Heart Health

Frontline: Heart Health; Drugs for Stroke; Dementia

Jul 17, 2020 · · Heart Health
Which Diet Is Best for Your Heart? The One You Can Stick To For long-term cardiovascular health, sticking to a healthy diet—regardless of which one—had a significant impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to researchers who analyzed a pool of data from three large prospective studies. The researchers assigned … Read More

Revising the Use of Stents and Surgery for CAD

Jul 17, 2020 · · Heart Health
According to two large and significant studies, invasive procedures such as bypass surgery and stenting, commonly used to treat blocked arteries, are no better at reducing the risk for heart attack and death in patients with stable ischemic heart disease than medication and lifestyle changes alone. However, such procedures offer … Read More

Avoid Harmful High Blood Pressure

Jul 17, 2020 · · Heart Health
A study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) suggests that the number of deaths related to high blood pressure has increased. The data revealed a 20 percent increase in high blood pressure-related deaths in urban areas of the United States between … Read More

Heart Attack Symptoms You Need to Know

Jun 15, 2020 · · Heart Health
Many Americans aren’t as well informed about heart attack symptoms as they should be, according to a large 2019 study. This doesn’t bode well for the millions of people with heart attack risk factors, because time is of the essence when it comes to treating a heart attack. If you … Read More

Newsbriefs: Disease-free years; Lower heart disease risk; Lower risk of stroke; Reduce frailty; Strengthen immune defense; Lower hypertension risk

Jun 15, 2020 · · Heart Health
Live a Healthy Lifestyle to Have More Disease-Free Years In a JAMA Internal Medicine study of 116,043 people (61.1 percent female) published April 6, 2020, those with the healthiest lifestyle had the most disease-free years. Of 16 lifestyle factors studied, four were most closely linked with the greatest disease-free years: … Read More

Protect Yourself From Blood Clots

May 18, 2020 · · Heart Health
Venous thromboembolism (VTE)—in which a blood clot forms in one of the deep veins in the body—may affect as many as 600,000 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The condition occurs either as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which typically affects one of the … Read More

Imaging at the Bedside

May 18, 2020 · · Heart Health
  When a person has a suspected stroke, quick action is crucial. Doctors rely on brain imaging to determine what type of stroke is occurring and how to best treat it. Now they’ll be able to do that right at the bedside, according to a presentation at the 2020 International … Read More

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