A recent scientific review confirms that artificial sweeteners affect primary cardiovascular risk factors.

Andrew Blauvelt, MD, leads a roundtable discussion with Joel Gelfand, MD, and Neil Korman, MD

A Swedish cohort suggested that patients with MC have an overall higher risk for cardiovascular complications and its components than reference individuals.

Findings independent of tobacco and e-cigarette use considered a 'call to action'

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Final data from the REPRIEVE trial show pitavastatin therapy is associated with a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular events than placebo as evidence grows for statins in primary prevention.

A new study shows a connection between being and feeling alone and having heart attacks and strokes.

Patients with cancer at any site face a higher risk for poor cardiovascular events and mortality, a new analysis confirms.

A cardio-oncology rehabilitation model for cancer survivors at high cardiovascular risk may lead to greater improvements in peak oxygen consumption in comparison with usual care.

A 30-year prospective study of more than 110,000 men and women shows that those who ate at least two servings of avocado a week had a lower risk for CVD than those who rarely ate avocado.

A large French study found a link between food additives called emulsifiers and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Emulsifiers are used to keep oils and water together to prolong the shelf life of processed foods, says MedPage Today. Emulsifiers are used in...

A survey suggests that cardiologists of both sexes face poor working conditions, and women confront a high prevalence of workplace gender violence.

Men with chronic kidney disease show higher muscle sympathetic nerve activity, suggesting clues to their continued higher cardiovascular risk vs women even in older age.

A cohort study shows that nicotinamide does not affect the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), but those with a history of MACE face a higher risk for future events.

A new formal definition of CKM syndrome from the American Heart Association reflects the strong interplay among metabolic risk factors, chronic kidney disease, and the cardiovascular system.

A study finds a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease among relatively young US veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Microplastics draw scrutiny as potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

New data should encourage the pursuit of more demanding cardiovascular primary prevention goals than in the general population, said one researcher.

A recent study adds to the growing body of evidence questioning the role of race-based stratification for specific clinical measures.

If a child has been exposed to an adverse fetal environment during the pregnancy, he or she must be provided with appropriate follow-up, according to researchers.