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Women with hardened arteries may need stronger treatment to prevent heart attacks than men

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Barcelona, Spain – 11 May 2023:  Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries are at higher risk of heart attacks than men of similar age, according to research presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC),1 and published in European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging.2 The study in nearly 25,000 adults...

Gum disease, inflammation, hardened arteries may be linked to stroke risk
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Gum disease, inflammation, hardened arteries may be linked to stroke risk

by American Heart Association Gum disease was associated with a higher rate of strokes caused by hardening of large arteries in the brain and also with severe artery blockages that haven’t yet caused symptoms, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2020—Feb. 19-21 in Los Angeles, a...