JAMACARD_OF:02152017
Presence of Coronary Artery Calcium among Younger Adults Associated with Increased Risk of Fatal Heart Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact John Jeffrey Carr, M.D., M.Sc., email Craig Boerner at craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5493 JAMA Cardiology The presence of any coronary…
JAMACARD_OF:02082017
Habitual E-Cigarette Use Associated with Risk Factors Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact Holly R. Middlekauff, M.D., email Amy Albin at aalbin@mednet.ucla.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5303 JAMA Cardiology In a study published online by…
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Most Younger Adults with High LDL-C Levels Do Not Take a Statin
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017 Media Advisory: To contact David A. Zidar, M.D., Ph.D., email Mike Ferrari at Mike.Ferrari@uhhospitals.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.5162 JAMA Cardiology Despite recommendations, less than 45 percent of…
JAMACARD_OF:01042017
Rate of Death, Heart Attack after Noncardiac Surgery Decreases, Although Risk of Stroke Increases
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sripal Bangalore, M.D., M.H.A., email Elaine Meyer at Elaine.Meyer@nyumc.org. Related material: The commentary, “Trends in Perioperative Cardiovascular Events,” by Nicole M. Bhave, M.D., and Kim A. Eagle, M.D., of the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, also is available at…
JAMACARD_OF:12282016
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Smartphone Apps May Help Study Cardiovascular Health, Behaviors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Euan A. Ashley, M.B., Ch.B., D.Phil., email Tracie White at traciew@stanford.edu. Related material: Also available at the For the Media website, the commentary, “First Steps Into the Brave New Transdiscipline of Mobile Health,” by Bonnie Spring, Ph.D., of Northwestern University, Chicago,…
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JAMACARD_OF:11302016
Levels of Total Cholesterol, LDL-C, Triglycerides Continue to Decline among U.S. Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Asher Rosinger, Ph.D., M.P.H., email CDC Media Relations at media@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.4396 JAMA Cardiology In a study published online by JAMA…
JAMACARD_OF:11162016
Statin Use Increases Substantially in U.S., Although Use Suboptimal in High-Risk Groups
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11:45 A.M. (ET), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Khurram Nasir, M.D., M.P.H., email Muriel Sommers at MurielS@baptisthealth.net. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.4700 JAMA Cardiology From 2002 to 2013, the use…
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JAMACARD_OF:11092016
Higher Intensity of Statin Therapy Associated With Lower Risk of Death in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Paul A. Heidenreich, M.D., M.S., email Tracie White at traciew@stanford.edu. Related material: Available at the For the Media website, the editor’s note, “High-Intensity Statins for Secondary Prevention,” by Robert O. Bonow, M.D., M.S., and Clyde W. Yancy, M.D., M.Sc. To place…
JAMACARD_OF:11022016
JAMACARD_OF:10262016
JAMACARD_OF:10192016
Study Finds Variable Accuracy of Wrist-Worn Heart Rate Monitors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Marc Gillinov, M.D., call Andrea Pacetti at 216-444-8168 or email pacetta@ccf.org. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.3340 In a study published online by JAMA…
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JAMACARD_OF:09282016
Using Twitter as a Data Source for Studying Public Communication about Cardiovascular Health
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Raina M. Merchant, M.D., M.S.H.P., email Abbey Anderson at Abbey.Anderson@uphs.upenn.edu. Related material: Available pre-embargo at the For The Media website is an accompanying Editor’s Note, “Twitter and Cardiovascular Disease,” by Mintu P. Turakhia, M.D., M.A.S., and Robert A. Harrington, M.D. To…
JAMACARD_OF:09212016
JAMACARD_OF:09142016
Premature or Early-Onset Menopause Associated With Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, CVD Mortality, All-Cause Mortality
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Taulant Muka, M.D., Ph.D., email t.muka@erasmusmc.nl. To contact commentary co-author Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: Links will be live at the embargo…
JAMACARD_OF:08312016
Sexual Function Problems Prevalent among Younger Adults Following Heart Attack; More Common among Women
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Stacy Tessler Lindau, M.D., M.A.P.P., call Ashley Heher at 773-702-0025 or email Ashley.Heher@uchospitals.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2362 JAMA Cardiology Among men and women…
JAMACARD_OF:08302016
Longer Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Stent Placement Improves Outcomes for Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 5 A.M. (ET), TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Marco Valgimigli, M.D., Ph.D., email marco.valgimigli@insel.ch. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2811 JAMA Cardiology In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Marco Valgimigli, M.D.,…
JAMACARD_OF:08242016
HIV-Infected Adults with Depression Have Increased Risk for Heart Attack
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew S. Freiberg, M.D., M.Sc., call Craig Boerner at 615-343-7421 or email craig.boerner@vanderbilt.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.2716 JAMA Cardiology Among more than 26,000…
JAMACARD_OF:08172016
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JAMACARD_OF:08092016
Routinely Measured Lipids Show Contrasting Associations With Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael V. Holmes, M.D., Ph.D., email michael.holmes@ndph.ox.ac.uk. To contact editorial co-author Danish Saleheen, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., call Greg Richter at 215-614-1937 or email gregory.richter@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story: Links will be…
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JAMACARD_OF:07272016
JAMACARD_OF:07202016
JAMACARD_OF:07132016
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JAMACARD_OF:06292016
Moderately Intensive Physical Activity Program Not Associated With Reduction in Cardiovascular Events for Older Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Anne B. Newman, M.D., M.P.H., call Allison Hydzik at 412-647-9975 or email hydzikam@upmc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.1324 In a study published online…
Rate of Decline of Cardiovascular Deaths Slows in U.S.
