Researchers from the Duke University Health System recently led a study at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and shared the findings of that study at the American College of Cardiology 67th Annual Scientific Session. The intent of the study was to develop a model to identify patients with PAD within Read more…
A new study published in The Physiological Study provides some insightful data into just how much exercise is required to guard heart health. Findings were published based on a comparison of exercise histories and heart health with over 100 people aged 60 and up. This study only looked at how Read more…
Good news is coming out of a survey of 27,000 Americans; the smoking rate in the United States has hit another record low. The latest survey indicates that 14% of US adults were smokers last year, down from 16% the year before. Although the rate of decline has been slowing, encouraging Read more…
A new US study of 438,000 adults has some interesting findings on regional variations and the prevalence of obesity in rural versus urban or suburban areas. This study was performed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and considered a patient obese if they had a BMI of 30 or Read more…
New Biomedix infographic featuring the results of a study published in JAMA about peripheral artery disease (PAD), and confirms the importance of prevention, focusing on four main risk factors that not only contribute to the prevalence of PAD, but also heart disease and stroke
A study published online in Diabetes Care on April 5th, 2018 determined that diabetes patients undergoing lower-limb amputations have a high risk of postoperative mortality. The study used a cohort of over 300,000 patients diagnosed with diabetes between 2005 and 2014. Researchers from the University of Otago in Wellington, New Read more…
A common question asked about PAD is, what percentage of people that have PAD are asymptomatic, or not displaying some of the classic symptoms of PAD, such as pain when walking (intermittent claudication)? One study indicates that the percentage of those with PAD who are asymptomatic could be quite high. Read more…
An updated systematic review published by The Cochrane Vascular editorial base supports the recommendation by NICE in the UK to offer exercise therapy as a first-line intervention to those suffering from intermittent claudication. Intermittent claudication, or pain while walking, is one of the first symptoms to manifest for patients with PAD (peripheral Read more…
A recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from five searchable databases indicated that non-invasive screening of asymptomatic diabetic patients for coronary artery disease has a positive impact cardiac outcomes. The analysis, published in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging, found a 27% lower incidence of cardiac events, which included: Read more…
New research suggests that screening adults aged 40-65, especially high-risk patients, for type 2 diabetes leads to lower healthcare costs. The study was conducted in Denmark, and results were published in Diabetologia. Of a cohort of approximately 2 million individuals who didn’t have diabetes at the beginning of the study, Read more…