Michael O’Riordan September 26, 2014 Story Source STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — A healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption, a smaller waist circumference, and not smoking were each independently associated with a lower risk of MI in a large cohort of healthy Swedish men[1]. When these four lifestyle behaviors were combined with physical activity, individuals who adhered to all five […]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jul 23. pii: ajcn.082602. [Epub ahead of print] Cardiovascular disease and vitamin D supplementation: trial analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Ford JA1, MacLennan GS1, Avenell A1, Bolland M1, Grey A1, Witham M1; for the RECORD Trial Group. Abstract BACKGROUND: Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D status has been associated with increased cardiovascular events […]
Effects of Extended-Release Niacin with Laropiprant in High-Risk Patients The HPS2-THRIVE Collaborative Group N Engl J Med 2014; 371:203-212 July 17, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1300955 BACKGROUND Patients with evidence of vascular disease are at increased risk for subsequent vascular events despite effective use of statins to lower the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level. Niacin lowers the LDL cholesterol […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Jul 7, 2014 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today A new TACT analysis showed that chelation therapy did not enhance quality of life in patients recovering from a heart attack. Also, very late stent thrombosis does not appear to be a major issue with newer drug-eluting stents. Chelation Fails to Improve […]
Practice Update Research · June 13, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In 12,195 patients with first myocardial infarction (MI) and 15,583 age- and sex-matched controls from 52 countries, the current use of alcohol was associated with a significantly reduced risk for MI compared with the risk for non-users (P = .001), although the strength of the association […]
The Wall Street Journal By NINA TEICHOLZ Updated May 6, 2014 10:25 a.m. ET “Saturated fat does not cause heart disease”—or so concluded a big study published in March in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How could this be? The very cornerstone of dietary advice for generations has been that the saturated fats in […]
MedPageToday The FDA has denied a citizen’s petition from Bayer to add primary prevention of heart attacks and strokes to aspirin labeling. And then, the agency went directly to the public with a “consumer update” warning healthy people not to expect that daily aspirin will help them avoid cardiovascular events. FDA.gov On this page: Who Can Benefit? Caution […]
Another Study Links Testosterone Therapy to MI Risk Michael O’Riordan January 30, 2014 Full Story LOS ANGELES, CA ( updated) — Men, especially older men, thinking about testosterone therapy might want to be aware of the potential cardiovascular risks, according to the authors of a new study [1] . New data published online January 29, […]
Neurology 2014 Jan 02;[EPub Ahead of Print], J Breuer, M Pacou, A Gauthier, MM Brown Research January 08, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This retrospective analysis from the U.K. of > 100,000 cases of herpes zoster (HZ) and > 200,000 matched controls showed HZ to be an independent risk factor for stroke, TIA, and MI, which can occur […]
Ann. Intern. Med 2013 Dec 17;159(12)797-805, GA Lamas, R Boineau, C Goertz, DB Mark, Y Rosenberg, M Stylianou, T Rozema, RL Nahin, L Lindblad, EF Lewis, J Drisko, KL Lee Research · January 01, 2014 Full Story: http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/7358 Journal Reference: http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1789248 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This was a secondary analysis of 1708 patients > age 50 years […]
Published: Nov 11, 2013 | Updated: Nov 12, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/MyocardialInfarction/42839 Action Points Overweight and obesity are risk factors for MI and ischemic heart disease with increasing cumulative incidences of MI and ischemic heart disease from normal weight through overweight to obese individuals. The increased risk […]
The Blog of Michael Eades, M.D. 11. December 2013 Full Story: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/statins/hell-hath-fury-like-statinator-scorned/ It looks like the statinators are sharpening their knives. Apparently the Catalyst shows from a month or so ago have had an effect and it was one the statinators, who felt they didn’t get equal time, did not like. And I’m sure their life support […]
IMNG Medical Media, 2013 Nov 05, MA Moon Full Story: http://www.practiceupdate.com/news/3617 Testosterone therapy taken for “low T” raises the risk of mortality, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke, according to a report published online Nov. 5 in JAMA. The risk elevation is consistent in both men who have existing coronary artery disease and men who do […]
Published: Nov 5, 2013 | Updated: Nov 6, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/GeneralEndocrinology/42735 Action Points In a retrospective study of a cohort of men in the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system who underwent coronary angiography and had a low serum testosterone level, the use of testosterone therapy […]
Afib is independently associated with an increased risk of incident myocardial infarction.
Published: Oct 16, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Strokes/42309? Action Points This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was associated with increased risks for stroke, […]
So the point is quite clear… never never never buy into “everything is just fine” if your doctor has ordered the worthless serum magnesium.
By G. Douglas Andersen, DC, DACBSP, CCN Dynamic Chiropractic – June 1, 2013, Vol. 31, Issue 11 When the National Institutes of Health’s AARP Diet and Health Study reported that men who took calcium supplements had a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared those who didn’t,1 it was the third large cohort in six months with […]
Published: May 30, 2013 | Updated: May 30, 2013 By Michael Smith , North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Action Points In this large meta-analysis diclofenac, ibuprofen, and coxibs all significantly increased major coronary events. Naproxen did not significantly increase major vascular events, but heart failure risk was roughly doubled by all NSAIDs. High doses of […]
MedscapeToday.com Steve Stiles April 12, 2013 ROCHESTER, MN — A meta-analysis of 13 controlled trials concludes that including L-carnitine among the other therapies given in the acute setting for MI appears to significantly cut all-cause mortality and lead to fewer angina symptoms and ventricular arrhythmias[1]. In some of the studies, L-carnitine therapy was subsequently given […]