Binge watching TV increases heart health risks more than a desk job among African Americans
Study Highlights:
- Among African Americans, television watching proved more of a heart health threat than sitting at a desk job.
- African Americans who watched more than four hours of television every day faced a 50% greater risk of heart disease and premature death compared with those who watched less than two hours.
- However, […]
Circulation Research names new editor
DALLAS, June 20, 2019 – Jane E. Freedman, M.D., FAHA, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of Circulation Research, one of 12 scientific journals of the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease.
Circulation Research, launched in 1953, publishes […]
Statin therapy reduced the risk of stroke and possibly other cardiovascular complications in cancer patients following radiation
Study Highlights:
- Cancer patients who took statin medication had a 32% reduction in stroke following radiation therapy to the chest, head or neck.
- This is the first large study to look at whether statins are protective against cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications in cancer patients treated with radiation to the chest, head or neck.
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Hypertension drug may hold promise for Alzheimer’s disease
Study Highlights:
- The blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain’s memory and learning center, without affecting other brain regions among people with Alzheimer’s disease.
- These findings indicate that the known decrease in cerebral blood flow in patients with Alzheimer’s can be reversed in some […]
Higher coronary artery calcium levels in middle-age may indicate higher risk for future heart problems
Study Highlights:
- Middle-aged patients with higher levels of coronary artery calcium buildup were more likely to have higher left ventricular mass and worse left ventricular function of the heart, particularly among blacks.
- Higher coronary artery calcium scores may be a marker for future heart failure.
- Coronary artery calcium testing may help detect asymptomatic abnormalities […]
Preventive drug therapy may increase right-sided heart failure risk in patients who receive heart devices
Study Highlights:
- Patients treated preemptively with drugs to reduce the risk of right-sided heart failure after heart device implantation may experience the opposite effect and develop heart failure and post-operative bleeding more often than patients not receiving the drugs.
- The findings highlight the need for a prospective study of the role of the […]
Big picture genetic scoring approach reliably predicts heart disease
Study Highlights:
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Tuesday, June 11, 2019
DALLAS, June 11, 2019 – Specialized risk scores derived from testing that calculates the cumulative effect of an individual’s entire DNA sequence, the genome, may reliably predict heart disease in people […]
Treating Type 2 diabetes and heart failure
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Thurs., June 6, 2019
DALLAS, June 6, 2019 — People with type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for heart failure and many people have both diseases, which requires careful medical management.
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U.S. soldiers have worse heart health than civilians
Study Highlights:
- A smaller proportion of active Army personnel are in ideal cardiovascular health compared to civilians.
- Less than one-third of soldiers studied had ideal blood pressure compared to about half the civilian population.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, June […]
