ALLMedicine™ Cardiovascular Disease Center

Nov 9th, 2021 - Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk. However, research in this area often relies upon recollection dependent questionnaires or diaries. Accelerometers provide an alternative tool for measuring sl...

Hypohydration, defined as a state of low body water, increases thirst sensations, arginine vasopressin release, and elicits renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation to replenish intra- and extra-cellular fluid stores. Hypohydration impairs ...

Jan 25th, 2022 - Predictive risk models identifying patients at high risk for specific outcomes may provide valuable insights to providers and payers regarding points of intervention and modifiable factors. The goal of our study was to build predictive risk models...

Jan 25th, 2022 - To review the milestone trials and recent literature supporting statin therapy for prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and to provide rationale for more generalized use of statin therapy among patients treated for hyperten...

Jan 25th, 2022 - To examine the association of alcohol consumption patterns with growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) in older drinkers, separately among individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD)/diabetes and those without them, since GDF-15 is a strong b...

Nov 9th, 2021 - Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk. However, research in this area often relies upon recollection dependent questionnaires or diaries. Accelerometers provide an alternative tool for measuring sl...

Hypohydration, defined as a state of low body water, increases thirst sensations, arginine vasopressin release, and elicits renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation to replenish intra- and extra-cellular fluid stores. Hypohydration impairs ...

Dec 14th, 2021 - Provide strategies for improving the care of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women based on the most recent published evidence. Perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Target population will benefit from the most recent published scientific evi...

Nov 16th, 2021 - Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease and deaths worldwide especially in low- and middle-income countries. Despite the availability of safe, well-tolerated, and cost-effective blood pressure (BP)-lowering therapies, <14% of adult...

Aug 25th, 2021 - An estimated 13% of all US adults (18 years or older) have diabetes, and 34.5% meet criteria for prediabetes. The prevalences of prediabetes and diabetes are higher in older adults. Estimates of the risk of progression from prediabetes to diabetes...

Nov 9th, 2021 - Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk. However, research in this area often relies upon recollection dependent questionnaires or diaries. Accelerometers provide an alternative tool for measuring sl...

Hypohydration, defined as a state of low body water, increases thirst sensations, arginine vasopressin release, and elicits renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation to replenish intra- and extra-cellular fluid stores. Hypohydration impairs ...

Jan 21st, 2022 - Insulin resistance (IR) is an important contributor to increased cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D). The purpose of this study is to measure the effect of metformin on insulin sensitivity, vascular function and compliance, and mi...

Jan 21st, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV. Recent studies have demonstrated that patients with HIV experience a 50-100% increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke compared to HIV-uninfe...

Jan 21st, 2022 - Influenza leads to significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with cardiovascular disease. Influenza-related death is more common in patients with cardiovascular disease than any other chronic health condition. Influenza infecti...

Nov 9th, 2021 - Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep health is associated with cardiovascular risk. However, research in this area often relies upon recollection dependent questionnaires or diaries. Accelerometers provide an alternative tool for measuring sl...

Hypohydration, defined as a state of low body water, increases thirst sensations, arginine vasopressin release, and elicits renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation to replenish intra- and extra-cellular fluid stores. Hypohydration impairs ...

Jan 24th, 2022 - Patients who do not receive care for non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) within 24 hours have a substantially increased risk of mortality 3 years later when compared with those receiving earlier intervention, according to a pop...

Jan 24th, 2022 - The widely held notion that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol is good for cardiovascular health is not supported by the data, the World Heart Federation (WHF) says in a new policy brief. In fact, the evidence is clear that any level o...

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