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Women With High-Risk HPV Have Increased Risk for Heart Disease
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Women with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Feb. 7 in the...
High-Risk Strains of HPV Could Raise Women's Odds for Heart Death
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Women are four times more likely to die from heart disease and six times more likely to die from stroke if infected with a high-risk strain of human papillomavirus (HPV), a...
Most Americans Don't Know Their Lifesaving 'Heart Numbers': Survey
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – Ohio resident Erica Hutson was in her 20s when she found out she had high cholesterol through a health check required by insurance. Because she was young and fit, Hutson...
Higher Survival Rates Seen for Overdose-Attributable Cardiac Arrest
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – For patients presenting with nonshockable rhythm, those with overdose-attributable out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA) have higher survival rates with good neurological...
CT Appears to Be the Best First Strategy for Evaluating Stable Chest Pain
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – A "computed tomography (CT)-first" strategy may be the best way to determine if stable chest pain patients need revascularization, according to a study presented at the...
Risky Family Environmental Factors Linked to Adult Heart Health
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – Risky family environmental factors in childhood are associated with increased odds of poor longitudinal adult cardiovascular health (CVH), according to a study published...
Heart Disease Still America's Top Killer, Although the Death Rate Has Declined
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Heart disease remains the United States’ top cause of death, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds. There were 931,578 h...
Sitting at Work Tied to Higher Risk for Premature Death
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Individuals who predominantly sit at work face a higher risk for all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 19...
Heart Disease Still the Leading Cause of Death in the United States
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and nearly half of U.S. adults have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a report...
Flu, COVID Are Spreading: Protect Your Heart
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Flu and COVID are sweeping across the country, posing a particular hazard to people at risk for heart disease. These respiratory infections can trigger heart complications...
Adolescent Fitness Tied to Cardiometabolic Health Years Later
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 – Adolescent fitness is inversely associated with the burden of cardiometabolic conditions up to 45 years later, according to a study published online in the January issue of...
Risk Factor Control May Modify Link Between HIV Status and Heart Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Control of dyslipidemia and diabetes, but not hypertension, reduces the association of HIV status with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online...
High Stress From Teenage Years to Adulthood May Up Cardiometabolic Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Consistently high perceived stress from adolescence to adulthood is associated with increased cardiometabolic risk in adulthood, according to a study published online Jan. 17...
Cardio or Resistance Workouts: Is There a Best Combo for Your Heart?
FRIDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Getting bored with your treadmill or exercise bike? Picking up a couple dumbbells instead of lacing up your running shoes once in a while won’t do your heart any harm, a new s...
When Weight Loss Cures Diabetes, Risks for Heart Disease Tumble, Too
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Folks who drop pounds to help control their diabetes receive other substantial heath benefits for all their efforts, a new study says. Substantial weight loss that led to...
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