The major ingredients of a heart- and brain-healthy diet are fairly well-established: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, fish and low-fat dairy. Research shows people who stick to this eating pattern are less ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Low-value health care is common and expensive for individuals and society, accounting for up to 30% – as much as $101 billion annually—of health care spending in the U.S. The current scope and impact of low-value cardiovascular ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Black people who spent their early adult years in racially segregated neighborhoods were twice as likely to develop coronary artery calcium—a predictor of heart disease—as those who lived in less segregated neighborhoods, ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Prescribing generic medications for heart and blood vessel diseases more frequently instead of brand-name medications in Medicare's prescription drug program, called Part D, could save more than $600 million each year in ...
Dec 9, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The growth of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2012 to 2018 mainly occurred in hospitals in metropolitan areas, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Data collected from a group of 200 heart attack survivors using a smartphone app designed to navigate the recovery process, such as medication management and lifestyle changes, showed that app users experienced hospital readmission ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Trauma in childhood may lead to worse heart health later in life for Black people in the U.S. who have a low income, but not for those who have more money, a study found.
Aug 13, 2021
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People who made even small increases in their daily physical activity levels after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) experienced fewer incidences of hospitalization and had a decreased risk of death, ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Liz Harris won't let anything stop her from walking. Three mornings a week, she descends three flights of stairs and heads to Anacostia Park. It's a 10-minute walk just to get there. If none of her friends are available, ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Heart failure hospitalizations and costs related to methamphetamine use jumped sharply over a decade in California, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American ...
Jul 14, 2021
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