by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lipoprotein(a) is a special type of bad cholesterol that is believed to contribute to heart disease, but there are no approved pharmacological therapies to decrease its concentration in the bloodstream. Olpasiran is an investigational drug that reduces lipoprotein(a) concentration by degrading the RNA that codes for...
by Grain Foods Foundation Credit: Grain Foods Foundation. A new study recently published Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine reveals that consuming high intakes of refined grain foods does not increase one’s risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), coronary heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, or stroke. The study also calls for reflection on the Western dietary pattern and its...
by University of Gothenburg Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For men and women, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an extensive global study involving University of Gothenburg researchers shows. The study, now published in The Lancet, includes participants in both high-income and medium- and low-income countries. Cardiovascular disease is more widespread in the latter....
by Diabetologia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Men and women who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) aged 40 or younger are far more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and die prematurely than those under 40 in the general population, according to new research to be presented at this year’s European Association for the...
by KU Leuven Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain About 10% of the population in high income regions like Europe and the United States has been diagnosed with one or multiple autoimmune disorders. Examples are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic sclerosis, lupus erythematosus and type I diabetes. Although earlier research has suggested associations between some of these disorders...
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, Minn. — A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart’s mitral valve. Mitral valve dysfunction was more than twice as prevalent for those patients, who also were at higher risk...
by Mark Gokavi, Colorado State University Sarah Johnson (second from left) presented findings at an international conference in London that show consuming blueberries can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women with high blood pressure. Also pictured are Nancy Ghanem (left), Emily Woolf and Sylvia Lee (right). Credit: Colorado State University Consuming blueberries...
by American Gastroenterological Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Those with a normal body mass index (BMI) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to have cardiovascular disease than those who are overweight or living with obesity, according to research selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022. Roughly 25 percent of adults...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a large, retrospective study covering data from the last two decades, death rates for cardiovascular diseases in the U.S. varied among people from various Asian ethnicity subgroups, with death rate trends that stagnated in some subgroups and increased in others, according to new research published today...
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER DIABETESFORSCHUNG DZD IMAGE: LIPIDOMICS PROVIDES NEW BIOMARKERS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND TYPE 2 DIABETES CREDIT: DIFE The lipid metabolism plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. However, little is known about the molecular relationships. Using lipidomics, a modern analytical method, the team led by Dr....
