Caregivers face strain when patients receive heart pumps
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, March 7, 2018
DALLAS, March 7, 2018 – When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), their caregivers seem to suffer, too – at least initially, according to research in
Dietary sodium’s impact may not be offset by other aspects of a diet
Embargoed 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Monday, March 5, 2018
DALLAS, March 5, 2018 – An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. The study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension, […]
Higher waist and hip measures may add up to greater risk for heart attack among women
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018
DALLAS, Feb. 28, 2018 – Higher waist and hip size are more strongly associated with heart attack risk than overall obesity, especially among women, according to research in Journal of the American Heart Association, […]
Vegetarian and Mediterranean diet may be equally effective in preventing heart disease
Study Highlights:
- Low-calorie lacto-ovo-vegetarian and Mediterranean diets appeared equally effective in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors.
- Both diets reduced body fat and overall weight by the same amount.
- Those on the vegetarian diet experienced greater reductions in LDL (“bad”) cholesterol while those on the Mediterranean diet experienced greater reductions in triglycerides than those on the other […]
Cardiac arrest survival greatly increases when bystanders use an automated external defibrillator
Study Highlights:
- Survival from cardiac arrest doubled when bystanders stepped in to use a publicly-available automated external defibrillator rather than wait until emergency responders arrived.
- The study showed that the longer it takes emergency personnel to arrive, the greater the benefit of a bystander using an AED to shock the victim.
- Victims who received a defibrillator […]
Targeting pathway may reduce cocaine’s cardiovascular harms
Study Highlights:
- Cocaine in mice increased levels of reactive oxygen species, molecules known to cause cardiovascular disease.
- Cocaine acts through microRNA (miR)-30c-5p, which leads to excess level of reactive oxygen species.
- Preventing activation of miR-30c-5p suppressed cocaine’s harmful effects to the cardiovascular system, suggesting a potential treatment for cocaine-related cardiovascular disease.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. […]
Unique role of gender is featured in Circulation journal’s Go Red For Women issue focused on women’s heart health
Issue Highlights:
- The second Go Red For Women issue of Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association, features eleven original articles and research letters dedicated to women’s heart health.
- Topics include cardiovascular aspects of pregnancy and its complications; risk factors; symptoms of heart attack and mental stress among others.
Embargoed until 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. […]
Short kids may have higher future stroke risk
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018
DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2018 – Being a short kid is associated with increased risk of having a stroke in adulthood, according to Danish research published in Stroke, an American Heart Association journal.
A prospective study examined data on more than 300,000 […]
Survivors of childhood heart defects may have higher risk of premature dementia
Study Highlight:
- Children born with heart defects are more likely to survive into old age because of improved early treatments, but they may be more likely to develop early-onset dementia than people born without heart defects.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Monday, February 12, 2018
DALLAS, February 12, 2018 — People […]
Stroke journal features women’s studies on how gender influences stroke risk, treatment and outcomes
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Thurs., Feb. 8, 2018
DALLAS, Feb. 8, 2018 — Many aspects of strokes affect women and men differently, and four articles in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke highlight recent research and identify future research needs.
“Gender influences all aspects of […]