Elevated uric acid was associated with an increased risk of AFib, not only among people with cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk factors but also among those without.

Resource:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.122.027089

Noninvasive telemonitoring and nurse telephone coaching is a promising post-discharge strategy in heart failure. New study shows more benefit to heart failure patients with high burden of comorbidity.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/976713

https://www.onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-9164(22)01221-0/fulltext

New study found that eating fast food is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening condition in which fat builds up in the liver.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/976046

https://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(22)01137-5/fulltext

Older adults walking between 6,000 and 9,000 steps per day can very significantly reduce the risk of a cardiovascular event, such as heart attack or stroke.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/975164

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epdf/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.061288

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/number-steps-day-more-important-step-intensity

Often deadly disturbance of the heart’s normal rhythm that occurs as a result of a “blow to the chest” directly over the heart. Timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation is very important.

Resources:

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCEP.111.962712

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/understanding-cardiac-arrest-and-emergency-response-following-damar-hamlins-collapse-during-monday-night-football

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000249

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17229310/

Apple Watch detection of atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation and psychological stress; Eliquis wins in new Afib study; Population screening for atrial fibrillation

Resources:

Apple Watch

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/967097

https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(22)00756-5/fulltext

https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(22)00856-X/fulltext

Psychological Stress

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/944191

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405500X21010872?via%3Dihub

Eliquis Wins

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/968352

https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M22-0318

Population Screening

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/970729

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac547/6806218

Marijuana – Stroke, Dental Visits; Red Meat and CV Disease; Social Isolation; Heart Health Supplements; Green Mediterranean Diet

Resources

Marijuana and Stroke

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/young-marijuana-smokers-may-be-at-greater-risk-of-recurrent-stroke?preview=5179

https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2017/03/09/14/05/marijuana-use-associated-with-increased-risk-of-stroke-heart-failure

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.008680

Research links red meat intake, gut microbiome, and cardiovascular disease in older adults

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960156

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960010

Social isolation and loneliness increase the risk of death from heart attack, stroke

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960492

Heart-health Supplements and Cholesterol

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/6-common-heart-health-supplements-ineffective-at-lowering-cholesterol-compared-to-statins?preview=8364

Marijuana and Dental Visits

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/970070

Green Mediterranean Diet and Visceral Fat

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972470

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02525-8

Hypertension in Children and Teenagers; Electronic Gaming and Heart Danger in Some Children; Adolescence and Atherosclerosis Prevention

Resources:

Hypertension in Children and Teenagers

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/959784

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac328/6633855?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Electronic Gaming and Heart Danger in Some Children

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966862

https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(22)02284-6/fulltext

https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(22)02376-1/fulltext

Adolescence and Atherosclerosis Prevention

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/971355

https://www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S0021-9150(22)01518-0/fulltext

Daily walnut consumption improved mental health indicators and protected against some of the negative effects of academic stress on metabolic and stress biomarkers.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974666

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/22/4776

Study found that higher screen time use was associated with new-onset obsessive compulsive disorder in preteens. Videos and video games had the strongest associations between screen time and OCD.

Resources:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/973956

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(22)00722-4/fulltext