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_ Heart HealthHeart Disease and Stroke Deaths Hitting Middle-Aged Adults in Large Numbers By Jane Farrell articleDespite being largely preventable, heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and other related conditions caused 2.2 million hospitalizations in 2016, resulting … Read More→
_ Heart HealthYo-Yo Dieting Raises Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke By Jane Farrell articleFluctuations in weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and/or blood sugar levels in otherwise healthy people may be associated with a higher … Read More→
_ Heart HealthCardiovascular-Related Deaths Higher for U.S. Hispanics Who Live in Counties with Higher Hispanic Population By Jane Farrell articleHispanics living in the U.S. face more cardiovascular-related death in counties heavily populated by Hispanics than those living in more … Read More→
_ Heart HealthHeart Failure Patients with Mitral Regurgitation Benefit from Minimally Invasive Procedure By Sondra Forsyth articleA multicenter clinical trial has found that a minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter mitral valve repair significantly reduced hospitalizations and … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertensionDiagnosing and Treating Resistant Hypertension By Sondra Forsyth articleResistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according to a new scientific statement … Read More→
_ HypertensionDangerous High Blood Pressure Spikes among Blacks Happen Five Times More than Average By Jane Farrell articleBlack adults experience dangerous spikes in high blood pressure, called a hypertensive crisis, at a rate that is five times … Read More→
_ Heart HealthPositive Well-Being and Optimism Can Improve Overall Heart Health By Jane Farrell articleMaintaining positive thoughts and feelings through intervention programs can help patients achieve better overall outcomes when it comes to their … Read More→
_ Sudden Cardiac ArrestMore Patients Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest with New EMS Technique By Jane Farrell articleA change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients who have suffered sudden cardiac arrest can … Read More→
_ Heart FailureTelemedicine Increases Life Expectancy for Some Heart Patients By Jane Farrell articleTelemedicine management of heart-failure patients reduces hospitalizations, prolongs life and works equally well in rural and urban settings, European investigators … Read More→
_ Heart HealthYoung, Healthy People Still Vulnerable to Cardiovascular Disease if Their LDL Cholesterol Is High By Jane Farrell articleYoung, healthy people may still face a lifetime risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease if they cannot keep their … Read More→
_ Heart Health Medical CareDrugs for Heart Failure Are Still Under-Prescribed, Years After Initial Study By Sondra Forsyth articleA 2018 UCLA-led study found that many people with heart failure do not receive the medications recommended for them under … Read More→
_ Heart HealthHeart Health Glossary By Sondra Forsyth articleHere, from the National Institute on Aging, are the crucial terms you need to know about heart disease: Angina Angina … Read More→
_ Heart health Overview"Portfolio Diet" Lowers Many Risk Factors for Heart Disease By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered that the portfolio diet, an eating plan shown to lower cholesterol levels, also reduces other cardiovascular-disease risk … Read More→
_ HypertensionMost Black Adults Likely to Develop High Blood Pressure Before Age 55 By Jane Farrell articleApproximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, … Read More→
_ Cardiac RehabilitationLong-Term Survival Worse for Black Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest By Jane Farrell articleBlacks who survive cardiac arrest during hospitalization have lower odds of long-term survival compared with similar white survivors, according to … Read More→
_ Heart HealthAfter Menopause, “Good Cholesterol” May Not Be Good By Sondra Forsyth articlePostmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – also known as “good cholesterol” … Read More→
_ Heart health OverviewPoor Air Quality Does Not Offset Exercise's Heart Benefits By Jane Farrell articleEven in areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity reduced the risk of first and recurrent heart … Read More→