Wellness Check: Exercise
At-Home Eccentric Exercises Improve Functional Ability More Than Stretching in Older Women 1. At-home eccentric exercise produced more improvement in ...
Tag: cardiovascular
Best endovascular treatment superior to vein bypass for patients with chronic limb ischemia requiring infrapopliteal revascularization
1. Major amputation and all-cause mortality were higher in the vein bypass group compared to the best endovascular treatment group. ...
#VisualAbstract: Timing of daily antihypertensives does not change cardiovascular outcomes
1. The primary composite cardiovascular endpoint was similar among patients in the evening and morning dose groups. 2. Self-reported adverse ...
#VisualAbstract: Dapagliflozin associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes irrespective of background use of cardiovascular medications
1. In this secondary analysis of the DECLARE-TIMI 58 trial, among 17,160 patients, dapagliflozin consistently reduced the risk of cardiovascular ...
Associations remain inconclusive between religiosity and spirituality on medication adherence in cardiovascular disease
1. There was a significant association (positive or negative depending on demographic factors) between religiosity and spirituality (R/S) and medication ...
Aberrant levels of B12 and folate may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death in patients with diabetes
1. In this study, both low and high levels of B12 in serum was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular ...
Wellness Check: Nutrition
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new ...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of statin-induced reduction in LDL-C demonstrates modest absolute benefits
1. This systematic review and meta-analysis found a modest absolute risk reduction of 0.8% in all-cause mortality from statin-induced therapy ...
Long-term enzyme-inducing antiseizure medication use associated with elevated hazard of incident cardiovascular disease
1. In this cohort study, there was a dose-dependent association between enzyme-inducing antiseizure medication use and an elevated hazard of ...
Athletes may be at greater risk of developing atrial fibrillation
1. The risk of developing atrial fibrillation was significantly greater in athletes compared to non-athletes. 2. Younger (<55 yrs) and ...