Research has shown that menthol cigarettes are harder to quit than traditional tobacco products
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
About 28 million older Americans have Medicare Advantage plans
Link Between Childhood Abuse, CVD Risk Factors Varies by Race, Sex
Exposure to nurturing and household organization also may affect links between childhood exposures and risk factors for incident CVD
Myocarditis, Pericarditis Risk Highest After Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
In large cohort, there were 5.55 excess events per 100,000 vaccinees after BNT162b2 and 18.39 after mRNA-1273
Food Insecurity Tied to Delayed, Forgone Medical Care
Food insecurity during the pandemic disproportionately affected non-White and low-income individuals
Calcium Supplements, Mortality Tied in Seniors With Aortic Stenosis
Supplemental calcium with or without vitamin D linked to increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, aortic valve replacement
Subjective Cognitive Impairment Linked to MACE in T2DM
Among individuals with type 2 diabetes, country-standardized cognitive score may predict risk for cardiovascular events
Canadian Syncope Risk Score Validated Internationally
CSRS has good performance for identifying patients with syncope at low risk for serious outcomes
USPSTF: Do Not Start Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent CVD in 60+
For those aged 40 to 59 years, the decision to initiate low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of CVD should be individualized
Dapagliflozin Beneficial for Heart Failure, Regardless of Frailty
Risk reduced for worsening heart failure or cardiovascular death, regardless of frailty index class