Lipid Disorders
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CPAP has only small effect on metabolic syndrome
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Guidance seeks to improve statin treatment adherence
A systematic review of trials estimated that between up to 78% of statin intolerance could be attributed to expectation alone.
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Resistance exercise may be best workout for a good night’s sleep
A head-to-head comparison with other types of exercise suggests resistance exercise may be particularly effective for sleep quality, efficiency,...
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Brown fat, white fat. Is one better than the other?
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Boosting daily exercise after age 70 tied to lower CVD risk
Exercise ‘trajectories’ after age 65 reveal that those who remain active over time have a lower risk for CVD and death.
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Early treatment may delay atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia
Cholesterol-lowering treatment early in life appeared to slow intima-media growth in a meta-analysis.
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Irregular and long periods linked to NAFLD
When compared with regular menstrual cycles, irregular cycles were associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a study, but experts are...
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How Lp(a) can help improve ASCVD risk assessment
Calcium scores and lipoprotein(a) levels predict 10-year risk independent of each other, and together could swing shared decision-making about...
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Autoantibodies may underpin clotting effects of COVID-19
Researchers discovered “rogue” antibodies associated with clotting and inflammation in severe COVID-19.
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More than half of U.S. women enter pregnancy at higher CVD risk
A minority of women in the United States enter pregnancy in favorable cardiovascular health, new research suggests.
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AHA targets ‘low-value’ heart care in new scientific statement
Low-value cardiovascular care providing little or no benefit is common, potentially harmful, and costly, and it will take key stakeholders to...