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Watching Your Cholesterol? Virtual Doctor Visits Work Just as Well
THURSDAY, Dec. 7, 2023 – In a win for telemedicine, new research shows that folks fighting high cholesterol benefit just as much from online coaching as they do from in-person visits with a...
Cardiovascular Benefits Seen With as Few as 2,600 Steps Daily
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Cardiovascular disease (CVD) benefits can be seen from as few as about 2,600 steps per day, according to a review recently published in the Journal of the American College ...
Folks at High Risk of Heart Disease May Gain From Eating Mackerel, Salmon
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Folks with a family history of heart disease might benefit from eating more oily fish like salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines, a new study finds. Oily fish contain high...
Risk for Chronic Health Conditions Increased for Young LGB Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – The risk for chronic health conditions is increased for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescent and young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) compared with LGB individuals...
CVD Mortality Similar With Diuretic, ACE Inhibitor, or Calcium Channel Blocker
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – For patients with hypertension and at least one other coronary heart disease risk factor, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is similar for those receiving a thiazide-type...
Treatment Used on Donated Hearts May Be Useless, Even Harmful: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – A technique doctors use to preserve donated organs is actually doing no good, and might even be harming the organs, a new study reports. Physicians routinely dose deceased...
Identical Twins Study Shows Vegan Diets Helping the Heart
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – A new study of identical twins has provided fresh evidence that a vegan diet can vastly improve a person’s heart health. Twins assigned a vegan diet for two months had s...
Improvements in Cardiometabolic Outcomes Seen With Healthy Vegan Diet
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Following a healthy vegan diet leads to improvements in cardiometabolic outcomes compared with a healthy omnivorous diet, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in...
Early Onset Heart Disease Is Key Factor in Later-Life Dementia
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Minding your heart health when you're young could spare your brain from dementia decades later, new research confirms. Chinese researchers looked at data on more than...
Air Pollution From Fossil Fuels Tied to 5 Million Excess Deaths Annually
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Phasing out fossil fuels might have a greater impact on global deaths than previously thought, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The BMJ. Jos Lelieveld, ...
Cardiac Rehabilitation Use Low in Distressed Communities
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – Although community-level distress is associated with lower cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participation, the clinical benefits are universal across all communities, according...
American Heart Association, Nov. 11-13
The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held this year from Nov. 11 to 13 in Philadelphia and attracted participants from around the world, including cardiovascular specialists,...
Long-Term Exposure to ADHD Meds Linked to Increased Risk for CVD
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – Long-term exposure to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially...
Mean Platelet Volume Linked to Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – For patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD), mean platelet volume (MPV) is associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study...
Aquatic High-Intensity Interval Training Aids Exercise Capacity for Chronic Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Aquatic high-intensity interval training (AHIIT) improves exercise capacity in people with a range of chronic conditions, according to a review published online Nov. 14...
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