News tagged with risk of heart disease

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Middle-aged adults help their hearts with regular leisure-time physical activities

Middle-aged adults who regularly engage in leisure-time physical activity for more than a decade may enhance their heart health, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

Cardiology created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New guidelines say no to screening EKGs for low-risk patients

(HealthDay) -- A top U.S. advisory panel has recommended against preventive electrocardiography (EKG) screening for people at low risk of heart disease.

Cardiology created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Increased cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients may relate to arterial inflammation

The elevated risk of cardiovascular disease seen in patients infected with HIV appears to be associated with increased inflammation within the arteries, according to a study that will appear in a special issue of JAMA publis ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Higher job strain associated with increased cardiovascular risk for women

Women with high job strain are 67% more likely to experience a heart attack and 38% more likely to have a cardiovascular event than their counterparts in low strain jobs, according to a study published July 18 in the open ...

Cardiology created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many more elderly people could benefit from drugs to prevent heart disease

More patients aged 75 and over should be prescribed drugs to help lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, a study published today in the British Medical Journal suggests.

Cardiology created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene variant reduces cholesterol by two mechanisms

High levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol increases the risk for coronary heart disease.

Medical research created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors ID'd for SCA in heart defect repair survivors

(HealthDay) -- In adult survivors of surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD), severe subaortic ventricular systolic dysfunction is a significant and independent predictor of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), ...

Cardiology created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hysterectomy may lead to arterial stiffening in postmenopausal women

Estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had a hysterectomy, according to new research from the University of Colorado ...

Medical research created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Estrogen and cardiovascular risk in menopausal women

Women are less prone to cardiovascular disease then men; but this difference between the sexes becomes less marked after the menopause. This observation is behind a great deal of received wisdom, where oestrogen is assumed ...

Cardiology created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds relationship between dairy food intake and arterial stiffness

(Medical Xpress) -- Adults who include dairy foods in their diets might be reducing their arterial stiffness and decreasing their risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by researchers from ...

Health created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Ultrasounds spot heart disease early in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Special echocardiograms show promise for early detection of a potentially deadly complication in rheumatoid arthritis: heart disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. The findings were being presented at The European League Against ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dark chocolate could prevent heart problems in high-risk people

Daily consumption of dark chocolate can reduce cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, in people with metabolic syndrome (a cluster of factors that increases the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes), ...

Cardiology created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The Women's Health Initiative: An unforgettable decade

The 10-year anniversary of the historic Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Hormone Therapy Trial report, which radically changed the practice of women's health, will be commemorated in July 2012. In anticipation of this event, ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standard heart disease risk tools underrate danger in rheumatoid arthritis

Heart disease risk assessment tools commonly used by physicians often underestimate the cardiovascular disease danger faced by rheumatoid arthritis patients, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Inflammation plays a key role in ...

Cardiology created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surgical removal of abdominal fat reduces skin cancer in mice, study shows

Is it possible that liposuction or other fat removal procedures are beneficial for treating obesity and reducing the risk of cancer?

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast