Bedtime linked with heart health
Going to sleep between 10:00 and 11:00 pm is associated with a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to earlier or later bedtimes, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal — Digital Health, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “The body has a 24-hour internal clock, called circadian […]
Short DAPT Just as Good for High-Bleeding Risk Stenting After MI
For high-bleeding risk patients, a shorter duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) appeared just as safe for those getting novel stent after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the MASTER-DAPT trial. Stopping anticoagulant at 30 days didn’t yield significantly different outcomes whether patients had a prior MI or not, reported Pieter C. Smits, MD, PhD, of […]
ACIP: All Adults Ages 59 and Younger Should Get Hep B Vaccine
Adults ages 59 and younger, and adults ages 60 and up who have risk factors for hepatitis B virus (HBV), are recommended to be vaccinated against HBV, the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said in a unanimous vote Wednesday. ACIP voted 15-0 to recommend this split philosophy for HBV vaccination. The initial recommendation […]
Brain reveals the risk for developing obesity
Obesity risk factors of family background are associated with changes in the brain function, finds a study conducted at the Finnish Turku PET Centre. The results show that the function of neural networks regulating satiety and appetite is altered already before a person develops obesity. Obesity is a globally increasing health problem, and new interventions […]
Can eating alone be bad for your heart?
As women age, their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) exceeds men’s largely because of decreased levels of estrogen that regulate vascular function. As a result, much research is focused on various risk factors. A new study suggests that eating alone may contribute to an increased risk of heart disease in older women. Study results are […]
Insomnia may be a risk factor for highly fatal brain aneurysm rupture
Insomnia may be a potential risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along with more well known risk factors of smoking and high blood pressure, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. More than 3% of […]
A Cup of Joe to Thwart Liver Fibrosis? How About Four
High coffee consumption was linked to a lower risk for elevated liver stiffness, though no such association was seen with steatosis, researchers found in a cross-sectional study. In a dietary analysis involving over 4,500 adults, drinking more than 3 cups of coffee (versus none) was associated with a 0.9 kPa reduction (95% CI -1.6 to […]
Black Women with HIV Face Higher Early Death Risk
Black women with HIV had the highest risk of premature death, according to a 21-year study. In a retrospective analysis of over 6,500 patients with HIV, black women with HIV had an age-adjusted years of potential life lost (aYPLL) per 1,000 person-years of 592.5 (95% CI 588.4-596.6) versus white men with HIV with an aYPLL […]
Remdesivir Appears Effective in COVID Outpatients, Too
Remdesivir (Veklury) reduced risk of hospitalizations by 87% compared with placebo in outpatients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19, a researcher said. While the raw numbers were small — two in the remdesivir arm versus 15 in the placebo arm — the remdesivir arm had a significantly lower risk of hospitalization (0.7% vs […]
Low Risk and Bicuspid Anatomy: A Passable Combination for TAVR Thus Far
People with bicuspid aortic stenosis and low surgical risk did not appear to be at a disadvantage for short-term outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), though longer follow-up and randomized study were urged for such a relatively young cohort. Drawing upon the Transcatheter Valve Therapies (TVT) Registry, investigators found no significant differences in clinical […]