Archive: 26/08/2018

Deep forehead wrinkles may signal a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality

Are wrinkles just an inevitable consequence of ageing, or could they signal something more sinister?

Aug 26, 2018

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Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival after a decade

Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering drugs continue to improve survival in patients with hypertension after more than a decade, according to late breaking results from the ASCOT Legacy study presented today at ESC Congress ...

Aug 26, 2018

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Weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events

A weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events, according to late breaking results from the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress and published in the New England Journal ...

Aug 26, 2018

Short and fragmented sleep linked to hardened arteries

Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows the arteries, according to results of the PESA ...

Aug 26, 2018

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Sleeping five hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease

Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk of developing a major cardiovascular event during the following two decades than men who sleep seven to eight hours, according to research presented ...

Aug 26, 2018

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Finding the sweet spot of a good night's sleep: Not too long and not too short

Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart health. More or less is detrimental. Their findings are presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

Aug 26, 2018

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Cooking with coal, wood, or charcoal associated with cardiovascular death

Long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

Aug 26, 2018

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Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure

Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack. This has been proven for the first time by researchers at Karolinska ...

Aug 26, 2018

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Extended use of oral anticoagulant after hospital discharge reduces non-fatal blood clots

The use of an oral anticoagulant medicine in medically ill patients for 45 days following their discharge from the hospital reduces the rate of non-fatal symptomatic blood clots with no impact on fatal blood clots, according ...

Aug 26, 2018

Jury still out on aspirin a day to prevent heart attack and stroke

The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take daily aspirin to lower their risk, according to late breaking results from the ARRIVE study presented today in a Hot Line ...

Aug 26, 2018

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