What's the Take Home?
What's the Take Home?
05/13/2019
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a very small but definite area of ischemia in the left cerebral cortex.
05/13/2019
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation
04/16/2019
As atrial fibrillation becomes more common among patients undergoing dialysis, researchers evaluated 19 studies with 70,331 participants to determine the role of anticoagulation in patients with AF on...
04/16/2019
Antioxidants
Antioxidants
04/09/2019
Because few treatments can successfully improve the clinical status in patients with HFpEF, authors of a study presented at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting evaluated whether antioxidants...
04/09/2019
Diet
Diet
03/21/2019
Certain plant-based diets may have beneficial effects on total and CVD mortality risks, according to new evidence presented at AHA’s EPI Lifestyle 2019 Scientific Sessions.
03/21/2019
Hypertension
Hypertension
03/21/2019
The American Heart Association has released an update to its 2005 statement on the measurement of blood pressure.
03/21/2019
Exercise
Exercise
03/06/2019
Researchers determined whether a high-intensity or moderate-intensity exercise program would be more beneficial for patients with metabolic syndrome in cardiac rehabilitation. The findings will be presented...
03/06/2019
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular disease
02/21/2019
By analyzing the average daily sedentary time and mean sedentary bout duration of more than 5600 women, researchers determined whether patterns of sedentary time are associated with higher risk for CVD. ...
02/21/2019
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation
01/28/2019
The AHA, ACC, and HRS have released updated guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation.
01/28/2019
Hypertension
Hypertension
01/22/2019
Researchers analyzed findings of the multi-site MESA Study to determine whether FGF23 is associated with an increased risk for heart failure among individuals with hypertension.
01/22/2019
Diet
Diet
01/11/2019
Because regular alcohol intake is an important modifiable risk factor associated with atrial fibrillation, researchers examined the effect of amount of alcohol consumption on the condition.
01/11/2019