Healthier Diets Cut ASCVD Risk by 10 Percent in Eight Weeks
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and fruit and vegetable (F/V) diets reduce 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores by about 10 percent over eight weeks, according to a…
Learn MoreOnline Heart Transplant Resources Overly Complex
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Online resources from the nation’s heart transplant center websites are not easily readable or understandable for most Americans, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure…
Learn MoreAHA News: Keeping High Blood Pressure at Bay for the Holidays
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — No matter what winter holiday traditions you celebrate, you probably won’t find “think about blood pressure” on your to-do list, even after checking it twice.But that would be a nice idea for …
Learn MoreAHA News: Mantén la presión arterial alta bajo control durante las festividades
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — No importa cuáles sean las tradiciones festivas invernales que celebras, probablemente no encontrarás “pensar en la presión arterial” en tu lista de cosas por hacer, incluso después d…
Learn MoreRisk of Newly Developed High Blood Pressure Rises After Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One in 10 women will develop high blood pressure for the first time in their lives during the year after they give birth to a child, a new study finds. “The study findings have implications for postpartum care…
Learn MoreLas celebraciones invernales son un momento álgido de los ataques cardiacos: protéjase
VIERNES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La temporada de fiestas de invierno son un momento de celebración, y para compartir unos inestimables momentos con la familia y los amigos, pero también puede resultar letal: más personas mueren de …
Learn MoreRace, Ethnicity Not Linked to Timely Treatment of Peripartum HTN
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among women who experience severe hypertension during delivery admission requiring treatment, the rate of timely treatment does not vary with race/ethnicity, according to a study published in the December issue…
Learn MoreShingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve had a bout of shingles may face a heightened risk of heart attack or stroke in later years, a new, large study suggests.Anyone who ever had chickenpox can develop shingles — a painful rash that is…
Learn More‘How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?’ Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors give men and women different advice to head off heart disease, even though guidelines for both are the same.Men were 20% more likely to be prescribed statins to lower blood levels of bad cholesterol com…
Learn MoreHerpes Zoster Linked to Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Events
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Herpes zoster (HZ) is associated with an elevated long-term risk for a cardiovascular event, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Sharon G. Curhan, M.D….
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