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Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a substantial reduction in fat, researchers at Vanderbilt Health have found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-weight-loss-drugs-surgery-fat.html Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:30:01 EST news687194691 For patients at high cardiovascular risk with overweight or obesity, semaglutide is associated with reduced burden of total hospital admissions, according to a study published online in JAMA Cardiology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-semaglutide-burden-hospitalizations-high-patients.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:20:07 EST news686815699 An analysis of data from almost two dozen long-term studies finds that even low-intensity smokers have a substantially higher risk of heart disease and death compared to people who never smoked, even years after they quit. Michael Blaha of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and colleagues report these findings in PLOS Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-intensity-heart-death.html Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:04 EST news682592461 By analyzing large amounts of data, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a system for classifying individuals into different risk groups for atherosclerosis. The results enable early detection of the disease, which can lead to personalized preventive care. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-genetic-discovery-personalized-cardiovascular-disease.html Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:00:14 EDT news680197381 Rochester General Hospital, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Aga Khan University report that applying newer cardiovascular risk equations could sharply reduce the number of middle-aged adults considered candidates for aspirin to prevent heart disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-aspirin-middle-aged-adults-unnecessary.html Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:30:01 EDT news678704101 The weight-loss drug Wegovy may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke or death more than similar medications, according to new research from its maker, Novo Nordisk. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-wegovy-linked-heart-similar-drugs.html Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:52:03 EDT news676137122 A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis has shown that herpes zoster vaccination, used to prevent shingles, is associated with a statistically significant lower risk of heart attack and stroke. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-meta-analysis-association-shingles-vaccination.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:20:02 EDT news675597097 A large international study has found that spironolactone, a medication for high blood pressure and heart failure, does not reduce the risk of heart-related death or hospitalizations in people with kidney failure receiving dialysis, despite earlier smaller studies suggesting benefit. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-global-heart-failure-drug-spironolactone.html Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:30:03 EDT news674409061 Recent findings suggest that a personalized approach to recommending CPAP machines to patients with obstructive sleep apnea may decrease adverse cardiovascular events. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-treatment-obstructive-apnea-lowers-heart.html Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:00:02 EDT news673542477 A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement published in the European Heart Journal discusses the key role of vaccination in preventing cardiovascular events following various viral and bacterial infections. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-vaccination-cardiovascular-esc-clinical-consensus.html Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:00:01 EDT news670510449 Common viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are linked to an increased short-term risk of stroke and heart attack in adults, new University of Melbourne research has found. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-common-respiratory-viruses-linked-heart.html Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:30:05 EDT news669554569 Gout flares are associated with cardiovascular events. Treating gout to target serum urate levels prevents flares, but whether such treatment can also prevent cardiovascular events is unknown. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-ideas-gout.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 11:10:01 EDT news669287945 An international research team led by Geneva University Hospital found no increase in cardiovascular events during the first two years of treatment with Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) compared to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-jak-inhibitors-cardiovascular-rheumatoid-arthritis.html Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:30:04 EDT news665226588 A team of cardiovascular and public health researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.K. and one in Australia, working with Mackenzie Wearables Research Hub, has found that for older people, just three minutes a day of moderate incidental activity may reduce their risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack, and also death from such an event. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-minutes-moderate-day-cardiovascular-event.html Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:20:01 EDT news664795032 Among iron-deficient patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), receiving intravenous iron supplementation was found to be safe but resulted in mixed findings, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-intravenous-iron-benefits-patients-heart.html Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:20:49 EDT news662646038 Both the injectable and oral forms of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, have gained recent attention for their effectiveness against weight gain, high blood sugar, and even alcohol cravings. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-clinical-trial-oral-semaglutide-vastly.html Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:53:04 EDT news662637181 After a cardiovascular event, it proves difficult to maintain a healthier, more active lifestyle over the long term. Although sedentary time decreases after participation in a cardiac rehabilitation lifestyle program, it regains within three months thereafter. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-remote-booster-intervention-cardiac-daily.html Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:34:20 EDT news662135656 For dialysis-dependent patients treated for osteoporosis, denosumab is associated with a greater preventive effect on fractures but an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with oral bisphosphonates, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-denosumab-cardiovascular-dialysis-patients.html Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:01:02 EST news655491661 When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may face a surprising question: In addition to reviewing the mammogram for breast cancer, would the patient like the radiologist to examine the images for heart disease risk? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11-mammogram-heart-disease.html Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:00:02 EDT news649671024 A team of researchers have worked together to identify possible genes associated with certain metabolites—molecules involved in the body's biochemical processes—and cardiovascular risk. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-large-scale-genetic-cardiovascular-modulating.html Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:03:03 EDT news649425781 Vutrisiran significantly improved mortality, cardiovascular events and markers of disease progression in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session held today, August 30, at ESC Congress 2024. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-vutrisiran-lifeline-patients-heart-condition.html Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:27:46 EDT news644232461 The cardiovascular safety of an interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and there was no benefit to the patients' quality of life, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-term-beta-blocker-therapy-heart.html Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:27:02 EDT news644232421 According to research presented today at ESC Congress 2024 patients with stable coronary artery disease who quit smoking at any timepoint after their diagnosis reduced their risk of a major event by almost 50%. In contrast, there was minimal impact on cardiovascular risk in patients who reduced their smoking habits. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-halves-heart.html Thu, 29 Aug 2024 03:00:01 EDT news644066281 Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online June 22 in Diabetes Care. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-semaglutide-major-adverse-cardiovascular-events.html Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:00:02 EDT news639756001 Individuals diagnosed with prediabetes can reduce their long-term risk of death and diabetes-related health complications if they delay the onset of diabetes for just four years through diet and exercise. Guangwei Li of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital and colleagues report these findings in a study published July 9 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-prediabetic-status-diagnosis-results-term.html Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:00:01 EDT news639733201 If you want to keep your heart healthy and prolong your life, the answer might be as simple as taking the stairs. A recent study found that climbing stairs could be the key to reducing your risk of premature death and cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-stairs-longer-healthier-life-doctor.html Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:10:04 EDT news639648118 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately one in every three deaths, with more than 20 million deaths reported in 2021 according to a 2024 World Heart Federation report. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06-climate-disturbances-linked-worse-cardiovascular.html Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:00:01 EDT news637401422 In the international CONVINCE trial, presented today (15 May 2024) at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC 2024), anti-inflammatory treatment with long-term colchicine did not reduce rates of recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events in patients with non-cardioembolic stroke in the primary intention-to-treat analysis. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-evidence-anti-inflammatory-therapy-recurrent.html Wed, 15 May 2024 15:25:03 EDT news635005501 Is the view from your doorstep mostly trees and sky or buildings and grass? The answer could influence your cardiovascular health, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session. Using an analysis of Google Street View images powered by machine learning, researchers found people living in surroundings rich in sidewalks, trees and clear sky saw a significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiac events. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-heart-health-ai-illuminates-neighborhood.html Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:00:01 EDT news631188644 A recent Mayo Clinic study examining the effects of daylight saving time (DST) on heart health suggests that the impact is likely minimal. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-02-daylight-minimal-effect-heart-health.html Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:33:03 EST news628270382