ADA: Metabolic Syndrome Helps Predict Mortality Risk

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Female CV mortality lags behind male mortality; lifetime risk assessment, not 10-year risk, is a better estimation tool for women

Participants with AF who used wearable devices reported higher anxiety levels and increased health care usage than nonusers, according to a new study.

Patients who consumed a Mediterranean-style diet had a 30% reduction in major cardiovascular events compared with patients who ate a diet low in saturated fat.

Patients with AF aged younger than 65 years have substantial comorbidity burden that may impact their future risk of mortality, reported researchers.

Overall, a 33% increased risk of major bleeding was seen, with risk highest during the first 30 days of concomitant use and persistent, but lower, after 6 months.