Associations between sleep and CVD risk factors vary by sex. While more N3 sleep results in lower BP in women, more wake after sleep onset results in higher BP in men.

Seasonal influenza vaccination, but not COVID-19 vaccination, in patients with acute heart failure is associated with less severe decompensation.

Risk for all-cause mortality and MACEs are affected by calcified and low-attenuation plaque burdens in patients with chronic kidney disease.

For individuals newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), both short and long sleep duration are associated with microvascular disease.

Despite substantial growth and recognition of the PA profession in recent years, Black men continue to be underrepresented in this field.

Diets high in fruits and vegetables are associated with lower blood pressure, reduced cardiovascular risk, and improved kidney health.

Physical activity concentrated on the weekends or evenly spread throughout the week is associated with decreased risk for over 200 diseases.

Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia was associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk, especially among those with obesity and statin use.

Booster doses of the original monovalent COVID-19 vaccine are associated with lower incidence of symptoms in health care personnel 6 weeks postinfection.

Favorable short- and long-term outcomes are seen in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who receive septal reduction therapy.

Investigators have identified a platelet count threshold that appears prognostic in patients with ESRD hospitalized in the ICU.

Per an HFSA news release, in the United States, it is estimated that heart failure prevalence may increase to 11.4 million by 2050.