Salt Restriction Linked to Drop in BP in Primary Aldosteronism
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with primary aldosteronism, dietary salt restriction is associated with a reduction in blood pressure, according to a study published online March 22 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.Holger…
Learn MoreGreater Adiposity Linked to Worse Outcomes in Patients With HFrEF
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), waist-to-height ratio shows no evidence for an obesity-survival paradox, according to a study published online March 21 in the Europe…
Learn MoreLiving Near Fracking Tied to Increase in Hospitalizations in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults living near fracking sites could have a high risk for poor cardiovascular outcomes, according to a study published in the March issue of The Lancet Planetary Health.Kevin S. Trickey, from the …
Learn MoreWhen BMI Isn’t Used as Measurement, Obesity’s Health ‘Benefit’ Disappears
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Much has been made of the so-called “obesity paradox” — the observation that people with a heart condition seem less likely to die if they are overweight or obese.But European researchers now say they’ve …
Learn MoreSimilar Processes Could Link MS With Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis (MS) and atherosclerosis both involve an abnormal hardening of body tissue, and recent research suggests they may be linked.MS is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks the brain and s…
Learn MoreCertain Reproductive Factors Play Causal Role in CVD for Women
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reproductive factors play a causal role in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Maddalena Ardissino, M.B.B.S.,…
Learn MoreHealth in a Nutshell: Daily Nut Consumption Could Help Your Heart
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One way to reduce the risk of heart disease: Eat more nuts and seeds, according to a new review of 60 studies.Scandinavian researchers found that eating nuts could reduce the risk of a heart attack.“If you e…
Learn MoreAHA News: What’s in a Date? History, Health and Sweetness
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Dates have long been a snack full of sweetness and significance.Cultivated for at least 6,000 years, the palm date tree plays a role in several religious faiths. Among Muslims, a taste of dat…
Learn MoreHigh Air Pollution Days Tied to Excess Hospitalizations
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Greater hospital admission risks for cardiovascular events are seen on high ozone pollution days, according to a study published online March 10 in the European Heart Journal.Yunxing Jiang, from Xi’an Jiaoton…
Learn MoreHistory of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Linked to Coronary Artery Disease
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a significant association between a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes and later image-identified coronary artery disease, according to a study published in the Feb. 7 issue of the Journal of the …
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