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Long-Term Sex Hormone Treatment in Transgender Care Tied to Changes in Body Composition
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – Long-term sex hormone treatment in transgender individuals can lead to significant changes in body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a...
Switch From Animal to Plant Proteins Greatly Boosts Heart Health
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Moving away from meat to plants as a main source of protein will do wonders for your heart, new research finds. The 30-year study found that folks with the highest ratio of...
13.9 Percent of Older Adults Meet Federal Physical Activity Guidelines
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Overall, 13.9 percent of adults age 65 years and older met the federal physical activity guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities in 2022, according to...
Extensive Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest CT Prognostic for Death, CVD
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Among individuals undergoing low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) for lung cancer, extensive coronary artery calcium is associated with all-cause death and cardiovascular...
American Heart Association, Nov. 16-18
The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held this year from Nov. 16 to 18 in Chicago, drawing attendees from around the world, including cardiovascular specialists, surgeons, and n...
Your Old Pacemaker Could Be Recycled to Save a Life
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2024 – Don't let your surgeon toss your old heart pacemaker out with the trash. Used pacemakers can be refurbished, researchers report, providing the potential for more people ...
Stroke Guidelines Updated, With Focus on Women and GLP-1s
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 – Women, especially those who had high blood pressure during pregnancy or entered menopause before age 45, are among those with a greater risk for stroke. They and other...
High Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – High cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with better cognitive performance and lower dementia risk, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the British...
More Than Half of U.S. Adults Could Be Candidates for Ozempic
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – More than half of all American adults, almost 137 million people, could be candidates for the blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, a new analysis finds. Sold as Ozempic for...
Your Heart's Shape Could Affect Your Health
MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2024 – It's long been known that certain structural qualities of the human heart – its size, chamber volume – can influence cardiovascular health. British scientists say they're...
Higher Physical Activity Levels Can Increase Life Expectancy
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Higher physical activity (PA) levels can increase life expectancy, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Lennert Veerman,...
Over 40? Get Fitter and Live 5 Extra Years
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – If you're over 40 and raise your levels of exercise to that of the top 25% of your peers, you might gain an average of five more years of life, a new study calculates. For...
AHA: Rural-Urban Disparities Persist in Cardiovascular Mortality
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Between 2010 and 2022, cardiovascular mortality increased in rural areas and decreased in urban areas, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the American Heart...
Get Off the Couch: Another Study Shows Sitting's Health Dangers
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 – Time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day could increase a person’s risk of heart disease and death, a new study warns. More than 10 and a half hours of s...
AHA: More Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Tied to Lower Risk for A-Fib
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Higher amounts of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are inversely associated with a lower risk for incident atrial fibrillation, according to a study scheduled...
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