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Stephen Sidney, M.D., M.P.H., call Janet Byron at 510-891-3115 or email Janet.L.Byron@kp.org. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.1326 In a study published online by…
Increased Rates of Stroke, Heart Failure, CHD, and Death in Black Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jared W. Magnani, M.D., M.Sc., call Lawerence Synett at 412-647-9816 or email SynettL@upmc.edu. To contact editorial co-author Dawood Darbar, M.D., call Sharon Parmet at 312-413-2695 or email sparmet@uic.edu. To place electronic embedded links to these article in your story: Links…
JAMACARD_OF:06222016
JAMACARD_OF:06152016
JAMACARD_OF:06082016
Increase in Cardiac Biomarker Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Death
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact co-author John W. McEvoy, M.B., B.Ch., M.H.S., call Vanessa McMains at 410-502-9410 or email vmcmain1@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0765 In a study published…
JAMACARD_OF:06012016
Studies Examine Use of Newer Blood Test to Help Identify or Rule-Out Heart Attack
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Edward Carlton, Ph.D., email eddcarlton@gmail.com. To contact Dirk Westermann, M.D., email d.westermann@uke.de. To place an electronic embedded link to these studies in your story: Links will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.1309; http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0695 JAMA Cardiology Two studies published online…
JAMACARD_OF:05252016
Study Finds Elevated Cancer Risk Among Women With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact David Conen, M.D., M.P.H., email david.conen@usb.ch. To contact editorial author Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., Sc.M., call Kristen Perfetuo at 617- 638-8484 or email kristenp@bu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story: Links will be…
Digital Health Intervention Does Not Lower Heart Attack Risk
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Sonia S. Anand, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C., call Susan Emigh at 905-525-9140, ext. 22555, or email emighs@mcmaster.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.1035 In a…
Compared With Men, Women With Atrial Fibrillation Have More Symptoms, Worse Quality Of Life, Although Higher Survival
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan P. Piccini, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0529 In a study published online…
JAMACARD_OF:05182016
JAMACARD_OF:05112016
Walking Ability Predictor of Adverse Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan Afilalo, M.D., M.Sc., email Cynthia Lee at cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0316 Among more than 15,000 patients who underwent cardiac surgery,…
JAMACARD_OF:05042016
Implementation of Telephone CPR Program Results in Improved Cardiac Arrest Outcomes
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Bentley J. Bobrow, M.D., call Jo Marie Barkley at 520-626-7219 or email jgellerm@email.arizona.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0251 JAMA Cardiology Implementation of a guideline-based…
JAMACARD_OF:04272016
Well-Managed Warfarin Therapy Associated With Low Risk Of Complications in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fredrik Björck, M.D., email Fredrik.Bjorck@lvn.se. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0199 In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Fredrik Björck, M.D., of Umea…
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JAMACARD_OF:03302016
Gene Transfer Shows Promise for Treating Heart Failure
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact H. Kirk Hammond, M.D., call Cynthia Butler at 858-552-4373 or email Cynthia.Butler@va.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0008 Use of intracoronary gene transfer among…
JAMACARD_OF:03232016
Longer-Time to Follow-Up With Patients After Heart Attack Associated With Worse Medication Adherence
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Tracy Y. Wang, M.D., M.H.S., M.Sc., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0001 JAMA Cardiology In a study…
Risk Score May Help Identify Patients at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death After Acute Coronary Syndrome
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Pierluigi Tricoci, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0359 In a study published online…
Many AFib Patients at Highest Risk of Stroke Not Receiving Recommended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jonathan C. Hsu, M.D., M.A.S., call Michelle Brubaker at 619-543-6163 or email mmbrubaker@ucsd.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0374 In a study published online…
JAMACARD_OF:03162016
Study Examines Incidence, Risk Factors for Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding in Older Adults Newly Prescribed Warfarin
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact John A. Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., email Allison Clair at Allison.clair@nyumc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0345 John A. Dodson, M.D., M.P.H., of the New…
Model Developed to Help Predict Risk of In-Hospital Death after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Fred H. Edwards, M.D., email Daniel Leveton at Daniel.Leveton@jax.ufl.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0326 In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Fred…
JAMACARD_OF:03092016
Study Examines Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Developing Country
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Thomas Pilgrim, M.D., email thomas.pilgrim@insel.ch. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0292 Thomas Pilgrim, M.D., of Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a…
High LDL-C Levels in Women Prior to Childbirth Associated With Increased Risk of High Levels in Adult Offspring
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Michael M. Mendelson, M.D., Sc.M., call Gina DiGravio-Wilczewski at 617-638-8480 or email ginad@bu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0304 In a study published online…
JAMACARD_OF:03022016
Study Examines Heart Structure, Function of NBA Players
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact David J. Engel. M.D., call Linda Kamateh at 212-305-5587 or email lib9027@nyp.org. To contact Aaron L. Baggish, M.D., email Julie Cunningham at jcunningham0@mgh.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and commentary in your story: Links will be…
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Models Appear to Work Well in Black Adults
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Ervin R. Fox, M.D., M.P.H., call Karen Bascom at 601-815-3940 or email kbascom@umc.edu. To contact Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., Sc.M., email Marla Paul at marla-paul@northwestern.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study and editorial in your story: Links…
Quality of Care for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Varies Among U.S. Hospitals
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Monique L. Anderson, M.D., M.H.S., call Sarah Avery at 919-660-1306 or email sarah.avery@duke.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://cardiology.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0275 Adherence to recommended care following…