Positive associations seen for duration of estrogen exposure, cumulative dose of estrogen with risk of hypertension
Move to ‘Zero-Emission’ Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
A new American Lung Association report outlines the dramatic life-saving potential of a massive move to all-electric cars
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Air quality alerts issued to residents from parts of the Northeast to the southern Mid-Atlantic region
Risk for Heart Failure Higher in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Risk highest for those treated with anthracycline chemotherapy
Photon-Counting CT Offers Better Heart Imaging Quality Than Dual-Source CT
Signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio higher with PCCT at similar radiation dose to dual-source CT
Peer Health Coaching Improves Well-Being in Veterans With CVD Risks
However, peer health coaching not tied to improvements in blood pressure
Review Compares Diagnostic Strategies for Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
Risk for cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction similar for CCTA and ICA; risk reduced with CCTA compared with exercise ECG, SPECT-MPI
Early Treatment Can Be Initiated for A-Fib Patients With Stroke
Incidence of primary end point ranged from reduction of about 2.8 percent to increase of about 0.5 percent
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Safe for Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation success achieved in 88.9 percent of patients; success linked to lower mortality and heart failure readmission
Subclinical CVD Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality in Diabetes
Adults with diabetes with elevated hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP have increased risk for all-cause, CVD mortality