Nutrition Science

Research on diet can help improve brain and heart health.

Science News

2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline
Ultraprocessed Foods and Their Association With Cardiometabolic Health: Evidence, Gaps, and Opportunities
Implementation of Evidence Based Behavioral Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Community Settings
Hypertension and the Gut Microbiome
A Systematic Review of "Food Is Medicine" Randomized Controlled Trials for Noncommunicable Disease in the United States

Journals

Outcomes After Unilateral Adrenalectomy in Asymmetrical Bilateral Primary Aldosteronism
Angina After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention?
Shrinking Role for Carotid Revascularization in Stroke Prevention
There’s No Place Like Home: Using Ambulatory Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring to Facilitate Early Discharge From Heart Failure Hospitalization
External Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases in a Large National Health‐Checkup and Claim Database

Continuing Education

Attendees gather to listen to a moderated poster presenter during #AHA24 in Chicago.
The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. The council nurtures basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavioral change.

The CVSN Council accelerates the discovery, interpretation, and application of science to enhance cardiovascular health and treat cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The council helps develop scientific statements and advisories, guide professional education activities, provide scientific expertise, conduct research, translate findings, and promote evidence-based practices in clinical settings.

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