A new discovery about how the liver flushes cholesterol from the body could lead to more effective treatments for cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death worldwide. University of Leeds researchers have found that the production of bile, which is vital for flushing excess cholesterol from the body, is affected by the rate blood...
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Heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease linked to cognitive impairment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Three common cardiovascular diseases in adults—heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease—are linked to cognitive impairment and increased risk of dementia, according to “Cardiac Contributions to Brain Health,” a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the journal, Stroke. The scientific statement reviews the latest research examining...
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Consumed by Many, This Oil Could Increase the Risk of Stroke
Consumed by Many, This Oil Could Increase the Risk of Stroke – © The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel A recent British study has unveiled a surprising connection between fish oil consumption and the risk of stroke. This revelation challenges the long-held belief in the benefits of this popular dietary supplement. Let’s delve into the...
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Measure of body roundness may help to predict risk of cardiovascular disease
News Release 25-Sep-2024 Abdominal body fat could hint at cardiovascular disease risk even when other health factors are not considered, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association Peer-Reviewed PublicationAmerican Heart Association Research Highlights: Body roundness index — a measure to reflect abdominal body fat and height that some health care professionals believe...
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Single blood test predicts 30-year cardiovascular disease risks for women
August 31, 2024 by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Credit: CC0 Public DomainResearch supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that measuring two types of fat in the bloodstream along with C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, can predict a woman’s risk for cardiovascular disease decades later. These findings, presented as...
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Exploratory analysis associates HIV drug abacavir with elevated cardiovascular disease risk in large global trial
JULY 23, 2024 by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles (teal) budding and replicating from a segment of a chronically infected H9 cell (tan). Particles are in various stages of maturity; arc/semi-circles are immature particles that have started to form but are still part of the cell....
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Bempedoic Acid: A Statin-Intolerance Savior?
Perspective > Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology > ADA 2023COMMENTARY Kevin Fernando, MBChB, MSc DISCLOSURES June 29, 2023 Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death in patients with type 2 diabetes in the United Kingdom. Sadly, these patients are twice as likely to suffer or die from a cardiovascular event, compared with patients...
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Study identifies blood biomarkers to predict risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
by Mass General Brigham Credit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsRheumatoid arthritis impacts approximately 2 million people in the United States and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, assessing cardiovascular risk is difficult in patients with rheumatoid arthritis because standard clinical assessments based on factors like age, cholesterol, and smoking status tend to underestimate cardiovascular...
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Substudy of trial reveals how statin therapy prevents cardiovascular disease in people with HIV
by Brandon Chase, Massachusetts General Hospital Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent clinical trial reveals how a daily statin pill may prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with HIV. In this substudy of the phase 3 Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE), a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered...
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Stem cell study offers clue to South Asians’ increased risk of cardiovascular disease
By Elaine Chen More than a dozen of stem cells in a blood vessel — health coverage from STATAgrowing body of data show that South Asians are at greater risk of developing heart disease than white people, and they tend to get complications at younger ages, but it’s not been fully clear what explains this...