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Cardiovascular and Renal Morbidity in Takayasu Arteritis: A Population ‐Based Retrospective Cohort Study From the United Kingdom
ConclusionCardiovascular morbidity was increased among patients with TAK receiving primary care services in the UK. Treatment with statins and antiplatelet agents in these patients was suboptimal.
Source: Arthritis and Rheumatology - February 27, 2021 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Ruchika Goel, Joht Singh Chandan, Rasiah Thayakaran, Nicola J. Adderley, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Lorraine Harper Tags: Full Length Source Type: research

Healthy People Shouldn ’ t Take Daily Aspirin To Prevent Heart Disease, Review Finds
(CNN) — Still taking a daily aspirin to ward off heart attacks? You might want to think again, according to a new review. Aspirin is still one of the most commonly used medications in the world, even though it’s no longer recommended as a preventative by many health authorities. There is no evidence that low-dose aspirin — less than 325 milligrams a day — should be taken by most adults in good cardiovascular health, according to a new review of existing research that published Wednesday in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The review, which focused on the risks and benefits of low-dose daily asp...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News aspirin CNN Source Type: news

An attempt to explain the bidirectional association between ischaemic heart disease, stroke and depression: a cohort and meta-analytic approach.
CONCLUSIONS: The bidirectional association between CVD and depression was not explained by shared risk factors, misclassification or non-response.Declaration of interestNone. PMID: 31179963 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - June 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Br J Psychiatry Source Type: research

Scientific expert reaction to Cochrane Review on omega-3 fatty acids
This study provides no evidence to suggest that this dietary advice should change.”Read the press releaseSee the media coverageDeclared interestsProf Tim Chico: “No conflicts.”Dr Ian Johnson: “Ian Johnson has previously held honorary academic appointments in the medical school at the University of East Anglia.”Prof Tom Sanders: “Scientific governor of British Nutrition Foundation, Honorary Director of Nutrition HEART UK.”The Science Media CentreThe Science Media Centre is an independent venture working to promote the voices, stories and views from the scientific community to the news media when science is in ...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - July 17, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news

Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies
Publication date: July 2018Source: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 6, Issue 7Author(s): L Gnatiuc, WG Herrington, J Halsey, J Tuomilehto, X Fang, HC Kim, D De Bacquer, AJ Dobson, MH Criqui, DR Jacobs, DA Leon, SAE Peters, H Ueshima, P Sherliker, R Peto, R Collins, RR Huxley, JR Emberson, M Woodward, S LewingtonSummaryBackgroundSeveral studies have shown that diabetes confers a higher relative risk of vascular mortality among women than among men, but whether this increased relative risk in women exists across age groups and within defined levels of other risk factors is uncertain. We aimed to determine whether ...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - July 10, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980  793 adults from 68 prospective studies
Publication date: Available online 8 May 2018 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Author(s): Prospective Studies Collaboration and Asia Pacific Cohort Studies CollaborationLGnatiucWGHerringtonJHalseyJTuomilehtoXFangHCKimDDe BacquerAJDobsonMHCriquiDRJacobsJrDALeonSAEPetersHUeshimaPSherlikerRPetoRCollinsRRHuxleyJREmbersonMWoodwardSLewingtonNAokiHArimaEArnesenAAromaaGAssmannDLBachmanCBaigentHBartholomewABenetosCBengtssonDBennettCBjörkelundHBlackburnKBonaaEBoyleRBroadhurstJCarstensenLChamblessZChenSKChewRClarkeCCoxJDCurbRD'AgostinoCDateGDavey SmithGDe BackerSSDhaliwalXFDuanPDucimetiereSDuffyHEliassenPElwoodJEm...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - May 9, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

'Fat but fit' people may still be at risk of heart disease
Conclusion This large, valuable study confirms that – as has long been thought – an increased BMI is linked with an increased risk of heart disease. It shows that people with an obese BMI had a higher risk of heart disease, even if they didn't have other risk factors like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, proving that body fat is an independent risk factor. That said, this study does have some limitations. For example, definitions of being metabolically unhealthy aren't entirely consistent with other definitions of metabolic syndrome. This was also only assessed at the start of the study, and risk factors may...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity Source Type: news

Following UK dietary advice may cut heart disease risk
Conclusion This study showed that following dietary recommendations closely for 12 weeks can reduce blood pressure by a significant amount, which is likely to cut the chances of having a heart attack or stroke for an average healthy middle-aged person. The diet also affects cholesterol levels, but the overall effect of this may be modest. The study appears to have been carefully conducted to avoid biasing the results. The researchers gave butter or margarine spread and cooking oil to people in both groups, for example, and asked everyone to fill out food diaries, as well as taking urine samples for nutrient analysis. Thi...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Source Type: news