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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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Fast eaters 11.6% more likely to develop metabolic syndrome

'Tis the season for sampling pumpkin pies and gorging on turkey leftovers, but diners might want to slow down this holiday season if they want to stay healthy, Japanese researchers reported at this year's American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, California. 

Stressed women more likely to develop obesity

The more traumatic events a woman experiences during her lifetime, the more likely she is to become obese, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions this week.

Jardiance® reduced risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 13, 2017 — New data presented today showed that Jardiance® reduced the risk of cardiovascular death compared with placebo when added to standard of care in adults with type 2 diabetes and peripheral artery disease.

AHA, ACC lower bar for high blood pressure; 46% of US adults now have hypertension

In the first update to U.S. guidelines on blood pressure in 14 years, a writing committee changed the definition of high blood pressure from 140/90 millimeters of mercury or higher to 130/80 or higher.

High triglycerides—despite LDL-C control—associated with adverse events, higher healthcare costs

People with high triglycerides, even in the presence of controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), remain at increased risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and incur higher healthcare costs, according to a retrospective data analysis presented Nov. 12 at the American Heart Association scientific sessions in Anaheim, California.

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Lifestyle changes—not medications—linked to sustained risk reduction for diabetes

Lifestyle modification (LSM) and medication can prevent people at risk of diabetes from developing the condition in the short term, but only LSM is associated with a sustained risk reduction, according to a meta-analysis published Nov. 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Danish researchers discover how to convert progenitor cells into beta cells

Human stem cells can now effectively be specialized to create functioning beta cells, a discovery that could greatly aid diabetics struggling with insulin shortages, according to new research published in Nature Cell Biology.

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Late-night snacking could raise risk of diabetes, CVD

Eating at night disrupts the body’s natural clock, encourages fat buildup and could increase a person’s risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, research published this week in Experimental Physiology states.

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