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Risks for All-Cause, Cardiovascular, Respiratory Mortality Increased After Floods
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – The risks for all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality are increased for up to 60 days after exposure to flood, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in...
Severe SARS-CoV-2 Appears to Infect Coronary Vessels
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seems to infect coronary vessels, inducing plaque inflammation, according to a study published online Sept. 28...
Floods Raise Death Rates Long After Waters Recede
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – People who experience flooding aren’t just at risk during these severe weather events — they also have a significantly higher risk of dying in the weeks that follow. A new stud...
CPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For sufferers of sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines may guard against having a second heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular crisis, but...
Neighborhood, Individual Factors Cut Racial Disparities in Heart Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – Neighborhood- and individual-level factors attenuate racial disparities in cardiovascular health, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in JAMA Network Open. Anika...
Total Vascular Score From PET Scans Prognostic in Giant Cell Arteritis
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – For patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), a higher total vascular score (TVS) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at...
Even Short Bursts of Daily Activity Lengthen Life
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Good news for couch potatoes — bursts of activity as short as one to three minutes in duration can prompt a steep decrease in the risk of heart attack, stroke and early death, ...
Scientists Gain Insight Into How COVID Harms the Heart
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – New research shows the COVID-19 virus can directly infect coronary arteries, inflaming fatty plaque inside them, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. This...
Exercise Can Preserve Astronauts' Heart Health on Long Space Flights
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Extensive exercise regimens are keeping astronauts healthy and protecting their hearts during extended space missions, new research finds. A study from scientists at UT...
FDA Will Begin to Regulate Thousands of Lab Tests
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital...
Polygenic Overlap Detected for Schizophrenia, CVD Risk
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – For individuals with schizophrenia, there is a genetic propensity for smoking and a reduced risk for obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the American...
Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – People who abuse marijuana may be setting themselves up for heart problems down the road, Canadian researchers report. The new study found that people with so-called...
Mobile Health Intervention Does Not Augment Cardiac Rehab
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – For patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a mobile health (mHealth) intervention seems not to improve six-month outcomes in terms of physical activity levels,...
Smoking Increases Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes After PCI
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), smoking is associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to a study...
Pandemic-Linked Drop in Cardiac Testing Recovered in United States
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – In the United States and non-U.S. high-income countries, the reductions in cardiac testing seen in the early COVID-19 pandemic recovered by 2021, according to a study...
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