CVD Prevention Journal Articles

• Liver Stiffness Is a Predictor of All-cause Mortality in NAFLD How accurate is vibration-controlled transient elastography as a tool for predicting mortality in NAFLD?
  Liver International, February 02, 2023
• Birth Weight, Childhood Obesity and Age at Menarche Link Is there an association between birthweight, obesity during childhood, and age at menarche development? A new study investigates the potential link.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 01, 2023
• Evaluations of Telehealth Strategies to Address Hypertension This study evaluated how two US health care systems provided telehealth services for patients with hypertension in a primary care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, February 01, 2023
• Improvements With Pegloticase Plus MTX in Uncontrolled Gout Learn more about the benefits of pegloticase used in combination with methotrexate for the treatment of uncontrolled gout.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, January 31, 2023
• Blood Pressure Lowering and Prevention of Dementia The results of this study provides evidence to support benefits of antihypertensive treatment in late-mid and later life to lower the risk of dementia.
  European Heart Journal, January 31, 2023
• Improvement of ADHD in Three Men During Testosterone Treatment Might a moderately reduced serum level of free testosterone be a contributing factor to ADHD symptoms in some adult men?
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 27, 2023
• Inclisiran in Primary Prevention: Reality or Fiction? Does inclisiran, a PCSK9 inhibitor recently approved for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia, demonstrate any benefit in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?
  European Heart Journal, January 26, 2023
• Pharmacogenomics in Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease This review provides an overview of the genetic variants that influence individual responses to aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin, and statins and the clinical implications for stroke patients.
  Stroke, January 26, 2023
• Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia in Cardiac Surgery Might single-shot ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia reduce postoperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing open cardiac surgery?
  BMC Anesthesiology, January 19, 2023
• Causes and Preventability of Cardiac Arrest in the Young What are the most common causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in persons under 50 years of age?
  Europace, January 17, 2023
• Effectiveness and Safety of Tofacitinib for Ulcerative Colitis This study assessed the effectiveness and safety of 24 months of the JAK inhibitor tofacitinib in patients with ulcerative colitis.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, January 17, 2023
• Inflammation Drives Residual Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease Which factors more into the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in statin-treated patients with chronic kidney disease: residual cholesterol risk or inflammation?
  European Heart Journal, January 17, 2023
• Ibuprofen Reduces Testosterone Level in Women With PCOS A new study evaluated the effects of the NSAID ibuprofen on testosterone and other hormones among women with PCOS.
  Journal of the Endocrine Society, January 17, 2023
• HR-QoL in Women With Primary Ovarian Insufficiency This scoping review examines how idiopathic primary ovarian insufficiency impacts a woman's health-related quality of life. What interventions might address the psychosocial needs of these women?
  Human Reproduction, January 13, 2023
• Deprescription of Aspirin in Patients With GI Bleeding This study found that aspirin for primary cardiovascular prevention was rarely deprescribed at discharge in patients hospitalized with GI bleeding.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, January 12, 2023
• Eggs and the Heart Are eggs really bad for your heart? Perhaps studies on the detriments of egg consumption have been skewed by ignoring preparation styles and accoutrements.
  European Heart Journal, January 10, 2023
• Personalized Medicine for Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Can genetic variants be linked to ACE inhibitor-associated adverse drug reactions, most commonly cough, which lead to drug discontinuation?
  European Heart Journal, January 05, 2023
• Preventive Health Therapy and a Brown Bag Medication Review Might adding a preventive health education component to a brown bag medication review increase adherence to recommended preventive health guidelines for older adults?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 05, 2023
• Preop Beta-Blockers and Stroke in Major Abdominal Surgery Perioperative beta-blockade is sometimes used to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiac events for patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery. Does this increase the risk of stroke?
  Anesthesiology, January 04, 2023
• Clinical Applications of Heart Rhythm Monitoring Tools This review provides guidance to assist clinicians in choosing the most appropriate diagnostic tool to facilitate the management of patients with suspected arrhythmias.
  Europace, January 02, 2023