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In mild cases of COVID, blood clot risk is higher

Researchers examine the association between COVID-19 and increased cardiovascular outcomes and mortality sequelae.

27 Oct 2022

Changes in mortality associated with temperature-sensitive diseases in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on temperature-sensitive disease mortality.

14 Oct 2022

New star rating system aims to help make personal health decisions and guide future research

A new set of meta-analyses clarifies the often complex and contradictory health guidance linking certain diets, behaviors, and conditions to illness.

10 Oct 2022

Study explores the impact of genetic risk variants on overall disease burden and healthy life years

In a new study, researchers explored the genetic risk factors associated with various diseases to understand their impact on healthy life years.

14 Sep 2022

Transplanting gut bacteria from donors with sleep apnea can cause cardiovascular changes in mice

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice.

7 Sep 2022

High-quality human clinical trials needed to determine the benefits of CBD for heart disease patients

As cannabidiol (CBD) use rises, high quality randomized clinical trials are needed to determine if anti-inflammatory benefits of CBD for heart disease seen in preclinical data will work in a real-world setting, according to research presented at ACC Latin America 2022 Together with CardioAcademic.

5 Sep 2022

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

A prospective study of half a million tea drinkers in the United Kingdom has shown that higher tea intake was associated with a modestly lowered risk of death.

29 Aug 2022

What are the risk factors related to COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality?

In a new study, researchers assessed the risk factors associated with COVID-19-related hospitalization or mortality.

16 Aug 2022

Substantial increases in cardiovascular trends contribute to a rising burden on the US health care system

By the year 2060, projected rates of cardiovascular risk factors and disease will increase significantly in the United States, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Substantial increases in cardiovascular trends may contribute to a rising burden on the U.S. health care system and highlight the need for equitable access to prevention education and treatments now to prevent future disease.

3 Aug 2022

Myocardial fibrosis linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension

A recent study conducted by the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) discovered that myocardial fibrosis is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension. Myocardial fibrosis is an important prognostic marker in the development of adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart failure and death.

21 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

A longitudinal population-based study of COVID-19 in the UK

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers identified potential risk factors and incident symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the general population of the United Kingdom (UK).

21 Jun 2022

Male gut health may benefit from beer

In a recent article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists analyzed the effect of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beer ingestion on gut microbiota.

17 Jun 2022

Cardiometabolic multimorbidity increases the risk of developing dementia

People with at least two of the diseases type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia.

16 Jun 2022

AI predicts if or when a patient could die of cardiac arrest

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research, researchers used deep learning (DL) assessment of the scarring in the heart to predict arrhythmia-associated sudden death survival.

24 May 2022

Association between physical activity paradox and risk variables for cardiovascular disease

In a new study, investigators analyzed the significance of the physical activity paradox in the risk variables for cardiovascular disease (CVD).

11 May 2022

Death rates for cardiovascular diseases vary among subgroups of Asian Americans

In a large, retrospective study covering data from the last two decades, death rates for cardiovascular diseases in the U.S. varied among people from various Asian ethnicity subgroups, with death rate trends that stagnated in some subgroups and increased in others, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 May 2022