April 19, 2013
A recent study indicates that awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the leading cause of death in women has increased to 56%, marking a significant rise since 1997. However, CVD awareness and its risk of death among women appears to have plateaued in more recent years.…
March 13, 2013
British research indicates that patient education appears to play a significant role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor modification in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. An 8-week cognitive behavioral patient education intervention was associated with significantly higher CVD knowledge scores when compared with provision of information leaflets.…
January 2, 2013
We’re proud to present this monograph with feature stories on several important topics in cardiology. In recent months, we have published a variety of news articles covering this disease state. Focusing on clinical and evidence-based information, the content in these features relies on the expertise of our contributing physician authors.…
December 25, 2012
Smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes appear to be the cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors mostly associated with development of clinically significant peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to results of a prospective study of nearly 45,000 United States men. At PAD diagnosis, 96% of men had at least one of these CVD risk factors.…
October 11, 2012
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factor counseling of patients with indications for statin therapy for primary or secondary prevention of CVD appears to improve lipid profiles when compared with routine care, according to an analysis from the Netherlands. For the study, CVD risk-factor counseling included education on:
Modifiable and un-modifiable risk factors.…
August 16, 2012
July 18, 2012
An investigation of a large, nationally representative sample of adult Americans suggests that the risk of total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality appears to be lower in those who meet a greater number of CVD health metrics. However, just 1.2% of participants met all seven cardiovascular health metrics in 2005-2010.…
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