Interesting new material has been published rencently,especially on CVD risk and nutrition, some of them of extra interest:
- Most politically important: the unexpected high drop in new cases of acute infarctions in countries which have applied the smoking ban
- Most geographical: the puzzling link between geographical latitude and carotid arteriosclerosis
- Most somniferous: do not sleep too long or you might run the risk of catching type II diabetes
- ...and for junior doctors: being on call apparently increases your CVD risk?
Read these articles and more in the EACPR Lifestyle & CVD Literature vol. 14
We wish you a pleasant read!
Prof. Joep Perk, EACPR Lifestyle & CVD Literature Editor
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