A new study, published in the journal Menopause, characterizes cycle-length changes over the menopause transition and found that women whose cycle increased in length two years before their final menstrual period had better measures of vascular health than those who had stable cycle lengths during this transition. In combination with other menopause-related characteristics and health measures,...
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Close monitoring for heart risk needed if breast, prostate cancer treatment includes hormones
by American Heart Association Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The hormonal therapies used to treat many breast and prostate cancers raise the risk of a heart attack and stroke, and patients should be monitored regularly and receive treatment to reduce risk and detect problems as they occur, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement, published...
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Certain high blood pressure medications may alter heart risk in people with HIV
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, April 5, 2021 — When people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develop high blood pressure, the type of medication chosen for their initial treatment may influence their risk of heart disease, stroke and heart failure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal. With current anti-retroviral medications,...
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Testing for a lipoprotein linked to heart risk is as effective as blood work
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON – Elevated levels of a little-known lipoprotein in the blood that may put people at high risk of cardiovascular disease can be as accurately detected by genetic testing as by conventional laboratory measurement, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found. In a study published in JAMA Cardiology, the team reported that genetic risk...