Primary Care

Using data from a cross-sectional registry designed to evaluate lipid management practices, the authors of a recent study sought to investigate patient-reported reasoning for statin underutilization.

The ACC/AHA have released new guidelines for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, including recommendations for aspirin use, statin use, and the role of lifestyle modification.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have updated their intake recommendations for sodium and potassium, originally published in 2005.

Despite a lack of clear therapeutic indication, many patients receiving anticoagulation therapy with warfarin are also treated with aspirin. In a recent study, researchers sought to evaluate the frequency...

The American Heart Association has released an update to its 2005 statement on the measurement of blood pressure.

While several previous studies have investigated the effects of heavy smoking on spatial and color vision, samples sizes have been small and some variables were not controlled, according to the recent...

The US Preventive Services Task Force has released an update to its 2004 recommendation statement on screening for pancreatic cancer.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has released its updates to the annual immunization schedules for 2019.

While statin therapy has been shown to reduce the risk of major vascular events and vascular mortality, its effects in older adults are less well understood.

New statistics from the American Heart Association highlight how recent guideline changes have affected CVD and the percentage of preventable deaths in the United States.