2017 Guideline for High Blood Pressure in Adults
The following are key points to remember from the 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.
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The established ideal cardiovascular health score (ICHS) and the new Fuster-BEWAT score (FBS) predict the presence and extent of subclinical atherosclerosis with similar accuracy, according to an...
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People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, may have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost...
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How do the ideal cardiovascular health score (ICHS) and Fuster-BEWAT (blood pressure [B], exercise [E], weight [W], alimentation [A], and tobacco [T]) score (FBS) compare for predicting the presence...
View ArticleNut Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Is nut consumption inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk?
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Featured topics and Editors’ Picks from all of ACC’s JACC Journals.
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The hottest research from various peer-reviewed journals – handpicked weekly by the ACC.org Editorial Board led by Kim Eagle, MD, MACC.
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What are the clinical outcomes of patients after an acute episode of acute heart failure according to their adherence to a Mediterranean diet?
View ArticleNormal LDL-C and Atherosclerosis Without Risk Factors
What are predictors of subclinical atherosclerosis in individuals who are free of cardiovascular risk factors?
View ArticleWeight Management for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
Can intensive weight management within routine primary care achieve remission of type 2 diabetes?
View ArticleHarold on History | The Pioneers of Preventive Cardiology
The alarming rise in cardiovascular disease after World War II led President Harry Truman to sign the National Heart Act into law in 1948 establishing the National Heart Institute (NHI – now the...
View ArticleCardioSmart | 'Pounding Away' at Obesity
Obesity affects one out of three adults in the U.S. and one in five school-aged children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not to mention, it is a growing problem in...
View ArticleFeature Story | Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Few Things We've...
A new year is nearly here and with it will come the usual renewed focus by patients on improving their health. What have we learned over this past year to help patients lower their risk of heart...
View ArticleCover Story | ACC's Education Enterprise: Always Striving, Always Innovating,...
The ACC continues to set the standards for lifelong learning for cardiovascular professionals. In fact, for the entire cardiovascular care team. Its education enterprise — a partnership of member...
View ArticleObesity: Pathophysiology and Management
The following are key points to remember on the pathophysiology and management of obesity.
View ArticleChildhood Adversity and Cardiometabolic Outcomes
The following are key points to remember from this American Heart Association scientific statement regarding childhood and adolescent adversity and cardiometabolic health outcomes.
View ArticleFDA Releases 2018 Strategic Policy Roadmap
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its annual Strategic Policy Roadmap, outlining the Agency's key priorities for the upcoming year.
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