Annual “well woman” exams by OB/GYNs give an opportunity to evaluate another area of women’s health: heart health, according to a new joint advisory from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Heart Association. The advisory stresses the benefits of collaborative care between OB/GYN specialists and cardiologists. As heart disease and… Continue reading Gynecology and Your Heart Health
Tag: Heart Health
Keep Saying Yes to Fish Twice a Week for Heart Health
A new scientific advisory reaffirms the American Heart Association’s recommendation to eat fish, especially those rich in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week, to help reduce the risk of heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac arrest and the most common type of stroke (ischemic). The advisory is published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.… Continue reading Keep Saying Yes to Fish Twice a Week for Heart Health
Ask Your Doctor These Questions About Heart Disease
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. If you’re concerned about your risk, the experts at the National Institute on Aging suggest asking your doctor and nurse these questions: 1.What is my risk for heart disease? 2.What is my blood pressure? 3.What are my cholesterol numbers? (These include total… Continue reading Ask Your Doctor These Questions About Heart Disease
No More Excuses: Tips for Having a Healthy Heart
February is American Heart Month, making it a great time to pause and consider what we are doing for our hearts. After all, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 610,000 people die every year in the U.S. because of heart disease. That’s one out of every fourth deaths. Heart disease is… Continue reading No More Excuses: Tips for Having a Healthy Heart
Sex Rarely A Heart-Stopping Activity
Sexual activity is rarely associated with sudden cardiac arrest, a life-threatening malfunction of the heart’s electrical system causing the heart to suddenly stop beating, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. To determine whether… Continue reading Sex Rarely A Heart-Stopping Activity
Exercise and Vitamin D: Working Against Heart Disease
Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a link between exercise and good vitamin D levels in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Both exercise and adequate vitamin D have long been implicated in reducing heart disease risks, but in a new… Continue reading Exercise and Vitamin D: Working Against Heart Disease
Good Communication Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Patients with hardened arteries who reported good communication with their healthcare providers were less likely to use the emergency room and more likely to comply with their treatment plans, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2017 in April in Arlington, Virginina. A release… Continue reading Good Communication Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Shoulder Pain Linked to Increased Heart Disease Risk
After all the lifting, hauling and wrapping, worn out gift givers may blame the season’s physical strain for any shoulder soreness they are feeling. It turns out there could be another reason. A new study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of Medicine finds that ipeople with symptoms that put them at… Continue reading Shoulder Pain Linked to Increased Heart Disease Risk
Technology to Aid At-Home Heart Attack Diagnosis
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a flexible, mechanically stable and disposable sensor that can detect proteins in the blood that signal the onset of a heart attack. The team described the technology in October 2016 in the online open-access journal Scientific Reports, part of Nature Publishing Group. A release from… Continue reading Technology to Aid At-Home Heart Attack Diagnosis
Take This to Heart, Ladies
While cardiovascular disease may be top-of-mind in February during American Heart Month, any time is the right time for women to learn more about what has been deemed their number one killer. More deadly than all forms of cancer combined, cardiovascular disease affects approximately 44 million women in the US. Along with stroke, it can… Continue reading Take This to Heart, Ladies
Greek Dancing Improves Jumping Ability of Elderly Heart Failure Patients
As a thirdAGE visitor, you probably remember the sirtaki danced in the 1974 movie “Zorba, the Greek”. Now a study done at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece has shown Greek dancing improves the jumping ability of elderly patients with heart failure. The research was published April 15th in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Patients… Continue reading Greek Dancing Improves Jumping Ability of Elderly Heart Failure Patients
New Heart Disease Screening Target for Middle-Aged Black Women
Middle-aged black women have higher levels of a protein in their blood associated with a predictor of heart disease than their white counterparts, even after other factors such as obesity are taken into consideration. That is the finding of a study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and School of… Continue reading New Heart Disease Screening Target for Middle-Aged Black Women
7 Healthy Heart Measures May Reduce Heart Failure Risk
People scoring well on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 checklist for a healthy heart are less likely to develop heart failure, a condition that reduces blood and oxygen flow to the body, according to new research published in December 2015 in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Heart Failure. A release from the… Continue reading 7 Healthy Heart Measures May Reduce Heart Failure Risk
Drinking Cranberry Juice May Protect the Heart
Results from a study presented in October at the Cranberry Health Research Conference preceding the annual Berry Health Benefits Symposium 2015 in Madison, Wisconsn revealed that cranberry juice consumption may play a role in protecting against cardiovascular disease. Presented by principal investigator, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, PhD, from the Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine at… Continue reading Drinking Cranberry Juice May Protect the Heart
No Link Between Coffee and AFib
There is no association between coffee consumption and an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to research published September 2015 in the open access journal BMC Medicine. The research includes a meta-analysis of four other studies, making it the largest study its kind, involving nearly 250,000 individuals over the course of 12 years. A… Continue reading No Link Between Coffee and AFib
Heart Rate & Variability Linked to Poorer Function as We Age
A higher resting heart rate and lower heart rate variability in older adults at high risk of heart disease are associated with poorer ability to function in daily life as well as future decline, according to research published in August 2015 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. A release from the publisher quotes Dr. Behnam… Continue reading Heart Rate & Variability Linked to Poorer Function as We Age
Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery
Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery known as arthroplasty were at increased risk of heart attacks (myocardial infarction) in the early post-operative period. However, the good news is that long-term risk of heart attacks did not persist. Yet the not-so-good news is that the risk for… Continue reading Increased Risk of a Heart Attack Right After Joint Replacement Surgery
“Fountain of Youth” Protein May Have Health Benefits
People previously diagnosed with heart disease may be less likely to experience heart failure, heart attacks, or stroke, or to die from these events, if they have higher blood levels of two very closely related proteins, according to a study led by a University of California, San Francisco research team and published online August 20th… Continue reading “Fountain of Youth” Protein May Have Health Benefits