Leading on from our work on telomeres in the Bruneck Study, we have conducted in this paper published in the BMJ a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between leucocyte telomere length and cardiovascular risk. Our analysis included studies published up to March 2014 identified through searches of Medline, Web of Science, and […]
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Recommendations about the limits for low risk for alcohol consumption vary substantially across different national guidelines. In this large collaborative paper published in the Lancet, we aimed to define thresholds associated with lowest risk for mortality and cardiovascular disease, by analysis of data from 599912 drinkers without previous cardiovascular disease. In our analysis, we combined […]
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Current guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases focus on the prediction of coronary heart disease and stroke. However, in a significant proportion of people, heart failure is the first presentation of cardiovascular disease, which is not included in prediction models. In this study published in Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, we aimed to test whether […]
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Frequent sauna bathing is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, according to a new international study. In a 15-year follow-up study, people taking a sauna 4-7 times a week were 61% less likely to suffer a stroke than those taking a sauna once a week. This is the first prospective large-scale study on this […]
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