Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of studies have purportedly shown that a daily glass of wine or mug of beer could reduce your risk of heart disease and death.But these studies are flawed, a new evidence review asserts, and the potent…
Learn MoreMediterranean, Low-Fat Dietary Programs Beneficial for Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mediterranean and low-fat dietary programs seem beneficial for reducing mortality and morbidity among patients with elevated cardiovascular risk, according to a review published online March 29 in The BMJ.Gio…
Learn MoreTranscatheter Arterialization Safe for Limb-Threatening Ischemia
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins is safe for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no conventional surgical or endovascular revascularization treatment options, according to a stu…
Learn MoreLos ciegos perciben mejor sus propios latidos cardiacos
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas ciegas perciben mejor sus propios latidos cardiacos, según un nuevo estudio, que encontró que la ceguera parece mejorar la capacidad del individuo de percibir las señales del interior del…
Learn MoreRemote Hypertension Monitoring Program Successful During Pandemic
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A remote clinical management program successfully delivered significant improvements in blood pressure (BP) control during the pandemic, according to a study published online March 13 in the Journal of the …
Learn MoreAHA News: Explaining Cardiovascular Risk Disparities Among Young People With Type 1 Diabetes
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Black and Hispanic children with Type 1 diabetes are more likely than their white peers to develop stiffened arteries – a precursor to heart disease and stroke – during the first decade of …
Learn MoreHow Round Is Your Heart? It Might Matter for Health
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Assessing heart roundness may be a new way to diagnose cardiovascular conditions, new research suggests.While doctors now use measures like heart chamber size and systolic function to diagnose and monitor c…
Learn MoreNovel Risk Tool IDs Those at Risk for Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A novel risk assessment tool can be used preoperatively to identify patients at risk for contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR)…
Learn MoreVast Majority of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures Successful
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Successful pulmonary vein isolation is achieved in the majority of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, with a low rate of complications, according to a study published in the March 7 iss…
Learn MorePoor Sleep Tied to Shorter Cardiovascular Disease-Free Life
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep, especially for individuals with sleep-related breathing disorders, is negatively associated with a cardiovascular disease (CVD)-free life, according to a study published online March 2 in BMC M…
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