Feature | SCAI 2020: Top Interventional Takeaways
The ISCHEMIA trial continues to create a buzz at every interventional meeting. For SCAI 2020 Virtual, it was the ISCHEMIA LM substudy, focused on moderate left main (LM) disease, which was excluded in...
View ArticleDietary Patterns and Subclinical Cardiac Injury
Are specific dietary patterns associated with subclinical cardiac injury?
View ArticleREDUCE-IT Trial Results Guide New Era in Dyslipidemia Therapeutics
REDUCE-IT trial results should alter the approach to managing a growing population of patients with hypertriglyceridemia whose lipid phenotype requires more intensive treatment beyond LDL-C lowering...
View ArticleA Most Pragmatic Panacea: Diet in the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary...
Despite the importance of diet to cardiovascular health, studies have shown that there are multiple perceived barriers by clinicians, including lack of time, compensation, resources or knowledge, that...
View ArticleComparison of Dietary and Exercise Recommendations on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Though pharmaceutical approaches for treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have experienced rapid growth, rightfully garnering a great deal of attention and publicity, lifestyle...
View ArticlePesco-Mediterranean Diet Along With Intermittent Fasting Ideal For Optimizing...
A Pesco-Mediterranean diet of plants, nuts, extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) and seafood, along with intermittent fasting, has strong cardioprotective evidence, according to a state-of-the-art review...
View ArticlePesco-Mediterranean Diet With Intermittent Fasting
The following are key points to remember from this review about the Pesco-Mediterranean diet with intermittent fasting.
View ArticleInsufficient Calorie Intake Worsens QoL and Increases Readmissions in...
Do patients with HF with insufficient calorie intake to meet metabolic needs have less post-discharge improvement in functional and symptom-related QoL and greater burden of readmission at 12 weeks?
View ArticleVery Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Diets and Cardiometabolic Risk
Nutrition science has confirmed that the quality of dietary macronutrients (fats, carbohydrates, and proteins) significantly impacts biomarkers and hard endpoints for coronary heart disease (CHD).
View ArticleDietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Are proinflammatory diets associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
View ArticleEffect of Low-Fat Vegan Diet in Overweight Adults
What are the effects of a low-fat vegan diet on body weight, insulin resistance, postprandial metabolism, and intramyocellular and hepatocellular lipid levels in overweight adults?
View ArticleMenopause Transition and CVD Risk: AHA Scientific Statement
The following are key points to remember from the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on menopause transition and cardiovascular disease risk: implications for timing of early...
View ArticlePoll: Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Elderly With ACS
A 70-year-old male patient presents for routine follow-up 4 weeks after hospital admission for inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
View ArticleVegetarians, Fish, Poultry, Meat-Eaters: Who Has Higher CVD Risk?
What is the relative incidence and mortality risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) (CVD includes ischemic heart disease [IHD], myocardial infarction [MI], stroke, and heart failure [HF]) among people...
View ArticleCardiovascular Health After Menopause Transition
The following are key points to remember from a consensus document from the European cardiologists, gynecologists, and endocrinologists on cardiovascular health after menopause transition, pregnancy...
View ArticleEagle’s Eye View: Your Weekly CV Update From ACC.org (Week of February 1)
This week's View offers key points from a recommendation statement on screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and a consensus document on the impact of gynecological and obstetric conditions...
View ArticlePrimary Care Lifestyle Intervention Effects on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Is an intensive weight loss lifestyle intervention delivered in primary care settings effective for modifying cardiometabolic risk factors among low-income, diverse patients?
View ArticleAre Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Associated With Structural Heart...
Women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy may have major differences in the structure and function of the heart a decade after pregnancy vs. women whose blood pressure during...
View ArticleReview Explores Therapeutic Potential of Ketone Therapy For CV Disease
There is growing evidence that ketone bodies may be beneficial to cardiovascular disease patients regardless of the method of delivery used to increase ketone delivery to the heart. A Journal of the...
View ArticleGlycemic Index and Cardiovascular Disease
What is the association between the glycemic index and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in a large study involving participants with a broad range of carbohydrate intakes and diverse...
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