by Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Credit: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.03.007 Visualizing early heart disease using cardiac imaging helps with patient understanding of risk and adherence to medication and lifestyle change, according to a new study by researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and the Menzies Institute for Medical Research. Researchers found patients who viewed...
by Impact Journals LLC Univariate associations of minor alleles of four SNPs from the MLXIPL gene with AD and CHD in two samples drawn from US cohorts (A) and UK biobank (B). Credit: Aging (2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204665 A new research paper titled “Exogenous exposures shape genetic predisposition to lipids, Alzheimer’s, and coronary heart disease in the MLXIPL...
by Michael Merschel, American Heart Association Distribution of self-rated American and South Asian identity scores in the mediators of atherosclerosis in South Asians living in America participants. Credit: Journal of Asian Health (2023). DOI: 10.59448/jah.v3i2.35 Like many people of South Asian ancestry, Anjana Srivastava can offer a long list of family members who’ve had heart disease. “My grandfathers....
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Mar 27 2023 Increasing use of genetic testing means people may discover they have a gene variant associated with some types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A new scientific statement, published today in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, aims to help individuals and health care professionals...
by Columbia University Irving Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by Columbia University researchers suggests that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have the potential to reduce heart disease in people with obstructive sleep apnea, regardless of the use of CPAP machines during the night. The study is published in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic...
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Brigham and Boston Medical Center researchers found that different types of kidney damage are associated with the chances of developing and dying from heart disease Findings highlight the individual differences in cardiovascular risk for patients with kidney disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent risk factor for heart diseases, such as heart...
by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s long been known that being overweight or obese can make a person more apt to develop conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. But experts at Mayo Clinic say obesity also can affect the heart in entirely independent ways....
Allana Akhtar Feb 28, 2023, 3:00 AM Senior health reporter Allana Akhtar has a family history of heart disease, putting her at risk, too. Allana Akhtar Having a family history of heart attacks, hypertension, and diabetes puts me at risk for heart disease at just 27. A cardiologist said people should start monitoring their risk factors during young adulthood. ...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGYP People who used marijuana daily were found to be about one-third more likely to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with people who have never used the drug, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology. As...
by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, Ph.D., MPH, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The multicenter study, reported Feb. 15 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, followed 2,032 older,...
