Benefit of a favorable cardiovascular risk-factor profile in middle age with respect to Medicare costs

Article Abstract:

People who have no risk factors for cardiovascular disease may incur fewer health care expenditures. Researchers analyzed Medicare payments between 1984 and 1994 in 7,039 men and 6,757 women who were Medicare beneficiaries during that period. Of the men, 279 (4.4%) had no risk factors for cardiovascular disease and 298 (4%) of the women had no risk factors. Compared to the rest of the men and women, these men and women with no cardiovascular risk factors had much lower total health care costs. This was also true for costs associated with cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

Aged, Elderly, Analysis, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs

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Fish consumption and the 30-year risk of fatal myocardial infarction

Article Abstract:

The consumption of fish appears to lower the risk of death from a heart attack but it is not clear which nutritional component is responsible. Researchers following 1,822 men in the Chicago Western Electric Study found that after 30 years, men who ate 35 grams or more of fish every day had about half the risk of dying from coronary heart disease or heart attack. However, the risk of dying from sudden death was not affected by fish consumption. It is unlikely that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are responsible, since they are present in fish in small amounts.

Heart attack, Fish as food, Fish (Food product)

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Resting heart rate is a risk factor for cardiovascular and oncardiovascular mortality

Article Abstract:

A long-term cohort study found resting heart rate was a risk factor for mortality from coronary disease, cardiovascular diseases and all causes in younger and middle-aged men, middle-aged women and for cancer mortality in middle-aged men and women. Participants included 18,787 men and 14,994 women who were examined over 22 years. Participants were employees from 84 companies in the Chicago area.

Research, Coronary heart disease, Heart beat, Heart rate

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