🥸 Congratulations to the Yale group and to JACC Journals 😱 Full citation is here: jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

NEW IN JACC Journals What are the 10-year and 30-year risks of cardiovascular disease in the U.S.? We evaluated this using the AHA American Heart Association PREVENT equations. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

🚨 New in JACC: Advances! We analyzed NHANES data pre/post-COVID to examine trends in lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) among U.S. adults. ✅ LLT use increased modestly post-pandemic, especially among women and Black adults. 🚫 But <40% of eligible adults still receive LLT.

3 in 10 US adults aged 30 to 79 yrs have #CVD or high 10-yr risk, including over 90% of those 65+. 2/3 of middle-aged adults face elevated 30-yr risk, especially men & Black & Hispanic individuals—highlighting urgent need for stronger #cvPrev efforts jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #JACC

Let’s talk about a case that made doctors rethink cannabis and the heart. A 21-year-old in Italy, healthy and active, smoked marijuana one night in 2016—and ended up in the ER with a heart attack. Sounds shocking, right? But there’s more to it. Let’s break it down: