Clinical cardiology
14 COMMENTS - Feb 4, 2010 15:15 EST
In fact, the researchers showed that greater religiosity was associated with obesity. At the present time, however, it is unknown whether the obese are more likely to seek out religion and spirituality or if these activities lead to obesity.

Chicago, IL - Increased religious involvement, including more frequent prayer and meditation, is not associated with an improved cardiovascular risk profile or reduced cardiovascular disease events, a new study shows [1]. The findings do not support past studies suggesting better overall health among the more religious and in fact showed that greater religiosity was linked with higher levels of obesity, report investigators. Read full article »

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Lipid/Metabolic
Feb 8, 2010 20:40 EST
The FDA's decision was announced late Monday.
heartbriefs
Feb 7, 2010 19:01 EST
UPDATED WITH COMMENTARY // A link between gout and AMI has been previously documented in men: now a new cohort study suggests gout may be even more important as a comorbidity in women.
heartbriefs
2 COMMENTS - Feb 4, 2010 15:45 EST
The negative results, according to researchers, highlight the need for more research to develop medications targeted specifically at reducing abdominal aortic aneurysm growth.
News
1 COMMENT - Feb 3, 2010 14:30 EST
A study comparing cardiovascular outcomes at the "best hospitals," according to two popular hospital ranking systems, shows that the systems do identify high-quality hospitals, but not all of them.
heartbriefs
Feb 3, 2010 10:15 EST
Also, nearly one-third of these youths are obese or overweight and based on their BMI are candidates for lipid screening, according to the CDC.
News
Feb 2, 2010 16:15 EST
The number of deaths predicted would be half as high, if the US population met goals set out 10 years ago in the Healthy People 2010 report, researchers say. Obesity and diabetes have proved to be the major obstacles.
Clinical cardiology
Feb 1, 2010 17:00 EST
More than 15 million people in the US alone take herbal remedies and/or vitamins at doses that may be interacting with their cardiovascular medications, potentially putting them at risk.
Interventional/Surgery
1 COMMENT - Feb 1, 2010 17:00 EST
Diclofenac does not reduce pericardial effusions, according to the POPE study. This should signal the end of routine use of NSAIDs in this indication, comments an expert.
Features
19 COMMENTS - Jan 29, 2010 14:15 EST
Most experts agree that reducing salt intake will cut blood pressure and in turn reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes. But messages to limit the amount of salt added to food have had little impact on sodium intake in the West, as more than 75% of salt in the diet there is contained in readily prepared foods. The UK has recently gotten tough with the food industry and cut salt intake by 10%; is it time the US and others took a similar stance? heartwire examines the issues.
Imaging
4 COMMENTS - Jan 29, 2010 13:45 EST
The study is one of the first to compare rates of thin-cap, or vulnerable, plaques in AMI survivors and stable-angina patients, identifying important differences.
Hypertension
Jan 27, 2010 12:45 EST
The ENCORE study, illustrating how weight management augments the blood-pressure-lowering effects of the DASH diet, has been published.
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Editorial series
Feb 4, 2010 15:00 EST
Dr Eric Topol talks to heartwire's Shelley Wood about remote monitoring, individualized medicine, and the changing face of cardiovascular care.
Editorial series
Jan 21, 2010 11:15 EST
Join Dr Robert Califf for a thoughtful and timely interview with Dr Ray Gibbons on the core values he learned in his career in science and medicine and why they are imperative for physicians to keep in mind when contemplating the future of healthcare reform.
Editorial series
Dec 2, 2009 11:15 EST
AHA president Dr Clyde Yancy and CEO Nancy Brown share insights from the recent sessions and discuss ongoing initiatives with heartwire's Shelley Wood.
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