Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood and pulse pressures, obesity and diabetes, are linked to less healthy brains, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.
Higher Fitness Level Can Determine Longer Lifespan After Age 70
For older people, fitness may be more informative than traditional cardiovascular risk factors
Low-Carb Diet Tied to Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Study suggests using caution when restricting carbohydrates for weight loss
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Time to Revisit the Stiff Heart
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) especially affects women and the elderly. The authors review the importance of the heterogeneity of this condition and its implications on therapeutic approaches. Although there are no sex-specific recommendations regarding the evaluation and management of HFpEF in women…
Hookah smokers are inhaling toxic chemicals that may harm the heart
Smoking tobacco in waterpipes, more commonly known as hookahs, results in inhaling toxic chemicals, often at levels exceeding cigarette smoke, that may harm the heart and blood vessels, according to a new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
High-Intensity Interval Training Helps Trim Belly Fat in Cardiac Rehab
A regimen popular among athletes can also help patients get in shape after a heart attack
Taking Statins for Heart Disease Cuts Risk of Second Serious Event in Half, Yet Only Six Percent of Patients Are Following as Directed
A new study has found that patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease cut their risk of a second major adverse cardiovascular event by almost 50 percent, if they adhere to taking a statin medication as prescribed by their doctors.
Study: More Than One-Third of Patients Risking Major Bleeding By Doubling Up on Blood Thinners
A daily aspirin is a commonly used, generally safe therapy for people who need help preventing heart attacks or stroke.
Temperatures Rising: Patients Taking Diuretics May See More Benefit by Upping Potassium Intake During Warmer Weather
Patients taking diuretics are often at risk for low potassium levels, which can put patients at an increased risk of death from cardiac arrhythmias or other causes. But researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that taking prescription potassium…
Better chocolate choices benefit heart health
For Valentine’s Day consideration, skip the milk chocolate candy and replace it with a cup of dark hot cocoa.
Not all saturated fats are equal when it comes to heart health
New research in the International Journal of Cardiology confirms the cardiovascular risk of diets rich in saturated fats found in meats and the benefits of plant-based and dairy alternatives
Does Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduce Dementia?
Intensive control of blood pressure in older people significantly reduced the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a precursor of early dementia, according to the National Institutes of Health-supported Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial Memory and Cognition in Decreased Hypertension, or SPRINT MIND.