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Many adults with cardiovascular disease know the risks, yet still don’t stop smoking

Research Highlights:

  • Nearly 30% of adults with a history of heart attack, heart failure, stroke or other cardiovascular disease reported ongoing use of cigarettes or other tobacco products at the start of a large, nationally representative study spanning 2013-2018.
  • At the end of the […]
2021-11-02T12:29:25+08:00 June 10th, 2021|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments

Pandemic prevention measures linked to lower rates of Kawasaki disease in children

Research Highlights:

  • Rates of Kawasaki disease – a condition that creates inflammation in blood vessels in the heart and is more common in children of Asian/Pacific Island descent – have substantially decreased in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The decrease could be due […]
2021-11-02T12:30:57+08:00 June 8th, 2021|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments

Magnets in iPhone® series 12 can interfere with some implanted cardiac devices

Research Highlights:

  • For some cardiac patients, a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator is needed to help keep the heart beating normally.
  • People who have an implanted cardiac device should not be near electronic devices that have magnets or produce electromagnetic waves because they can […]
2021-11-02T12:30:58+08:00 June 2nd, 2021|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments