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.
 

Hypertensive women in their 40s more likely to develop dementia later in life

Women who develop hypertension in their 40s are up to 73 percent more likely to suffer from dementia later in life than normotensive counterparts, recent research published in Neurology states, while men with high blood pressure don’t see an increased risk at all.

October 12, 2017

New guidelines attempt to simplify hypertension diagnosis in children

Children with high blood pressure may not suffer the consequences of hypertension until they become adults but, if left untreated, their condition can put them on a path to atherosclerosis and heart attack.

October 10, 2017

Study suggests more dairy consumption could lower risk of prediabetes, diabetes

Consuming dairy products—cheese in particular—could actually help reduce the risk of diabetes in the American population, according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition.

October 6, 2017

ROX Medical CONTROL HTN-2 Clinical Trial; First Procedure Performed

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 4, 2017 — ROX Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company pioneering an innovative interventional vascular therapy for Uncontrolled Hypertension, announced today that the first patient was treated in the CONTROL HyperTeNsion (HTN)-2 clinical study, the Company's pivotal study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the ROX Coupler used to create an arterio-venous anastomosis in the iliac vessels, in patients with high blood pressure.

October 5, 2017

Obesity-related cancers reversing the trend of reduced rates across the country

More than half a million people were diagnosed with obesity-related cancers in the U.S. in 2014, the CDC reported Tuesday, and those numbers aren’t expected to deflate anytime soon.

October 4, 2017

Mouse study suggests linoleic acid is more closely tied to obesity than saturated fat

A new study comparing vegetable oils suggests an essential fatty acid has a stronger tie to weight gain than saturated fat intake.

October 2, 2017

Finnish scientists: Sauna bathing can reduce risk of hypertension

It’s time to turn up the heat—scientists in Finland have released evidence that frequent sauna bathing can decrease risk factors for men diagnosed with hypertension.

October 2, 2017

Novo Nordisk Receives FDA Approval for Fiasp®, a New Fast-Acting Mealtime Insulin

PLAINSBORO, N.J., Sept. 29, 2017 — Novo Nordisk today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Fiasp® (insulin aspart injection) 100 Units/mL, a fast-acting mealtime insulin indicated to improve glycemic control in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

October 2, 2017

Around the web

Eleven medical societies have signed on to a consensus statement aimed at standardizing imaging for suspected cardiovascular infections.

Kate Hanneman, MD, explains why many vendors and hospitals want to lower radiology's impact on the environment. "Taking steps to reduce the carbon footprint in healthcare isn’t just an opportunity," she said. "It’s also a responsibility."

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