In this case-only study of a large medical system, we identified an increased cardiopulmonary disease burden for residents of Maryland that was likely associated with contemporaneous wildfire smoke-based infiltration of polluted or toxic air originating from Western Canada up to 2100 miles remotely.

Herein, we were the first to report that among hypertensive patients, elevated Lp(a) concentrations were intricately linked to the aortic root diameter at SV and STJ. Moreover, we revealed that the Lp(a) level was a stand-alone indicator of SVD and AAD.

LFS air pollution induced a substantial global mortality burden, with notable geographical and socioeconomic disparities. Urgent actions are required to address such substantial health impact and the associated environmental injustice in a warming climate.

However, Mendelian randomization studies advocate a causal association between high Lp(a) and AF. Data suggests that AF patients who experience a stroke or other thromboembolic events tend to have higher Lp(a) concentrations than those without such events.

New research reveals a clear link between green tea consumption and fewer brain lesions, shedding light on its potential to safeguard cognitive health in aging populations.

A new study from researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, which published in Nature Medicine on January 6, estimates that 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease occur each year globally due to consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

About 25% of the U.S. population has high cholesterol, which contributes to 3.2 million deaths a year. Guidelines recommend lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), known as “bad cholesterol,” below 100 mg/dl for healthy adults, and under 70 mg/dL for those with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).  

But data from 216,000 heart disease patients with ASCVD at five different health systems showed 60% had LDL at or above this level. Even when high cholesterol was detected, most patients didn’t receive additional treatment, said first study author Nishant P. Shah, MD, a preventative cardiologist at Duke Heath.   

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a lower overall mortality risk compared to all-day coffee drinkers, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Wednesday).