Cholesterol Guideline Emphasizes Earlier Treatment - Medscape Treatment for elevated blood lipid levels should begin much earlier and more aggressively to reduce the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to an updated
Does Depression Speed Up ASCVD Onset and Treatment? - Medscape Patients with depression may develop atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease earlier and start treatment more often than those without depression but achieve similar cholesterol control, a study finds
Current Risk Scores Miss Nearly Half of First Heart Attacks Nearly half of adults with a first myocardial infarction show low or borderline risk on current risk estimators Most develop symptoms only within 48 hours and would not qualify for statins earlier
Tool Spots Heart Failure Risk Missed in Patients With ASCVD A risk model predicts the risk for heart failure in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and flags a notable proportion classified as low risk by other risk tools
Menopause Linked to Higher ASCVD Risk - Medscape Menopause is independently associated with a higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with the strongest association seen in women younger than 60 years
Less TV Time Cuts ASCVD Risk Despite Genetic Risk for T2D The 10-year absolute risk for ASCVD was lower in individuals with high T2D genetic risk who watched ≤ 1 hour of television daily than in those with low T2D genetic risk who watched ≥ 2 hours