Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medications effectively lower high triglycerides
Advisory Highlights:
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Monday, August 19, 2019
DALLAS, August 19, 2019 — Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medication reduces triglyceride levels by 20-30% […]
Insomnia linked to higher risk of heart disease and stroke
Study Highlights:
- Data from more than a million people found that genetic liability to insomnia may increase the risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke.
- Among types of ischemic stroke, genetic liability to insomnia was primarily associated with an increased risk of large artery stroke.
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Blood pressure monitoring may one day be easy as taking a video selfie
Study Highlights:
- Future blood pressure monitoring could become as easy as taking a video selfie.
- Transdermal optical imaging is a smartphone-based technology that accurately measured blood pressure from a video of a person’s face in a recent study.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET […]
Autopsies reveal how meth hurts the heart
Study Highlights:
- Autopsy samples reveal that methamphetamine use makes dangerous structural changes in heart muscle that increase the risk of heart attack, sudden cardiac death and heart failure.
- A microscopic understanding of how the stimulant drug changes the heart could help in devising ways to treat meth’s toxic effects.
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Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine names new editor
DALLAS, July 29, 2019 – Professor Chris Semsarian, Ph.D., M.P.H., FAHA, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, one of 12 scientific journals of the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease.
Blood pressure control less likely among those treated in low-income areas
Study Highlights:
- People were half as likely to have their blood pressure controlled in a six-year clinical trial if they received care in low-income areas.
- Study participants at low-income sites were more likely to die before the end of the research study or die from complications of heart failure.
- Physicians should consider socioeconomic and […]
Antioxidant compound from soybeans may prevent marijuana-induced blood vessel damage
Study Highlights:
- Marijuana exposure damages cells of the inner lining of blood vessels throughout the heart and vascular system.
- In studies with human cells and arteries from mice, a compound found in soybeans blocked the damage and may have potential in preventing cardiovascular side effects of marijuana use.
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Starting with less-invasive procedures to restore leg blood flow as good at avoiding amputation as starting with open surgery
Study Highlight:
- Patients who underwent a less-invasive procedure to open clogged leg arteries were just a likely to survive with their legs intact as patients who had more invasive surgery.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Tuesday, July 30, 2019
DALLAS, July 30, 2019 – Less-invasive […]
Pulse waves measured at the wrist uncover often-missed artery changes in menopausal women
Study Highlights:
- Measuring a menopausal woman’s pulse wave at her wrist can detect circulatory system changes that aren’t evident with blood pressure readings.
- Menopause’s effect on these radial pulse wave harmonics can help explain why women in menopause are at heightened cardiovascular disease risk.
Embargoed until […]
Former NFL players may face higher risk of atrial fibrillation
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Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wed., July 24, 2019
DALLAS, July 24, 2019 — Former National Football League players were nearly 6 times more likely to have atrial […]