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Cedars-Sinai healthcare professionals to mark National Wear Red Day

Hundreds of healthcare professionals at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute will wear red on Friday, Feb. 1, to mark National Wear Red Day. A few hours later, the new Cedars-Sinai Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion will be lit with a projection of the red dress symbol that represents a public education program to boost women's awareness of heart disease.

1 Feb 2013

Minimally invasive islet transplantation reverses progression of atherosclerosis in type 1 diabetics

Minimally invasive islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes achieves insulin independence and reverses the progression of atherosclerosis in the first few years after transplant, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.

29 Jan 2013

Undetected comorbidities linked to increased mortality in schizophrenia

Patients with schizophrenia have elevated mortality, the leading causes of which appear to be ischemic heart disease and cancer, a Swedish national cohort study shows.

25 Jan 2013

Smoking less a valid risk reduction strategy, says researcher

Countless studies demonstrate the virtues of complete smoking cessation, including a lowered risk of disease, increased life expectancy, and an improved quality of life. But health professionals acknowledge that quitting altogether can be a long and difficult road, and only a small percentage succeed.

20 Nov 2012

Young relatives of sudden cardiac death individuals at high heart disease risk

Young first- and second-degree relatives of individuals who were victims of sudden cardiac death are at a significantly increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease, research suggests.

19 Nov 2012

Scientists show how sorafenib can be dangerous to the heart

Scientists for the first time have evidence showing how a widely used type of "targeted" cancer drug can be dangerous to the heart.

7 Nov 2012

Driving up CVD event risk in diabetes

Professional drivers who have diabetes are at a significantly increased risk for a cardiovascular disease event compared with individuals with other occupations, report researchers.

2 Nov 2012

Increased heart death risk for elderly sleep apnea patients

Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular death in the elderly, say researchers.

5 Oct 2012

Sunshine vitamin affects cardiac outcomes

Vitamin D deficiency could increase the risk for ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, and early death, researchers suggest.

27 Sep 2012

Low levels of vitamin D associated with higher risk of heart attack and early death

New research from the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher risk of heart attack and early death. The study involved more than 10,000 Danes and has been published in the well-reputed American journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

24 Sep 2012

Secondhand smoke continues to take a grievous toll on nonsmokers

Secondhand smoke is accountable for 42,000 deaths annually to nonsmokers in the United States, including nearly 900 infants, according to a new UCSF study.

21 Sep 2012

Most women with heart disease can shun advice to avoid pregnancy

The majority of women with structural or ischemic heart disease can safely undergo pregnancy with extensive pre-evaluation and high-quality care, say researchers.

18 Sep 2012

Heavy drinking risks early severe stroke

Heavy alcohol drinkers are at high risk for suffering intracerebral hemorrhage at a relatively young age, say researchers.

14 Sep 2012

Exercise paves way to healthy old age

Middle-aged people who have a high level of physical fitness have a significantly lower and later incidence of chronic conditions in old age than those who are less fit, report researchers.

3 Sep 2012

Downward trend for heart failure in Canada

The incidence of heart failure in Ontario, Canada, substantially decreased between 1997 and 2008, a study suggests.

22 Aug 2012

Study finds decline in incidence of heart failure cases in Ontario

The number of new cases of heart failure in Ontario decreased 33% over a decade, suggesting preventive efforts may be working. However, mortality rates remain high for people with the disease, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

21 Aug 2012

Latest polypill trial yields largest improvements yet

The results of the first trial to administer the polypill on the basis of age alone has shown the largest reductions in blood pressure and cholesterol level of any polypill trial to date, researchers report.

24 Jul 2012

Adding stroke severity in hospital mortality model may improve prediction of death risk

Adding stroke severity to a hospital 30-day mortality model based on claims data for Medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke was associated with improvement in predicting the risk of death at 30 days and changes in performance ranking regarding mortality for a considerable proportion of hospitals, according to a study in the July 18 issue of JAMA.

18 Jul 2012

Lifestyle behaviour in adolescents may adversely affect BP and cardiovascular risk in adulthood

Lifestyle behaviour in adolescents may adversely affect blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in adulthood, according to results from a large pregnancy follow-up study in Australia. In particular, alcohol consumption among boys, use of the Pill among girls, and high salt intake and increasing body mass index (BMI) in both sexes were important factors linked to blood pressure levels in late adolescence.

12 Jul 2012

Folic acid ‘may benefit diabetics’

Folic acid supplementation can significantly reduce homocysteine levels and may therefore offer an approach for lowering cardiovascular risk among patients with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers.

2 Jul 2012