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Vegan Diet Better Than Omnivore Diet for Cardiovascular Health

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

A study from Stanford Medicine reports that adopting a vegan diet can lead to significant improvements in cardiovascular health within just eight weeks. While it is widely recognized that reducing meat consumption has cardiovascular benefits, this study uniquely controlled for genetic, upbringing, and lifestyle variables by examining identical twins who … Read More

Understanding Heart Arrhythmias

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Heart arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats, affects millions of people worldwide. An arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart’s electrical system doesn’t work properly, causing the heart to beat in an unhealthy manner. These heart rhythm irregularities can range from harmless palpitations to life-threatening conditions … Read More

Pomegranate Benefits

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Q: What are some benefits of pomegranate juice? A: Pomegranate juice benefits include lowering blood pressure and improving your heart health. Also, you don’t have to guzzle glasses of grape or vegetable juice with high amounts of sugar to lower blood pressure when small portions of pomegranate juice benefits will … Read More

Be Aware of Subtle Heart Attack Symptoms

Jan 22, 2024 · Orli R. Etingin, M.D. · Heart Health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, and women may be twice as likely as men to experience a fatal heart attack. Despite this, the misconception that heart disease and heart attacks are more of a man’s problem is still prevalent, and women … Read More

Be Alert for Both Classic and Atypical Signs of Heart Attack

Jan 22, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Heart Health

More than 60 million women in the United States have heart disease, and one of the most common events caused by heart disease is a heart attack. This reinforces the need for women to recognize the classic signs of heart attack in women and men—such as chest pain and pressure—as … Read More

Frontline: False-positive mammogram; dementia risk; blockage-related heart attack

Jan 22, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Heart Health

False-Positive Mammogram Result May be Warning of Later Breast Cancer Diagnosis Women who get a false-positive mammogram result have a higher chance of getting breast cancer later on, according to a study. The risk of a subsequent breast cancer diagnosis is highest for women between ages 60 and 75, in … Read More

Blood Pressure Differences

Jan 22, 2024 · Maurizio Fava, MD · Heart Health

Q: Is it normal to have different blood pressure readings in your right and left arms? A: Minor differences are quite normal and may be due to something as simple as the blood pressure cuff fitting a little differently around one arm compared with the other. Some people also experience … Read More

Ask the Experts: Coordinating Care Needs; Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes; LVAD for Heart Failure

Jan 22, 2024 · Rosanne Leipzig, MD, PhD · Heart Health

My elderly mother is fit and well for her age, but she sees several specialists and is struggling to manage her health-care needs, medical appointments, and medications. I help when I can, but it’s difficult because I live on the other side of the country; moreover, my husband has frontotemporal … Read More

Low-Sodium Diet Lowers BP

Jan 22, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Compared with a high-sodium diet, eating a low-sodium diet lowers blood pressure (BP) after one week, according to researchers. Study participants, aged 50 to 75 years old, included those with normal BP, controlled and uncontrolled hypertension (high BP), and untreated hypertension. Data was gathered during participants’ usual diet, then after … Read More

Make Time for Tea

Jan 22, 2024 · Lori Zanteson · Heart Health

Tea has been enjoyed for more than 5,000 years. Its consmption is supported by modern research for related health benefits and disease risk reduction. Tea Basics. Tea contains polyphenols, antioxidant plant compounds associated with health benefits. The four types of tea known as “true” teas—white, green, Oolong, and black—are all … Read More

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