CARD || Epidemiology & Prevention

Acute RA flares increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Posted on: 06/02/2015 - 20:46

Exposure to acute flares of rheumatoid arthritis significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, according to findings from a population-... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Framingham score underestimates CVD risk in psoriatic arthritis patients

Posted on: 15/01/2015 - 18:55

Most newly diagnosed psoriatic arthritis patients have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease that is markedly underestimated by the Framingham ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Statins associated with significant decrease in risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:00

Use of statins for any duration of time is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in low-risk populations. A nested case-control study among 94 cases of...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Testosterone therapy may not be associated with CV risk

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 17:13

LAS VEGAS – Analysis of data from a low testosterone therapy company showed that...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 22:00

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 1988 to 2010, jumping from 6% to 10%. Prediabetes doubled in prevalence over the same time period, from 6% to 12%,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Latest studies fine-tune ACC/AHA dietary guidelines

Posted on: 19/02/2014 - 14:50

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Recent large studies validate and fine-tune the 2013 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines on diet and lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Highlights of the Annual Stroke Conference

Posted on: 14/02/2014 - 21:40

SAN DIEGO – Dr. Aneesh B. Singhal, Director of Neurology Quality and Safety at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, discusses highlights of this year’s Annual...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Moderate exercise reduced women’s stroke risk

Posted on: 14/02/2014 - 18:45

SAN DIEGO – Moderate exercise reduced the risk of stroke by 12%-22% and appeared to offset some of the increased stroke risk from postmenopausal hormone therapy. We spoke to Sophia S. Wang, Ph.D.,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Moderate exercise reduces female stroke risk

Posted on: 14/02/2014 - 17:30

SAN DIEGO – Moderate exercise significantly reduced the risk of stroke in women and seemed to offset much but not all of the increased stroke risk in postmenopausal women on hormone therapy, a large...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Mild coronary artery disease is gender blind

Posted on: 30/12/2013 - 19:55

CHICAGO – Men and women may not really be all that different when it comes to mild coronary artery disease. A prospective, multinational registry analysis found that 1.2% of women and 1.1% of men...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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