by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain An analysis of over 1.3 million young Asian American adults hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (or AFib) found a significant, steady increase in the prevalence of obesity and other modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol levels and Type 2 diabetes, according to...
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Sex hormone-binding globulin may be biomarker for CVD risk in men
(HealthDay)—Men with lower concentrations of total testosterone do not have an increased risk for cardiovascular events, while lower concentration of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with a higher incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published online Dec. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Bu B. Yeap, Ph.D., from the University of...