Heart Health

This news channel includes content on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac risk stratification, diagnosis, screening programs, and management of major risk factors that include diabetes, hypertension, diet, life style, cholesterol, obesity, ethnicity and socio-economic disparities.
 

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Childhood cancer survivors at greater risk of premature CVD

Survivors of childhood cancer are quicker to develop hypertension and high cholesterol by six and eight years, respectively, when compared to the general population, according to a study published online March 9 in the European Heart Journal.

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American Diabetes Association takes issue with ACP’s blood sugar targets

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) released a statement March 8 in response to the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) guidance statement on blood glucose targets, saying it is “deeply concerned” with the recommendations.

CDC: Fewer American adults—but more children—developing diabetes

The rate of new diabetes cases among American adults is dropping but continues to rise in children, according to the 2017 Diabetes Report Card released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Alert dogs may offer 1st line of defense for diabetic children

Diabetic alert dogs are becoming the first line of defense against erratic high and low blood sugar levels for children with Type 1 diabetes.

Researchers categorize patients who may benefit from lower BP targets

Since the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association lowered the threshold for hypertension to 130/80 millimeters of mercury in November, cardiologists have questioned the risk-benefit balance of the new guidelines.

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Could breastfeeding boost long-term cardiovascular health?

Women who exhibited normal blood pressure during pregnancy and breastfed children for at least six months had better cardiovascular health years later compared to women who did not breastfeed, according to new research to be presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session.

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ACP urges less aggressive drug treatment for type 2 diabetes

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) target between 7 and 8 percent for most patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a March 6 guidance statement update in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Overall costs, drug prices continue to rise for hypertension

Americans with hypertension who were enrolled in employee-sponsored health insurance plans spent 18.3 percent more on healthcare in 2016 than they did in 2012, according to an issue brief released March 6 by the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

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