Obesity rates appear high in most but not all ethnic groups in the United States, and extra weight is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and markers of sub-clinical heart disease, according to a report in the May 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
The United States, along with many other […]
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Anti-impotence pills might protect the hearts of patients with a common form of muscular dystrophy.
According to a new Canadian study, people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy often suffer from heart failure, but Viagra might prevent or delay the onset of this condition.
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Despite widespread use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, a significant number of cardiac patients continue to suffer heart attacks and stroke. Researchers theorize that high levels of an enzyme found in coronary plaques may be to blame, by making plaques more likely to rupture and block blood flow. The drug darapladib may offer a way to fight […]
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Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for 7 years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events.
These women experienced the same amount of heart-related health problems as those who took placebos.
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The risk of heart disease in women associated with being overweight or obese is reduced but not eliminated by higher levels of physical activity, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Both obesity and physical inactivity are modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease, […]
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Normal developmental changes during the teenage years leave young adult men at higher risk of heart disease than their female counterparts, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
“Women’s protective advantage against heart disease starts young,” said Antoinette Moran, M.D., lead author of the study and professor and division chief of pediatric endocrinology […]
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A team of scientists from the Université de Montréal and the Montreal Heart Institute Research Centre, led by Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, has completed an important study that show how a new type of medication can lead to an improvement in the aortic valve narrowing.
This type of treatment based on raising high-density lipoproteins (HDL), the so-called […]
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The estimated 19 million Americans living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face a high risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have shown that a main source of this cardiovascular risk is CKD patients’ high levels of blood phosphate.
Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated that high blood […]
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Women who ate foods recommended by the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) had a lower risk of heart disease and stroke than women whose diets were normal.
Healthy, middle-aged women who closely followed the DASH diet, which is rich in fruits and vegetables and low in animal protein, considerably lowered their risk of coronary […]
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Eating lots of tart cherries on a daily basis may help protect against heart disease, according to a new animal study from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.
The study was presented at the Experimental Biology 2008 meeting in San Diego, CA.
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