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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21(4), 449; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040449 (registering DOI)
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1. IntroductionCardiovascular diseases continue to be the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. While significant progress has been made in the effective prevention of communicable diseases, particularly infections, and…
Cardiovascular diseases are considered the leading cause of death worldwide. Approximately 17.9 million people lose their lives to this set of diseases annually, accounting for 32% of fatalities worldwide . This group of diseases…
Coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) are two clinical conditions that often coexist, sharing the atherosclerotic process as a common pathophysiological mechanism. Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with CAD…
1. IntroductionCardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a major concern in preventive health. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of global deaths worldwide. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart…
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A metabolite of niacin (vitamin B3) was associated with elevated risk of heart attack and stroke, likely due to inflammation in arteries.
The findings suggest new measures that may prevent or treat cardiovascular disease…
1. IntroductionCardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the most significant cause of mortality in the United States, accounting for 695,000 deaths in 2021 . CVD encompasses a range of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels,…
March 11, 2024 — Stéphane Verguet, associate professor of global health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, develops mathematical and computational decision-making models that can improve the design of health policies. He…
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NIH trial reveals need for more accurate screening in Black people and cisgender women.What
The elevated cardiovascular disease risk among people with HIV is even greater than predicted…
1. IntroductionCocaine is frequently co-used with alcohol. It is estimated that some 92% of cocaine users drink alcohol and a meta-analysis of ten studies (1985–2017), mainly from community samples from the U.S. and Canada, estimated…
1. IntroductionThe cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention in clinical practice guidelines issued by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in 2021 state that both the incidence and mortality rate for atherosclerotic CVD have…
1. IntroductionIt is essential to consider not only the physique of athletes but also the physical factors required for the specific sport to minimize the risk of injuries and optimize the individual capabilities of elite athletes for…
Association Between Cumulative Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medication (ADHD) Use and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease The solid lines represent the…
For immediate release: February 21, 2024
Boston, MA—Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase seniors’ risk of hospitalization for a variety of cardiovascular conditions, according to a new study led by…
1. IntroductionObesity is a chronic disease that is increasing in prevalence and is now considered to be a global epidemic . There is a vast amount of data supporting an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and…
February 14, 2024—Daily consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages may heighten the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) even among those with above average physical activity levels, according to a new study led by Harvard…
As clinicians like Latha Palaniappan assess their patients' susceptibility to cardiovascular disease, they enter the patients' race into an automated risk calculator. It's how things have been done for more than a decade, with…
A Feb. 10 webinar sponsored by the NIEHS Women’s Health Awareness (WHA) Program focused on the complicated issue of cardiovascular disease in women. “We know our own bodies best, so we should listen to what our bodies are telling us…
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1. IntroductionThere is a well-accepted bidirectional relationship between behavior and physiology, which is generally included within the field of psychobiology. This is demonstrated by reports that sedentary individuals have a higher…
1. IntroductionPrediabetes is a term used to describe individuals whose glucose levels do not meet the criteria for diabetes but who have abnormal carbohydrate metabolism . It is considered an intermediate stage of glucose dysregulation…
January 31, 2024
This January, National Radon Action Month, epidemiologists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health published two studies in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The studies…
Global distribution of origin and ancestry of the study populations and countries of affiliation and gender distribution of authors of the included studies. Credit:…
Due to a production error, Ruirui Jia and Qing Wang were not listed as sharing first authorship.
The publisher apologizes for this mistake. The original article has been updated.
Keywords: cardiovascular disease risk models,…
1. IntroductionEccentric contractions occur when an external load exceeds the force generated by the muscles, resulting in active muscle lengthening . During eccentric contractions, muscles absorb mechanical work and produce significant…
1. IntroductionSeveral classes of pharmaceutical molecules have been identified in the environment. Consequently, these substances are now classified as emerging contaminants, capable of persisting in various environmental matrices . As…
Research teams from NIEHS and Glasgow University found that a widely prescribed drug for treating high blood pressure called amlodipine is not dangerous for patients, despite recent concerns from researchers that taking amlodipine may…
A registered dietitian, or “diet whisperer,” according to Gardner, was on call to offer suggestions and answer questions regarding the diets during the duration of the study. The participants were interviewed about their dietary…
Michael L. Sells, PhD, MS1; Ethan Blum, MS1; Geraldine S. Perry, DrPH, RDN1,2; Paul Eke, PhD, MPH3; Letitia Presley-Cantrell, PhD1 (View author affiliations)
Suggested citation for this article: Sells ML, Blum E, Perry GS, Eke…
Researchers observed reductions in cardiometabolic risk among employees at higher risk for cardiovascular disease whose workplaces provided them more control over their time and tasks
For immediate release: November 8, 2023
Boston,…
Nov. 15, 2023 – Did the pandemic throw your work schedule upside down? If you now have any more flexibility in how and when you do your work, there’s good news: Researchers have found a compelling link between a flexible workplace and a…
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine if travel time between patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and a Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) center influenced hospital length of stay (HLOS) and discharge destination.…
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