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Heart Failure Patients Increase Their Odds Of Death By Skipping Yearly Doctor Visit
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 — Two out of 5 people with heart failure are more likely to die because they aren’t regularly seeing a cardiologist, a new study says. The 3 in 5 heart failure patients who do se...
Heart Failure Patients Increase Their Odds Of Death By Skipping Yearly Doctor Visit
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 — Two out of 5 people with heart failure are more likely to die because they aren’t regularly seeing a cardiologist, a new study says. The 3 in 5 heart failure patients who do se...
Black Patients, Women Face Worse Outcomes, Death In Heart & Blood Vessel Procedures
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Women and Black patients are more likely to suffer life-changing complications from advanced heart and blood vessel procedures, a trio of new studies says. Women face a higher r...
Risk of Poor Cardiovascular Outcomes Up in Aging Patients With Down Syndrome
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – Individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of poor cardiovascular outcomes, according to a study published online May 7 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Annie ...
CVD Mortality Higher in Women Than Men With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – For patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID), cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality decreased from 1999 to 2020, but sex disparities persist, according to...
Women With Autoimmune Disease At Greater Risk For Heart-Related Death
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says. Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic s...
Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance in Teens Linked to Worsening Cardiac Damage at Age 24
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Adolescent hyperglycemia and worsening insulin resistance (IR) are associated with an increased risk for worsening structural and functional cardiac damage, according to a...
Live Zoster Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Events
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Live zoster vaccination is associated with a lower risk for overall cardiovascular events when compared with no vaccination, according to a study published online May 5 in...
Childhood High Blood Sugar Can Cause Heart Problems In Young Adults
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – Persistently high blood sugar among teenagers can lead to heart disease by young adulthood, a new study says. Teenagers had up to three times the risk of developing a heart...
Conversion Therapy Harms Heart Health
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – Conversion therapy might harm a young person’s long-term heart health, a new study says. Young adults assigned male at birth were nearly three times as likely to be d...
Real-Time AI-Driven Decision Support Aids Catheter Ablation
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – An artificial intelligence (AI)-driven model can significantly improve procedural safety in cardiac electrophysiology with real-time decision support, according to a study...
Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate Contributes to 13 Percent of All Cardiovascular Deaths in Those Aged 55 to 64
TUESDAY, May 6, 2025 – Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) contributes to 13.497 percent of all cardiovascular deaths among individuals aged 55 to 64 years, with considerable geographic disparities,...
Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Tells You — And What It Doesn’t
SUNDAY, May 4, 2025 — Body Mass Index, or BMI, is a number that reflects the relationship between your height and weight. It's widely used in healthcare and public health to categorize body size and e...
Urinary Incontinence Linked to CVD Risk Factors, Comorbid Conditions
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 – Urinary incontinence is not associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) classification, but is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and...
New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to 'Take Back Your Health'
WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents reviewed by NBC N...
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