Top in cardiology: Loneliness linked to CVD; how climate change affects the heart

August 8, 2022

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According to the American Heart Association, social isolation and loneliness are associated with a 29% increased risk of myocardial infarction and/or cardiovascular death and a 32% increased risk of stroke and death from stroke.

In addition, the researchers found that socially isolated adults with three or fewer social contacts per month may have a 40% increased risk of recurrent stroke or heart attack, as well as a lower heart failure survival rate at 5 years compared to those with more social problems. contacts It was the top story in cardiology last week.

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Another featured story included an interview with Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, president of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology Congress, about how climate change is affecting cardiovascular health and how U.S. hospital systems they contribute disproportionately to this global emergency.

Read these and more top stories in cardiology below:

Social isolation, loneliness can lead to the risk of heart attack, heart attack, heart attack, stroke

Social isolation and loneliness are common and under-recognized determinants of cardiovascular and brain health, and more research is needed to understand causal pathways and interventions, according to a new scientific statement. Read more

VIDEO: Cardiologists ‘can no longer be silent’ about climate change and its effect on the heart

In this exclusive Healio video, Gulati makes a call to action for cardiologists to recognize the detrimental effect of climate change on heart health. Watch the video.

Data predicts ‘worrying’ increase in CV, CVD risk factors by 2060

Researchers project a substantial increase in cardiovascular risk factors, including a 40% increase in diabetes and a 30% increase in hypertension, along with a parallel increase in CVD by 2060, which likely puts the ’emphasis on an already burdened healthcare system. Read more

In the US, hypertension is diagnosed earlier in black and Hispanic adults

Among American adults, black and Hispanic individuals are younger when diagnosed with hypertension compared with white individuals, according to new data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Read more

MS-CHAT: Counseling by trained medical students can help patients quit smoking

Trained medical students may be able to provide effective smoking cessation counseling to inpatients, thereby improving patient access to counseling services, a speaker reported. Read more

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