Patients who have cardiovascular disease are at increased risk of serious complications from the flu, according to a new study. The study found that not only are traditional flu-related outcomes worse among some patients with CVD, but infection in...
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Genetic meta-analysis helps researchers detect genes related to FMD, a cardiovascular disease that affects mostly women, and defines relationships to other more common cardiovascular conditions.
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Although a robust predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, few data are available on coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing in younger adults, for whom the CAC burden is typically lower. Medscape Medical News
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked food-producing companies to cut sodium levels in their products by 12% over the next 30 months to help combat cardiovascular diseases.
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Menstrual cycle length has been associated with different chronic conditions, including breast cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease.
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Trans individuals had an elevated risk of cardiovascular, neurologic, and endocrine conditions, as well as mental health and substance use disorders, compared with their cisgender peers, in this large study. Medscape Medical News
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Scientists at Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) have discovered a new role for a known protein in oxidative stress, which is linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, viral...
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As women near menopause, their menstrual cycle length often becomes longer. The timing of these changes could provide clues about a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
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(MedPage Today) -- Should some individuals at risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease start getting coronary artery calcium scans in their mid-to-late 30s? (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
IV thrombolytics may be safe for...
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is considering updating its guidance on taking a daily aspirin to prevent cardiovascular issues.
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Scientists specializing in research on sex and gender differences in diseases of the cardiovascular, renal, endocrine and immune systems will meet virtually October 19-22, 2021, for the American Physiological Society's (APS) New Trends in Sex and...
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Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke
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Researchers have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function -- without changes in food intake or daily activity.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function -- without changes in food...
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Approximately 10% of new coronary heart disease cases occurring within a decade of middle age could be avoided by preventing iron deficiency, suggests a study published today in ESC Heart Failure, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology...
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(MedPage Today) -- Long-term use of enzyme-inducing antiseizure medications (ASMs) were linked to a higher risk of incident cardiovascular disease in people with epilepsy, a longitudinal population-based study in England showed.
Adult epilepsy...
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For years, the surgical practice has been an essential medicine to treat many diseases, such as benign lesions or neoplasms, deliveries, cesarean sections, infections, obstructions, bleeds, and cardiovascular diseases. In many cases, the standard of...
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People typically lower their risks of heart disease and premature death far more by gaining fitness than by dropping weight.
Overweight people who ate fewer carbohydrates and increased their fat intake had significant improvements in their cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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(MedPage Today) -- With rapid troponin testing in emergency rooms, people who had acute coronary syndrome ruled out could still learn if they had any heart disease that may be confirmed with outpatient testing, the PRECISE-CTCA study showed.
Among...
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