education are Associated with Survival Differences after Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Observational Study
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Accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease incidence: a UK Biobank cohort study
Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk. However, research in this area often relies upon recollection dependent questionnaires or diaries. Accelerometers provide an alternative tool for measuring sleep parameters objectively. This study examines the association between wrist-worn accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods and resultsWe derived sleep… Continue reading Accelerometer-derived sleep onset timing and cardiovascular disease incidence: a UK Biobank cohort study
Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic heart disease affects more than 40.5 million people worldwide and results in 306,000 deaths annually. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart disease at an early, latent stage. Whether secondary antibiotic prophylaxis is effective in preventing progression of latent rheumatic heart disease is unknown. METHODSWe conducted a randomized, controlled trial of secondary antibiotic prophylaxis in Ugandan… Continue reading Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease
2021 #Dietary Guidance to Improve #Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Poor diet quality is strongly associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. This scientific statement emphasizes the importance of dietary patterns beyond individual foods or nutrients, underscores the critical role of nutrition early in life, presents elements of heart-healthy dietary patterns, and highlights structural challenges that impede adherence to heart-healthy dietary patterns.… Continue reading 2021 #Dietary Guidance to Improve #Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Estimating dose-response relationships for vitamin #D with #coronary heart disease, #stroke, and all-cause mortality: observational and Mendelian randomisation analyses
SummaryBackgroundRandomised trials of vitamin D supplementation for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality have generally reported null findings. However, generalisability of results to individuals with low vitamin D status is unclear. We aimed to characterise dose-response relationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and all-cause mortality in observational and Mendelian… Continue reading Estimating dose-response relationships for vitamin #D with #coronary heart disease, #stroke, and all-cause mortality: observational and Mendelian randomisation analyses
Relationship Between #Ultraprocessed Food Intake and #Cardiovascular Health Among U.S. Adolescents: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2018
Studies of the association between ultraprocessed foods (UPF) and cardiovascular disease risk factors have been mainly focused on the adult population. This study examined the association between usual percentage of calories (%kcal) from UPF and the American Heart Association's seven cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics among U.S. adolescents aged 12–19 years. MethodsWe used data from the… Continue reading Relationship Between #Ultraprocessed Food Intake and #Cardiovascular Health Among U.S. Adolescents: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2018
Impact of Sustained #Weight Loss on #Cardiometabolic Outcomes
Highlights•Sustained weight loss significantly lowers incidence of cardiometabolic outcomes.•Sustained weight loss significantly delays onset of cardiometabolic outcomes.•Greater weight loss significantly delays onset of cardiometabolic outcomes. Obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. We sought to determine the impact of obesity maintenance, weight regain, weight loss maintenance, and magnitudes of weight… Continue reading Impact of Sustained #Weight Loss on #Cardiometabolic Outcomes
#Environmental risk factors and #cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive expert review
AbstractNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) are fatal for more than 38 million people each year and are thus the main contributors to the global burden of disease accounting for 70% of mortality. The majority of these deaths are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD). The risk of NCDs is strongly associated with exposure to environmental stressors such as… Continue reading #Environmental risk factors and #cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive expert review
Analysis of Respiratory #Fluoroquinolones and the Risk of Sudden #Cardiac Death Among Patients Receiving #Hemodialysis
Respiratory fluoroquinolone antibiotics are some of the most common medications with QT interval–prolonging potential prescribed to patients with hemodialysis-dependent kidney failure—individuals who have a very high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). To date, there have been no large-scale, population-specific studies evaluating the cardiac safety of respiratory fluoroquinolones in the hemodialysis population. Objective To investigate… Continue reading Analysis of Respiratory #Fluoroquinolones and the Risk of Sudden #Cardiac Death Among Patients Receiving #Hemodialysis
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