Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the major causes of death in the United States. A new study evaluating recent trends in the prevalence of CHD in the U.S. population aged 40 years and older showed that CHD rates have decreased significantly, from 10.3% in 2001-2002 to 8.0% in 2011-2012. Much of the morbidity and mortality of CHD, encompassing angina, myocardial … [Read more...]
Cardiovascular Health News
New therapy options bring about changes in stroke care
There are more well-founded therapy options for the treatment of strokes than ever before. Care has to be reorganised before these innovations are actually used on patients. At the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Copenhagen, experts are discussing just how to do that successfully - from guidelines for the use of thrombectomy procedures all the way to the … [Read more...]
Congenital Heart Disease: Today’s Warriors Survive!
About one in every 100 babies born today comes into the world with a heart defect. Just a generation ago, many of these babies would never make it to adulthood, but today, over 85 percent do, and currently there are over 1.2 million American adults who are living and thriving with congenital heart disease, leading to a whole new medical specialty. Every day, her scar reminds … [Read more...]
Holding Your Heart in Your Hand
Five million Americans have heart failure, which can lead to heart attacks. It is also the cause of death for one out of nine people. Now, a one-of-a-kind program is motivating people to engage in heart-healthy activities and helping them cherish a second chance at life. Kenneth Arnentrout could never run on a treadmill before his heart transplant in 2015. And he could never … [Read more...]
From a heart in a backpack to a heart transplant
All transplant patients are exceptional, but Stan Larkin's successful heart transplant comes after living more than a year without a human heart and relying on a heart device he carried in a backpack. The first patient in Michigan ever discharged with a SynCardia temporary total artificial heart in 2014, Larkin was back at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular … [Read more...]
World’s smallest pacemaker implanted
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of Meridian CardioVascular Network, is the first hospital in New Jersey to implant the Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) - the world's smallest pacemaker - since the device gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in April 2016. Micra TPS is a new type of heart device that treats patients with bradycardia, a … [Read more...]
Female heart patients less likely to get blood thinning therapy: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Study
Female atrial fibrillation patients are less likely than their male counterparts to receive blood thinning therapies to prevent stroke, say University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researchers. Researchers noted the sex differences as they reviewed medical therapies for 1,585 patients whose doctors were testing a computerized decision support tool that uses patient … [Read more...]
Low-salt diets may not be beneficial for all, study suggests
A large worldwide study has found that, contrary to popular thought, low-salt diets may not be beneficial and may actually increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death compared to average salt consumption. In fact, the study suggests that the only people who need to worry about reducing sodium in their diet are those with hypertension (high blood pressure) … [Read more...]
Low saturated fat diets don’t curb heart disease risk: A Study
Diets low in saturated fat don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, says a leading US cardiovascular research scientist and doctor of pharmacy in an editorial in the open access journal Open Heart. And current dietary advice to replace saturated fats with carbohydrates or omega 6-rich polyunsaturated fats is based on flawed and incomplete data from the 1950s, … [Read more...]
Map the Heart: Stop AFib
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is one of the most common heart rhythm disorders. But treatment only works about half the time. Now, that may be about to change, thanks to a new way to diagnose the condition. This is what the human heart looks like when it is out of sync. “It felt like my heart was going to explode. Everything was just racing,” said Bret Story. A … [Read more...]
High cholesterol, triglycerides can keep vitamin E from reaching body tissues: Oregon State University Study
In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and prevent vitamin E from reaching the tissues that need it. The research, just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also suggested that … [Read more...]
Genetic risk information for coronary heart disease leads to lower bad cholesterol: A Study
A group of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has discovered that disclosing genetic risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) results in lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), also known as bad cholesterol. The findings of the Myocardial Infarction Genes (MI-GENES) Study were presented today at the annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2015 as a late-breaking … [Read more...]
New way to prevent dangerous blood clots discovered: University of North Carolina Study
For the first time, scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have shown that eliminating the enzyme factor XIII reduces the number of red blood cells trapped in a clot, resulting in a 50 percent reduction in the size of the clot. The finding, featured in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, has major implications for people at high risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a … [Read more...]
Cardiovascular risk tool overestimates actual chance of cardiovascular events: A Study
A widely recommended risk calculator for predicting a person's chance of experiencing a cardiovascular disease event -- such as heart attack, ischemic stroke or dying from coronary artery disease -- has been found to substantially overestimate the actual five-year risk in adults overall and across all sociodemographic subgroups. The study by Kaiser Permanente was published in … [Read more...]
Citrus can ward off your risk of stroke: A French Study
Eating foods that contain vitamin C may reduce your risk of the most common type of hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014. Vitamin C is found in fruits and vegetables such as oranges, papaya, peppers, broccoli and strawberries. … [Read more...]
Healing the heart with fat: 18-HEPE might help: Rockefeller University Study
Too much dietary fat is bad for the heart, but the right kind of fat keeps the heart healthy, according to a paper published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Unsaturated dietary fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), are known to protect against cardiovascular diseases. However, the mechanism and the specific fat metabolites responsible for this protection … [Read more...]
