Experts urge evaluation of diet at routine check-ups
Statement Highlights:
- Unhealthy dietary patterns are a leading cause of heart disease and stroke as well as other chronic diseases.
- Clinician-delivered diet counseling can improve diet behaviors and heart disease risk factors.
- Quick, simple dietary assessment tools can be a part of routine office visits […]
Scientific Statement: Cannabis use shows substantial risks, no benefits for cardiovascular health; more research is critical
Statement Highlights:
- Observational studies have found no cardiovascular benefits associated with cannabis use.
- Cannabis use may be linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, atrial fibrillation and heart failure; however, additional studies need to be conducted to better understand the research findings.
- Cannabis is […]
Infrautilización de los medicamentos para cardiopatías por parte de las poblaciones hispanas y latinoamericanas que sufren de EAP
Puntos destacados de la investigación:
- Los medicamentos recomendados para tratar cardiopatías están infrautilizados entre las personas hispanas y latinoamericanas que padecen enfermedad arterial periférica (EAP).
- Solo entre un cuarto y un poco más de la mitad de los participantes hispanos y latinoamericanos del estudio […]
Heart disease medications underused among Hispanic/Latino populations with PAD
Research Highlights:
- Recommended heart medications are underused among Hispanic/Latino people with peripheral artery disease (PAD).
- Only a quarter to slightly more than half of Hispanic/Latino study participants with PAD reported taking recommended medications to lower blood pressure and cholesterol and to prevent blood clots.
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Artificial intelligence-enhanced ECGs may speed heart failure diagnosis and treatment
Research Highlights:
- Electrocardiogram results evaluated with an artificial intelligence-enhanced formula may be able to detect decreased heart function more accurately and quickly than standard blood tests in patients being evaluated in the emergency room for shortness of breath.
- Diagnosing the cause of shortness of […]
El consumo excesivo de alcohol puede aumentar el riesgo de muerte en pacientes con ritmos cardiacos anormales
Informe de la reunión sobre ciencias cardiovasculares básicas: presentación 484
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Weight loss not always best strategy to enhance athletic fitness in young women
Research Highlights:
- In women under 30, thinner and leaner, particularly at the extremes of low body size, does not necessarily equate with better cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Rather than emphasizing weight loss, better strategies for maximizing athletic performance in young women may include changes in training […]
Flu vaccine could protect against serious heart and stroke complications
Research Highlights:
- The rate of seasonal flu vaccinations among people over age 50 and nursing home residents is extremely low, and those who do get the flu vaccine can significantly lower their risk of heart attack, TIA (transient ischemic attack), death and cardiac […]
Decline in U.S. cardiac deaths slowing, while county-level disparities grow
Research Highlights:
- Steady progress in reducing the rates of premature cardiac death in the U.S. began slowing in 2011, largely due to rising rates of out-of-hospital premature cardiac deaths, especially among younger adults.
- County-level disparities in premature cardiac death rates across the U.S. have […]
Difference in a single gene may boost stress on heart from e-cigarettes in people of East Asian descent
Research Highlights:
- A genetic difference in one gene common in people of East Asian descent may make them more susceptible to rapid heart rates and chemical toxicity if they use e-cigarettes.
- Although e-cigarettes may have fewer chemicals than tobacco cigarettes, the chemicals in e-cigarette […]