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Higher Heart Rate May Help Spur A-fib in Black Patients
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 – An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds. Higher resting heart rate is...
Too Much Sitting Harms the Heart, Even in Folks Who Exercise
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – There's just something about sitting. New research shows that too much time on sofas and chairs harms the heart – even among people who get the minimum recommended amount of...
Orbital Atherectomy No Better Than Balloon Angioplasty
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – For patients with severely calcified coronary lesions, routine treatment with orbital atherectomy prior to drug-eluting stent implantation does not yield greater minimal stent...
Dose-Dependent Association Seen for Smoking, CVD Risk
FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2024 – There is a dose-dependent association for smoking and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open. Jun Hwan Cho, M.D.,...
Early Aortic Valve Intervention Not Beneficial for Severe Aortic Stenosis
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and myocardial fibrosis, early aortic valve intervention does not impact all-cause death or unplanned aortic...
ASN: Hypertension Most Common Cardiovascular Comorbidity Seen With Dialysis
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual...
AI Might Help Pick Up Heart Trouble in Dogs
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Artificial intelligence can accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, a new study finds. The AI program detects heart murmurs in canines with 90% accuracy, similar to the...
Knowledge of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results Improves Some CVD Risk Factors
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Providing vascular imaging results does not improve diet but does improve some cardiovascular disease risk factors at 12 weeks posttest, according to a study published...
Poor Cardiovascular Health Linked to Composite of Poor Brain Health
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Poor cardiovascular health profiles, captured by the American Heart Association Life's Essential 8 (LE8), are associated with an increased risk for developing a composite...
Inhaled Nicotine Disrupts Normal Heart Function
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 – Nicotine delivered by either chronic electronic cigarettes or standard cigarettes disrupts normal heart function, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in ...
Even at Low Levels, Arsenic in Drinking Water Could Raise Heart Risks
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Long-term exposure to even low levels of arsenic in drinking water can raise a person’s risk of heart disease, a new study warns. Even folks exposed to arsenic levels b...
Urban Green Space May Protect Against Heat-Related Health Risks
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Urban green spaces appear to play an important role in mitigating heat-related health risks, according to a review published online Oct. 22 in BMJ Open. Ahsana Nazish, ...
Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water Increases Cardiovascular Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – Long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic in drinking water (wAs) from U.S. community water supplies (CWS) at levels below the federal maximum contaminant level of 10 µg/L ...
Black Patients 22% More Likely to Die After Bypass Surgeries
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Heart bypass operations have gotten safer, but not everyone is benefiting equally: New data shows that Black patients face a 22% higher odds of dying in the hospital after...
High-Volume Centers Do Not Mitigate Heart Transplant Survival Disparity
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Receiving a heart transplant (HT) at high-volume centers (HVCs) does not ameliorate the survival disparity between recipients who are most and least socioeconomically...
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