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AHA News: A Lifetime of Challenges – Including a Spinal Stroke – Leads Dancer to Infinite Possibilities
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community....
Arterial Stiffness Progression Precedes Cardiac Damage in Teens
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – For adolescents, arterial stiffness progression precedes worsening structural and functional cardiac damage, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Atherosclerosis....
Stay Fit to Avoid A-Fib and Stroke
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – People can help reduce their odds of developing atrial fibrillation or stroke through one piece of standard medical advice: stay fit. According to a new study in 15,000...
Recent Rise in Disability, Years of Life Lost From CVD Due to Air Pollution
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 – From 1990 to 2019, all-age disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to cardiovascular diseases attributable to particulate matter (PM) air pollution increased 31...
Prepregnancy Factors Explored in Racial Disparity in Preterm Birth
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 – Prepregnancy factors related to socioeconomic status and cardiovascular health are associated with racial differences in the rates of preterm birth (PTB), according to a...
Higher Risk for Death for Black Survivors of Second Primary Cancers
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 – Among survivors of second primary cancers (SPCs), Black patients have the highest risk for death from both cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study...
Illicit Drug Use Seen in One-Third of Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Younger Adults
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 – Approximately one-third of patients 50 years or younger with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have positive toxicology for illicit drugs, according to a study published online June...
Cardiac Rehab Lowers Risk for Death After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 – Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is associated with lower two-year mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to a study published online June 29 in...
AHA News: Your Home – And Where It's Located – May Affect Your Health
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (American Heart Association News) --They say home is where the heart is. But can a person's home also play a role in how healthy that heart is? A large body of research suggests...
Hypoxic, Ventilatory Burdens in OSA Predict CVD Morbidity and Mortality
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – Hypoxic and ventilatory burden in obstructive sleep apnea predict cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 7 in the American...
AHA News: Dallas Radio Personality Gets a New Heart After Cardiac Problems Take a Toll
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Hal Harbuck was walking from the dock to his family's lake cabin when he felt a severe pain in his chest. Having recently been water skiing,...
Vegetarian Diet Aids Outcomes in Patients With or at High Risk for CVD
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023, 2023 – A vegetarian diet may modestly but significantly improve cardiometabolic outcomes in people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a review...
~60 Percent With CVD Risk Factors Receive Postpartum Heart Health Counseling
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – About 60 percent of those with one and two or more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors or adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) receive postpartum cardiovascular health...
Less Than Two-Thirds of High-Risk Women Get Heart Screening After Having a Baby
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – Many women are not being counseled about heart disease after giving birth, a new study finds. Only 60% of at-risk women said they were advised about heart health at their...
Vegetarian Diet May Be the Best Bet for Those at High Risk for Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – As more people are advised to shun meat, a new study from Australia adds to evidence that a vegetarian diet can help improve heart health. A review of 20 prior...
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