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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Likelihood of a Heart Attack
Younger patients face highest risks
Music Boosts Exercise Time During Cardiac Stress Testing
Listening to upbeat music may help prolong activity and participation; results may have broader implications for exercise in general
Regular Walking May Protect Against Heart Failure Post Menopause
Brisk walks lasting 40 minutes or more, two to three times per week seem to yield greatest benefit
Breast cancer’s spread routes mapped
Breast cancer spreads to other organs in the body according to certain specific patterns. This has been shown by a team of researchers from Karolinska Institutet and KTH in Sweden and the University of Helsinki in Finland who have mapped breast cancer’s spread routes in…
ECG on Smartwatch Accurately Detects AFib
Real-time display of heart rhythm may help avoid procedures, save costs A newly-designed wristband and corresponding app that works with a smartwatch can accurately display the heart’s electrical activity and notify people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) if their heart is beating normally or not, according…
Breastfeeding May Have Long-Term Heart Health Benefits for Some Moms
Women with normal blood pressure during pregnancy and who breastfed their babies for at least six months following birth had better markers of cardiovascular health years later compared to women who never breastfed, based on research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual…
Getting Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Death by Half in People with Heart Failure
For people with heart failure, getting a seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine in a given year was associated with a 50 percent drop in the risk of death during flu season and a 20 percent drop in the risk of death during the rest of the…
A Positive Outlook May Improve Outcomes for People with Chest Pain
People who were more optimistic had fewer heart-related hospital visits, procedures
Heart Attacks Often Follow Dramatic Changes in Outdoor Temperature
Findings suggest climate change may increase heart attack risk
Are Older Adults with Knee Pain Less Active Than the General Population?
A new Arthritis Care & Research study found that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels are similarly low in older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and those from the general population without osteoarthritis or knee pain.
Screening for Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women Is Cost-Effective
A recent Journal of Bone and Mineral Research analysis indicates that screening for fracture risk in older postmenopausal women is a good use of healthcare resources—in other words, it’s cost-effective.