High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes: A Japanese Study
People with Type 2 diabetes who eat a diet high in salt face twice the risk of developing cardiovascular disease as those who consume less sodium, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diabetes occurs when there is too much sugar in the bloodstream. People develop Type 2 diabetes when their bodies … [Read more...]
Eating chocolate each day could reduce heart disease and diabetes risk: University of Warwick Study
A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition appears to back up the adage that a little of what you fancy does you good. Including a small amount of chocolate each day could help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance. That's one of the research findings from the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), the University of Warwick Medical School, the University of … [Read more...]
Vitamin A affects the heart: A Study
Vitamin A is involved in many bodily processes, including vision and skin health, but its role in the heart is unclear. While vitamin A is critical for heart development of embryos -- vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy leads to an abnormal heart and prenatal death -- studies on vitamin A's role in heart health have drawn opposite conclusions. A new study published in … [Read more...]
Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of heart attacks: University of Auckland Study
A "Mediterranean" diet, high in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods, is linked to a lower risk of heart attack and stroke in people who already have heart disease, according to a study of over 15,000 people in 39 countries around the world. The research also showed that eating greater amounts of healthy food was more important for these people than avoiding unhealthy … [Read more...]
Fish oil, cocoa extract and phytosterols new hope against heart disease: Cardiff University Study
Combining marine fish oil, cocoa extract and phytosterols into a dietary supplement could offer new hope in the fight against heart disease, a new study suggests. A collaborative study between Cardiff University scientists and South Wales-based nutritional supplement manufacturer, Cultech Ltd, examined the potential of combining the three ingredients as a means of preventing … [Read more...]
Young Hispanics often obese and at higher risk for heart diseases: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Study
Obesity is common among U.S. Hispanics and is severe particularly among young Hispanics, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). The first large-scale data on body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adult populations suggests that severe obesity may be associated with considerable excess … [Read more...]
For healthy heart it’s important to get adequate sleep at optimal times: University of Delaware Study
No one is telling you what time to go to bed with this, but researchers are making a strong case that the duration and timing of your sleep are closely associated with whether your behavior is heart-healthy. Night owls should take special note of a new study by University of Delaware researcher Freda Patterson and collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel … [Read more...]
Treatment-resistant hypertension requires proper diagnosis: A German Study
High blood pressure -- also known as hypertension -- is widespread, but treatment often fails. One in five people with hypertension does not respond to therapy. This is frequently due to inadequate diagnosis, as Franz Weber and Manfred Anlauf point out in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. If a patient's blood pressure is not controlled by treatment, … [Read more...]
Loneliness linked to heightened risk of heart disease: A Study
Loneliness and social isolation are linked to around a 30 per cent increased risk of having a stroke or developing coronary artery disease--the two leading causes of illness and death in high income countries--finds an analysis of the available evidence, published online in the journal Heart. The size of the effect is comparable to that of other recognised risk factors, such … [Read more...]
Controlling blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol linked to lower cardiovascular disease: University of California
While controlling blood pressure, blood sugar and LDL-cholesterol levels reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes, only 7 percent of diabetic participants in three major heart studies had recommended levels of these three factors, according to research from the Heart Disease Prevention Program at the University of California, Irvine School of … [Read more...]
Increased BMI during adolescence predicts fatal cardiovascular events in adulthood: Hebrew University of Jerusalem Study
A nationwide study of 2.3 million Israeli adolescents, examined from 1967 through 2010, finds an association between elevated body-mass index in late adolescence, and subsequent cardiovascular mortality in midlife. Overweight and obesity in adolescents have increased substantially in recent decades, and currently affect a third of the adolescent population in some developed … [Read more...]
Replacing butter with vegetable oils does not cut heart disease risk: University of North Carolina Study
A research team led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health has unearthed more evidence that casts doubt on the traditional "heart healthy" practice of replacing butter and other saturated fats with corn oil and other vegetable oils high in linoleic acid. The findings, reported today in the British Medical Journal, suggest that using … [Read more...]
Protein SIRT5 and healthy heart linked: Cornell University Study
The human heart is a remarkable muscle, beating more than 2 billion times over the average life span. But the heart's efficiency can decrease over time. One major contributor to this decreased function is cardiac hypertrophy -- a thickening of the heart muscle, resulting in a decrease in the size of the left and right ventricles. This makes the heart work harder and pump … [Read more...]
Resuscitation drugs can be beneficial to restoring heart rhythm after cardiac arrest in certain instances, research shows
Administering heart resuscitation drugs to patients whose cardiac arrest is witnessed at the time of the attack can improve survival, but needs to be done through an IV line rather than directly into bone marrow as is more commonly done by paramedics, a new study involving UT Southwestern Medical Center emergency physicians and Dallas-Fort Worth Emergency Medical Services (EMS) … [Read more...]
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