International journal of cardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of a lifestyle intervention program on physical outcomes, depression, and quality of life in adults with metabolic syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.
Lifestyle modification is recommended as the primary intervention for metabolic syndrome (MetS). The study was to examine the effects of a lifestyle intervention program (LIP) on physical outcomes, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in Chinese adults with MetS. ⋯ The current LIP was effective in losing body weight, improving depression and QoL of MetS populations in three-month observation. Considering its low-cost and convenience, the LIP could be applied in clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.
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Observational Study
Reduced subclinical carotid vascular disease and arterial stiffness in vegetarian men: The CARVOS Study.
Dietary habits play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis, the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. The objective of this study was to verify if vegetarian (VEG) diet could be related a better profile of subclinical vascular disease evaluated by arterial stiffness and functional and structural properties of carotid arteries, compared to omnivorous (OMN) diet. ⋯ A VEG diet is associated with a more favorable cardiovascular diseases biomarker profile and better vascular structural and functional parameters.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Ideal cardiovascular health in childhood-Longitudinal associations with cardiac structure and function: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS).
Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH), defined by the American Heart Association, is associated with incident cardiovascular disease in adults. However, association of the ideal CVH in childhood with current and future cardiac structure and function has not been studied. ⋯ Childhood ideal CVH score has a long-lasting effect on cardiac structure and function, and the association is evident already in childhood. Our findings support targeting the ideal CVH metrics as part of primordial prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
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Right heart structural abnormalities occur in both tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). They may occur independently or together, but their joint effects on cardiac structure are incompletely described. This study examined the interactions of TR severity and PH on right heart structural changes. ⋯ Right atrial volume and tricuspid annulus area are the most sensitive to TR severity, and are also sensitive to pulmonary hypertension.