Smoking, Hypertension and High Cholesterol are Common in Young Adults Suffering First Heart Attack
Feb 07, 2019
Nearly all 1.5 million study participants had at least one modifiable risk factor.
High-risk sexually transmitted HPV virus associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk
Study Highlights:
- Infection with high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), which have been linked to cancer, might increase the risk of heart and blood vessel or cardiovascular disease, especially among women with obesity or other cardiovascular risk factors.
- In a large study, Korean women with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) were 22 percent more likely […]
Higher lifetime risk of sudden cardiac death among African Americans may be associated with income and education disparities
Study Highlights:
- African Americans have a much higher lifetime risk of sudden cardiac death than whites, especially among women. The lifetime risk was double overall and three times higher in African American women compared to white women.
- Disparities in income and education, as well as hypertension, diabetes, and other risk factors, accounted for much of the difference […]
Experts Address Safety of Heart Medications During Pregnancy
Feb 04, 2019
The use of heart medications takes careful consideration between women and their providers, explain experts.
Kids pick e-cigarettes for first tobacco use, increases their odds of later cigarette smoking, new study finds
Study Highlights:
- E-cigarettes trumped traditional cigarettes and noncigarette products, such as cigars, hookahs and smokeless tobacco, when it came to first-time tobacco use among youth, according to a new study.
- Kids whose first experience with a tobacco product was an e-cigarette were more likely to start smoking traditional cigarettes than those who had no prior […]
Nearly half of all adult Americans have cardiovascular disease
Study Highlights:
- At least 48 percent of all adults in the United States have some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the latest statistics provided by the American Heart Association.
- Much of the prevalence is driven by an increase in the number of people classified as having high blood pressure, following the 2017 guidelines that […]
Heart patients prescribed opioids at hospital discharge often fare worse
Study Highlights:
- Heart disease patients prescribed opioids at hospital discharge were less likely to follow up with their healthcare provider or to participate in heart rehabilitation than those not prescribed opioids.
- These patients were slightly more likely than other patients to require additional hospital or emergency room treatment, or to die during the study.
DALLAS, Jan. […]
Climate change may increase congenital heart defects
Study Highlights:
- The rise in temperatures stemming from climate change may increase the number of U.S. infants born with congenital heart defects between 2025 and 2035.
- The greatest percentage increases in the number of congenital heart defects are predicted in the Midwest, followed by the Northeast and the South.
- Pregnant women need to be aware of […]
Experts Stress the Importance of Accurate Blood Pressure Screenings
Jan 22, 2019
