Health
Can you outrun a poor diet?
New research has found that high levels of physical activity do not counteract the detrimental effects of a poor diet on mortality risk.
Jul 11, 2022
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News tagged with cardiovascular mortality
Medical research
Death of a family member may increase heart failure mortality risk
Heart failure patients experiencing grief or in mourning following the loss of a close family member are at an increased risk of death, particularly during the first week following the family member's death, according to ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Cardiology
The impact of climate change on cardiovascular mortality
Two new University of Pennsylvania studies led by LDI Senior Fellow and Perelman School of Medicine cardiologist Sameed Khatana, MD, MPH are bringing a greater focus on the increasing health threat of extreme heat waves and ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Cardiology
No increase in long-term mortality seen with peripheral drug-coated devices
Drug-coated devices (DCDs) are not associated with increased long-term mortality among older patients who undergo femoropopliteal artery revascularization, according to a research letter published online May 20 in Circulation: ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Cardiology
Study finds patients with mitral annulus calcification at higher risk of heart valve and cardiovascular disease
A retrospective review of more than 24,000 patients who underwent an EKG at Mayo Clinic finds that nearly one-quarter of the patients had mitral annulus calcification, a chronic degeneration of tissue at the base of the heart's ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Cardiology
New study shows racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular mortality among cancer survivors
A new large national study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows the mortality risk from cardiovascular disease (CVD) differs considerably among cancer survivors by race/ethnicity and cancer types. ...
May 31, 2022
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Cardiology
Stroke hospitalizations rising among younger adults, but deaths falling
Stroke hospitalizations for younger adults—along with the cardiovascular risk factors associated with them—have risen since 2007, preliminary new research shows. But the chances of people under age 45 dying from a stroke ...
May 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental illness associated with increased death from cardiovascular disease
Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over recent decades, according ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Health
New evidence for increased cardiovascular risks from indoor and outdoor air pollution
It has long been suspected that exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants may increase an individual's risk for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.
Apr 8, 2022
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Cardiology
As temperatures spike, so do deaths from heart disease
Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths from cardiovascular disease annually over a decade-long period in the U.S., according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific ...
Mar 23, 2022
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