Search results for "Cardiovascular risk"
Nighttime systolic BP associated with cardiac events in heart failure
Patients with heart failure who had a median systolic blood pressure (BP) of 100 mm Hg overnight had a higher incidence of cardiac events than those with a median of 117 mm Hg or 136 mm Hg.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/07/29/5.htm
29 Jul 2025
CV risk factors, mortality rate vary among Asian Indian, Chinese, and Filipino American adults
Filipino American men had the highest cardiovascular (CV) mortality rate, at 248.3 per 100,000 people, compared with all other groups studied, an analysis of CDC data showed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/07/29/4.htm
29 Jul 2025
Low-dose aspirin for primary prevention of CV events may only be effective in smaller people
The ability of 75 to 100 mg of aspirin to reduce cardiovascular events decreased with increasing weight, while doses of 325 mg or more had the opposite interaction with body weight, reducing cardiovascular events only in people who weighed more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/24/2.htm
24 Jul 2018
Higher omega-3 intake has little or no effect on mortality or cardiovascular events, review finds
Moderate- to high-quality evidence suggested little or no effect of increasing fish-based omega-3 fatty acids, while low- to moderate-quality evidence suggested that increasing plant-based omega-3s slightly reduces risk of cardiovascular events, risk of coronary heart disease mortality, and risk of arrhythmia.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/24/1.htm
24 Jul 2018
Aspects of pregnancy, menstruation associated with higher CVD risk in later life
Results agreed with some, but not all, previous studies that reported that early menarche was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/23/4.htm
23 Jan 2018