Quitting daily aspirin therapy may increase second heart attack, stroke risk
Study Highlights
- Stopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk of suffering a cardiovascular event.
- Risk increases shortly after stopping and does not appear to diminish over time.
Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET Monday, September 25, 2017
DALLAS, September 25, 2017 — Stopping long-term, low-dose aspirin therapy may increase your risk […]
Disadvantaged kids may be at higher risk for heart disease later in life
Study Highlights
- Children from socially and economically disadvantaged families and neighborhoods appear more likely to have thicker carotid artery walls, which in middle-aged and older adults has been associated with higher risk for heart attack and stroke.
- The socioeconomic position of a child’s family was more strongly associated with thicker carotid artery walls than living […]
Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease; air purifiers may lessen impact
Study Highlights
- Exposure to fine particulate matter via air pollution, led to increases in stress hormones and, in a study of healthy college students in China.
- Negative effects of pollution exposure decreased after using indoor air purifiers over a 9-day period.
Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET Monday, Aug. 14, 2017
DALLAS, Aug. […]
Low-income patients more likely to take blood pressure medication when doctor involves them in conversation
Study Highlights
- Low-income patients with high blood pressure whose healthcare providers did not use collaborative communication styles or ask about social issues, such as employment and housing, were less likely to take their blood pressure medications as directed.
- Low-income black patients were least likely to take their medication when social issues weren’t discussed.
Embargoed until 3 […]
Brain activity may be predictor of stress-related cardiovascular risk
Study Highlights
- A pattern of brain activity that occurs during psychological stress may predict bodily reactions, such as surges in our blood pressure, that increase risk for cardiovascular disease.
- People who have exaggerated responses to stressors, like large rises in blood pressure or heart rate, are at greater risk of developing hypertension and premature death from cardiovascular disease, researchers say.
Embargoed until […]
Young adults, especially men, fall behind in high blood pressure treatment and control
Study Highlights
- Awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure is significantly lower in young adults compared to middle-aged and older adults.
- Young men lag behind young women in all these areas related to high blood pressure.
- Researchers urge all adults to check their blood pressure frequently.
Embargoed 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET Monday, Aug. […]
Can height increase risk for blood clots in veins?
Study Highlights
- Risk of blood clots in the veins was associated with height, with the lowest risk in participants who were five feet tall or shorter.
- The exact association between height and clots in veins remains to be determined.
Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, September 5, 2017
DALLAS, September 5, 2017 – The […]
Black teens from Great Recession may have higher risk factors for heart disease, diabetes
Study Highlights
- Black teens who lived through the Great Recession of 2007-2009 may have higher risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of several heart disease and diabetes risk factors.
- Black teens whose families were already in poverty when the Great Recession hit and became more deeply impoverished during that time were at highest risk for […]
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Global health initiative could transform nations Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO, comments on Resolve to Save Lives announcement to accelerate global progress in saving lives from heart attack and stroke GalleryGlobal health initiative could transform nations Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO, comments on Resolve to Save Lives announcement to accelerate global progress in saving lives from heart attack and stroke
Global health initiative could transform nations Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO, comments on Resolve to Save Lives announcement to accelerate global progress in saving lives from heart attack and stroke
DALLAS, TX September 12, 2017 — The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke, applauds today’s announcement from Dr. Tom Frieden, Vital Strategies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in creating Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative […]
Risk of heart disease in urban ‘food deserts’ is associated with individual’s income, rather than access to healthy food
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Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT / 4 p.m. ET, Wednesday, September 13, 2017
DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2017 – The risk for developing cardiovascular disease is higher in individuals living in low income neighborhoods or with lower personal income regardless of their access to healthy food, according to new research […]