The American Academy of Sleep Medicine provided a position statement on the importance of sleep in health and several objectives to improve health, productivity, and well-being.
High levels of eicosapentaenoic acid, an omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acid, are no benefit to patients at high risk for cardiovascular events.
Nocturnal arousal burden is associated with long-term cardiovascular and overall mortality among women and possibly among men.
The incidence of hypertension is 12 times higher in children with surgical repair of CHD versus healthy, matched children without CHD.
Pharmacologic therapy to reduce systolic blood pressure is associated with a lower risk for major cardiovascular events.
Greater intake of red and processed meat is associated with worse imaging measures of cardiovascular health.