Data from the National Health Interview Survey demonstrated adults with a history of allergic disorders have an increased risk of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease, with the highest risk seen in Black male adults. ...
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to have coronary heart disease (CHD), but no specific phenotypes have a higher risk, according to a study published online April 27 in PLOS ONE.
May 17, 2022
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The percentage of African ancestry in a person's genome determines the level that certain genes are expressed, called mRNA, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The discovery could offer insight into the different ...
Dec 2, 2019
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A drug used in the clinical treatment of angina symptoms also has an anti-inflammatory effect and reduces atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels—thereby reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke. The study, led by MedUni ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Over the past decade, researchers have been developing polygenic scores—calculations of a person's likelihood of getting a disease based on the millions of small genetic differences across their genome. The accuracy of ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Stress is much more harmful for young and middle-aged women with cardiovascular disease than for other patients, new research indicates.
Aug 6, 2019
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When should patients and family members undergo genetic assessment for a heart condition? Find out in an international consensus document published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Adults over the age of 45 who consume large amounts of sugary beverages including soft drinks, fruit drinks and fruit juices may have a higher risk of dying from heart disease or other causes, compared to those who drink ...
Mar 21, 2018
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Why is the COVID-19 virus more dangerous in people with comorbidities?
Sep 2, 2020
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Having a non-O blood group is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2017 and the 4th World Congress on Acute Heart Failure.
Apr 30, 2017
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