Aromatase Inhibitors Not Linked to CAC in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients
Independent risk factors for CAC include older age, lower hemoglobin levels, hypertension, diabetes
Before and After Market Testing Rare for Cardiovascular Devices With Class I Recalls
A median of 7,649 units were affected by recalls, which were most often related to device design
Personality Tied to Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Type 2 Diabetes
Lower diligence level linked to risk for new cardiovascular disease, but healthy lifestyle still beneficial
Gestational Hypertension Tied to Higher Later Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
No associations seen for preeclampsia or eclampsia or gestational diabetes
AI Can Use ECG Images to Define Risk for Cancer Therapy-Linked Cardiac Dysfunction
In recent study, incidence of CTRCD and LVEF <40 percent were higher in association with high- versus low-risk AI ECG screen
Hot Flashes May Occur More Often in Second Half of Nightly Sleep
Authors say future research needed to see impact on REM sleep, cardiovascular disease
Predictive Models for HTN Screening Developed Using Speech Recordings
Accuracies were up to 84 percent for women and 77 percent for men using HTN threshold of SBP ≥135 mmHg and DBP ≥85 mmHg
Smoking Cessation Linked to Lower Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Compared with current smokers, adjusted risk for AF was lower in former smokers and those who quit during the study
Many U.S. Adults With Uncontrolled HTN Are Unaware of HTN Status
70.8 percent of those who were aware of their HTN status and met criteria for meds had uncontrolled hypertension
Statin Therapy Cost-Effectively Improves Health Outcomes for ≥70s
Lifetime use of standard statin increased QALYs by 0.24 to 0.70, with further increase seen for higher-intensity statins
