“One-size-fits-all” flawed for assessing cardiovascular disease risk among Asian Americans
Research Highlights:
- In a large, retrospective study of U.S. data from 2003 to 2017, death rates for cardiovascular diseases varied among subgroups of Asian people, stagnating in some subgroups and increasing among others.
- The study’s findings indicate there is an urgent need to identify […]
Policy recommendations offer strategies to close ‘significant gaps’ in nutrition security
Policy Statement Highlights:
- Many existing policies and programs focus on improving access to enough food. However, there is growing consensus that the focus should instead be on the broader concept of improving nutrition security, which includes having equitable and stable availability, access, affordability, […]
Investment, action urged to improve access, quality and equity in women’s heart health
Advisory Highlights:
- Women continue to be underrepresented in research for cardiovascular disease (CVD), leading to gaps in knowledge and understanding of how CVD impacts women.
- Some risk factors for heart disease are specific to women, such as risks related to menopause and treatments for […]
Text messaging program linked to improved lifestyle risk factors for heart attack survivors
Research Highlights:
- A study in Australia using a customized text message program to support and remind heart attack survivors to take their medication helped participants improve their weight and eat more fruits and vegetables, however, medication adherence did not improve.
- The study found that […]
No health benefits among adults who used both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes
Research Highlights:
- A study of more than 24,000 U.S. adults found that the combined use of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and likely leads to harmful health effects similar to smoking cigarettes exclusively.
- Compared to people who […]
Women and Black adults waited longer in ER for chest pain evaluation
Research Highlights:
- According to national survey data on emergency room (ER) treatment, women (ages 18 to 55) who reported chest pain, the most common symptom of a heart attack in adults of all ages, received a slower and less thorough initial evaluations than […]
New study finds childhood abuse linked to higher risk for high cholesterol as an adult
***Content Warning: The following news release includes descriptions and discussion about child abuse and may be triggering for some readers.
Research Highlights:
- The likelihood of developing high cholesterol – a risk factor for heart disease and stroke – was higher among white men […]
About 1 in 4 adults has an often-missed liver disorder linked to higher heart disease risk
Statement Highlights:
- It is estimated that about one in four adults worldwide has an abnormal build-up of fat in the liver, called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
- NAFLD can lead to permanent liver damage, and heart disease is the leading cause of death in […]
Obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women with late menopause
Research Highlights:
- While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk of heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause – at age 55 or older, according to a new study.
- The […]
International study finds heart inflammation rare among people hospitalized with COVID-19
Research Highlights:
- A new international study found that 54 out of nearly 57,000 adults (a rate of 2.4 of every 1,000) hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection developed acute myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle often caused by viral infections. The study data […]