Stroke Was Third Most Common GBD Level 3 Cause of Death in 2021
93.8 million prevalent strokes, 11.9 million incident strokes recorded in 2021; disparities seen in burden by GBD region, country or territory, SDI
Mild Initial Clinical Course Seen for COVID-19 Vaccine-Linked Myocarditis
Late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging more prevalent in C-VAM than MIS-C
Caffeine, Coffee Linked to Lower Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Risk
Habitual caffeine or coffee intake, especially at moderate levels, linked to lower risk for new-onset CM
Current National Prevalence of Diagnosed A-Fib, 10.55 Million
AF patients became relatively younger over time, were less likely to be female or White, and were more likely to have HTN, diabetes
Acute Myocardial Infarction Up in People With Epilepsy, 2008 to 2017
Mortality high for people with comorbid myocardial infarction and epilepsy
Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
Findings seen despite similar use of emergency medical services transport
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
