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.
 

The eye-opening connection between heart health and cognitive decline

The World Health Organization estimates that 82 million people will be affected by dementia by the year 2030—could maintaining a healthy heart be one way to keep such conditions at bay?

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Sugary drink consumption boosts risk of CVD, stroke in women

Drinking just one sugary drink per day can increase a woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 19%, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Cardiovascular groups share joint guidance on continuation of procedures, diagnostic tests during COVID-19 pandemic

A group of cardiovascular societies, including the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA), has published a new guidance designed to help providers resume important procedures and diagnostic tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New CDC data finds hypertension on the rise—but it’s not what you think

There’s a reason to feel quite optimistic about these numbers—the rise comes from an updated definition of hypertension, one first suggested by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.

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Evolocumab associated with significant drop in heart attack risk

Taking evolocumab to lower LDL cholesterol can lead to significant reductions in a patient’s risk of myocardial infarction (MI), according to new findings published by JAMA Cardiology.

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How do blood pressure medications affect coronavirus patients? Specialists hope to crack the code

Researchers have launched a new multi-center clinical trial aimed at learning more about how various blood pressure medications impact the health of patients with COVID-19.   

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Embracing salt substitutes could help China prevent 450K CVD deaths per year

The team also found that such a shift could prevent more than 740,000 non-fatal CVD events annually and decrease new chronic kidney disease cases by nearly 7%.

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Better than butter: Olive oil associated with significant improvements in heart health

Substituting butter, margarine, mayonnaise or dairy fat with olive oil can lower a person’s risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and total cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Around the web

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.

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