Coronary Heart Disease, Especially With Early Onset, Linked to Dementia
Younger age of onset linked to higher risks for incident all-cause dementia, Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia
Impacts of Gestational Weight Gain Seen 50+ Years Later
Gaining more than now-recommended amounts of weight increased risk for death from heart disease and diabetes
Filtration of Traffic-Related Air Pollution Mitigates Its Impact on BP
Mean diastolic and systolic BP were higher at one hour for unfiltered drives versus drives in vehicle with HEPA filter
Long-Term Exposure to ADHD Meds Linked to Increased Risk for CVD
4 percent increase in risk for CVD seen in association with each one-year increase in ADHD meds across 14 years of follow-up
Decline in Excess Mortality Seen in First Decade After Quitting Smoking
Former smokers had little to no excess cardiovascular mortality at 20 to 29 years after quitting smoking
American Heart Association, Nov. 11-13
Aquatic High-Intensity Interval Training Aids Exercise Capacity for Chronic Conditions
Benefits similar to land-based high-intensity interval training
Mean Platelet Volume Linked to Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
MPV ≥10.2 fL independently associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality
Sleep-Related Hypoxia Tied to Incident Atrial Fibrillation
Findings consistent across three measures of hypoxia, when adjusting for pulmonary physiology
2015 to 2018 Hypertension Prevalence Nearly 50 Percent in the United States
Prevalence of stage 2 hypertension was about 30 percent; approximately 70 percent received treatment
