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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At-home blood pressure monitoring could improve outcomes, cut costs

The study's authors tracked 450 patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure.

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Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability linked to cognitive decline, dementia

Researchers tracked more than 3,300 older patients for three years, performing clinical assessments every six months. 

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Researchers share praise—and concerns—about how the keto diet and intermittent fasting affect cardiovascular health

Learn what the experts had to say about these two popular diets.

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How to predict a CVD patient’s risk of total, colorectal and lung cancer

The analysis was presented at ESC Congress 2020 and published in JACC: CardioOncology.

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Some plant-based diets much better for cardiovascular health than others

Eating healthier plant-based foods—fruits and vegetables instead of refined grains and sweets—can help obese patients maintain normal blood pressure, according to new data presented ahead of ESC Congress 2020. 

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Is gastric bypass more beneficial for diabetes patients than traditional weight loss?

The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, compared patients with diabetes who lost weight after gastric bypass surgery with those who lost it by changing their diet. 

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Eating chocolate linked to healthier blood vessels, lower risk of CAD

Eating chocolate—in moderation, of course—is associated with a reduced risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to new findings published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

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Eat your vegetables, help your heart: How plant-based diets can boost cardiovascular health

Two separate research teams have highlighted the benefits of limiting meat consumption and adopting a plant-based diet. 

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.