Articles Tagged With: cardiovascular
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Calcium and Cardiovascular Risk Updates: The Bare Bones
Calcium plays a significant role in the function and diseases of the muscles (skeletal and smooth), nerves, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal systems. As a nutrient, it is one of the most recognized by the public for its use for osteoporosis and bone health. However, its association with cardiovascular disease risk is a more recent example of the growing understanding of calcium’s role in our health. A number of recent updates over the past year (cardiovascular disease risk in particular) are noteworthy.
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Early Menopause and CVD Risk: A Call for HRT?
A meta-analysis suggests that early menopause increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.
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Cardiovascular Events Associated with Masked Hypertension and White-coat Hypertension
Analysis from the Dallas Heart Study consisting of 3027 adults revealed that both white-coat hypertension and masked hypertension were independently associated with increased cardiovascular events, and, therefore, home blood pressure monitoring is recommended for U.S. adults, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic.
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Early Initiation of Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy
Women randomized to oral estradiol therapy showed less progression of subclinical atherosclerosis than those who received placebo.
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Fully Electronic Health Records Tied to Lower Risk of In-Hospital Adverse Events
Do EHRs improve patient safety or put patients at risk? That’s the million dollar question. -
Is There a Link Between Miscarriage and Future Cardiovascular Disease?
In this Scottish retrospective cohort study of 60,000 women, two or more miscarriages were found to increase the risk of future ischemic heart disease by two- to three-fold.
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USPSTF Modifies Statin Treatment Guideline
The guideline builds on the “risk-based” statin treatment recommendations rather than the previous “treat-to-target” method of treating to a specific LDL cholesterol.