Lifestyle & CVD Literature selection

Discover our revised format now including comments from EACPR sections' members!

Here we present the EACPR literature review in the field of lifestyle and cardiovascular disease, a quick reading option for the latest update in preventive cardiology.

Do statins cause diabetes? Possibly a small increase after long-term use, but benefits largely outweigh the risks
Home BP measuring best: time to quit office measurement?
High fat meals dangerous: in diabetic patients larger than expected increase of endotoxin observed after high fat meals
… and why not take a picture of vegetables: an innovative way to get children to eta more vegetables……

Wishing you a pleasant read
Prof. Joep Perk, EACPR Lifestyle & CVD Literature Editor

Comments by the EACPR Sections 

Physical Activity after PCI: Patients should become autonomous managers of their own health and lifestyle
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Positive-Affect Induction to Promote Physical Activity After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
J. C. Peterson et al.
Arch Intern Med 2012; Advance online publication
Read the comment by Patrick Doherty

Could snacking between meals drive an inflammatory response in diabetes?
High Fat Intake Leads to Acute Postprandial Exposure to Circulating Endotoxin in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
A. L. Harte et al.
Diabetes Care 2011; Advance online publication
Read the comment by Paul Leeson

A good laugh and a long sleep may not be the best cures in the doctor’s book
Short and long sleep duration are associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease in Australian adults
CH. A. Magee et al.
J Sleep Res 2011; Advance online publication
Read the comment by Paul Leeson

Steroid users: increased cardiovascular risk
Increased atherothrombotic markers and endothelial dysfunction in steroid users
Severo CB et al.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2047487312437062, first published on February 3, 2012 as doi:10.1177/2047487312437062
Read the comment by Eugenio Greco

Statin use increases Diabetes Mellitus Risk in postmenopausal women
Statin Use and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative
A. L. Culver et al.
Arch Intern Med 2012; Advance online publication
Read the comment by Eugenio Greco

Etiology of sudden death in sports - also look beyond the heart!
Sickle cell trait associated with a RR of death of 37 times in national collegiate athletic association football athletes: a database with 2 million athlete-years as the denominator
Harmon KG et al.
Br J Sports Med 2012;46:325-330 doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090896
Read the comment by Erik Ekker Solberg

Societal changes - an important fundament for primary prevention of CVD
Population-level changes to promote cardiovascular health
T. Jørgensen et al.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 18 April 2012, doi: 10.1177/2047487312441726
Read the editorial by Torben Jørgensen 

Recommended Articles

Blood pressure

Effects of Black Tea on Blood Pressure: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Arch Intern Med 2012; 172: 186–188

Does Body Mass Index Impact on the Relationship Between Systolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease?
Stroke 2012; Advance online publication

First-Fill Medication Discontinuations and Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Therapy: An Observational Study
Am J Hypertens 2012; 25: 195–203

Home measurement of blood pressure and cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies
J Hypertens 2012; Advance online publication

Children

CVD Risk

Main Air Pollutants and Myocardial Infarction
JAMA 2012; 307: 713–721

Associations of Pregnancy Complications with Calculated CVD Risk and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Middle Age: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Circulation 2012; Advance online publication

Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease
N Engl J Med 2012; 366: 321–329

Diabetes

Diet, Nutrition, Obesity

Effect of Longitudinal Changes in Visceral Fat Area and Other Anthropometric Indices to the Changes in Metabolic Risk Factors in Japanese Men
The Hitachi Health Study
Diabetes Care 2012; Advance online publication

Epicardial fat, cardiac dimensions, and low-grade inflammation in young adult monozygotic twins discordant for obesity.
Am J Cardiol 2012; Advance online publication

Diet Soft Drink Consumption is Associated with an Increased Risk of Vascular Events in the Northern Manhattan Study
J Gen Intern Med 2012; Advance online publication

Typical breakfast food consumption and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a large sample of Italian adults
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2012; 22: 347–354

Impact of Physician BMI on Obesity Care and Beliefs
Obesity 2012; Advance online publication

Physical activity

Increase in physical activity and cardiometabolic risk profile change during lifestyle intervention in primary healthcare: 1-year follow-up study among individuals at high risk for type 2 diabetes
BMJ Open 2011; 1: e000292

Metabolic Effects of Aerobic Training and Resistance Training in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
Diabetes Care 2012; Advance online publication

Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Middle-Age Men With High Aerobic Fitness
Am J Cardiol 2012; 109: 839–843

Smoking