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Recent Findings from the FHS CPET station: June 29, 2020
Clinical and Hemodynamic Associations and Prognostic Implications of Ventilatory Efficiency in Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function Nayor et al., 2020 What Is New? Ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2) during exercise potently predicts outcomes in advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. In this study, we establish distinct clinical correlates of VE/VCO2 during... More
Recent Findings: June 12, 2020
High Blood Pressure During And After Exercise May Be Markers For Disease Later In Life (Boston)– Higher blood pressure during exercise and delayed blood pressure recovery after exercise are associated with a higher risk of hypertension, preclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease and death among middle-aged to older adults. Blood pressure responses to... More
June 10, 2020: Recent Findings
Assessment of Incidence and Risk Factors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Among Participants in the Framingham Heart Study Between 1948 and 2016 Key Points Question Is the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage decreasing over time, and do risk factor profiles for intracerebral hemorrhage located in the deep vs lobar brain regions differ? Findings In this cohort study... More
June 8, 2020: Recent Findings
Investigators use FHS data to find association between atherosclerosis and changes in the structure, heart function Even among individuals free of heart failure and myocardial infarction, there appears to be evidence of an association between calcium buildup in the coronary arteries (atherosclerosis) and changes in the structure and function of the... More
June 3 2020: Recent Findings
Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Hemodynamic Responses to Submaximal Exercise Testing With the Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease: The Framingham Heart Study Joowon Lee, PhD, Rebecca J. Song, MPH, Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD, Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD Dr. Vanessa Xanthakis, an FHS Investigator and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics at Boston University’s... More
March 28, 2020: Recent Findings
Association of Blood Pressure Responses to Submaximal Exercise in Midlife With the Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes and All‐Cause Mortality: The Framingham Heart Study Joowon Lee, Ramachandran S. Vasan, and Vanessa Xanthakis Clinical Perspective What is New? We observed significant associations of higher exercise blood pressure and delayed blood pressure recovery after submaximal exercise... More
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS INVITED TO ENTER THE 2020 DAWBER ESSAY CONTEST
Friends of the Framingham Heart Study Extend their Dawber Essay Contest Deadline John Galvani, President, and the Board Members of the Friends of FHS, announce two scholarships for 2020 based on an essay contest: a $1,000 Award and a $500 Award. Eligibility: Open to children, stepchildren, and grandchildren of FHS participants. Applicants must... More
FHS exam suspension due to COVID19 pandemic
FHS exam suspension due to COVID19 pandemic Dear FHS Community, We are thinking of you and hope you are healthy. As precautionary measure to limit any potential exposure to COVID-19, the Framingham Heart Study is suspending ALL in-person examinations of FHS study participants (including all research center and off-site visits) starting Friday, March... More
March 25, 2020: Recent Findings
Haslam et al., 2020 find sugar sweetened beverages may raise triglycerides and lower HDL cholesterol Clinical Perspective What is New? In this cohort of US adults followed for a mean of 12.5 years, regular consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages, which includes sodas and fruit drinks, was associated with adverse changes in lipoprotein... More
March 11, 2020: Recent Findings
FHS researchers quantified how time spent in good health affects you later in life. Key Points Question Is the length of time lived in ideal cardiovascular health in midlife associated with cardiometabolic outcomes or with all-cause mortality later in life? Findings in this cohort study, using data from 1445 middle-aged participants from the... More