Running a marathon can increase cardiac strain in amateur runners
Study Highlights:
- Amateurs running full-length marathons could be significantly raising levels of several key biomarkers of cardiac strain.
- Levels of two proteins – troponin I and troponin T– were highest after runners completed a full marathon compared to a half marathon, and a 10K race, as were other biomarkers of cardiac stress.
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Big Evening Meals Increase Risk for Prediabetes and High Blood Pressure
Nov 06, 2018
Eating earlier in the day could be better for heart health, finds study of Hispanic adults.
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PTSD linked to increased complications and death a year after cardiac arrest
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DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2018 — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms may significantly increase cardiac arrest survivors’ risk of major cardiovascular events and death up to a year after the initial medical crisis, according to preliminary research to be presented in Chicago […]
Got menopause? Healthy lifestyle now is crucial for heart health
Study Highlight:
- A healthy lifestyle in middle-aged women was strongly associated with healthier arteries.
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DALLAS, Nov. 28, 2018 – A healthy lifestyle during the transition to menopause may offset the acceleration of atherosclerosis, the slow narrowing […]
Smoke-free policies associated with lower blood pressure
Study Highlights:
- Non-smokers who had access to smoke-free restaurants, bars and workplaces had lower systolic blood pressure readings than those who lived in areas without smoke-free laws.
- It’s the first study to examine smoke-free policies’ impact on blood pressure.
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DALLAS, Nov. 21, 2018 […]
Las comidas copiosas y ricas en calorías después de las 18:00 pueden aumentar el riesgo de padecer enfermedades cardiacas en la población hispana
Puntos destacados del estudio:
- Ingerir la mayor parte de las calorías diarias por la noche puede asociarse a un mayor riesgo de padecer prediabetes e hipertensión en la población hispana y latina de Estados Unidos. Estos factores de riesgo pueden aumentar las probabilidades de sufrir cardiopatías y accidentes cerebrovasculares.
- Más de la mitad de los […]
Two novel studies explore why women receive less CPR from bystanders
Study Highlights:
- Separate studies explore why women are less likely to receive bystander CPR.
- A small survey found that people may worry that chest compressions by bystanders will seem improper or may hurt women.
- A virtual reality study found that even female avatars were less likely to receive CPR from bystanders in a virtual simulation.
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Overweight kids often left in the dark about their high blood pressure
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DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2018 — Pediatricians generally don’t address elevated blood pressures in overweight children during well-child visits. When they do broach the subject, their communication is often unclear, according […]
Black infants may have higher cardiac arrest rates
Study Highlight:
- Black infants were significantly more likely to suffer cardiac arrest than White or Hispanic children in a review of emergency response records in the Houston area.
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DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2018 — A multi-year review of all pediatric emergency response records in Houston […]
Daily weighing may be key to losing weight
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DALLAS, Nov. 5, 2018 — Daily weighing may help with weight loss goals. People who don’t weigh themselves at all or rarely were less likely to lose weight than those who weighed themselves often, according to research to be presented in […]