Research Summaries

Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular Health
07/08/2022
The American Heart Association has updated its cardiovascular health checklist, changing its name to ‘Life’s Essential 8.’
07/08/2022
diagnosis and management
diagnosis and management
04/28/2022
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is estimated to occur in 1 in 4 adults worldwide but understanding of the disease and associated complications is lacking. The American Heart Association recently released a...
04/28/2022
aspirin use
aspirin use
04/01/2022
Researchers sought to determine if the cessation of aspirin use among older adults was associated with adverse events such as death, dementia, and disability.
04/01/2022
mortality risk
mortality risk
03/29/2022
Ellen Kurek
Study authors examined whether the timing and type of food consumption is associated with long-term survival in people with diabetes.
03/29/2022
calcification
calcification
03/23/2022
Ellen Kurek
Researchers recently examined the relationship between breast artery calcification in women and adverse cardiovascular events.
03/23/2022
statin use
statin use
03/22/2022
Ellen Kurek
Researchers examined the impact of statin use vs placebo on cardiovascular outcomes in a new meta-analysis.
03/22/2022
risk management
risk management
03/09/2022
Leigh Precopio
To better understand the relationship between serious mental illness and cardiovascular risk, researchers examined the 10- and 30-year cardiovascular risk in individuals with and without mental illness. ...
03/09/2022
risk management
risk management
02/17/2022
Prior studies have shown an inverse relationship between some cardiovascular disease risk factors and the risk of Parkinson disease. To better understand the relationship between Parkinson disease,...
02/17/2022
risk management
risk management
02/08/2022
Leigh Precopio
In a recent study, researchers examined how poor sleep impacts the risk of heart disease and what factors of sleep contribute to increases in this risk.
02/08/2022
risk management
risk management
01/18/2022
Leigh Precopio
In a recent study, researchers examined the impact of an educational intervention for young children to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
01/18/2022