Patients unable to resume work after heart attack face depression and financial hardship
Study Highlights:
- About 90 percent of people who suffer a major heart attack return to work.
- However, of the patients who can’t return to work or must work less, many report poor quality of life, depression and moderate to extreme financial hardship, including trouble affording medications.
- People readmitted to the hospital after a heart attack are […]
Erectile dysfunction means increased risk for heart disease, regardless of other risk factors
Study Highlights:
- Men with erectile dysfunction are at greater risk for heart attacks, strokes and sudden cardiac death.
- New study provides strongest link to date between sexual dysfunction and cardiovascular risk.
- Erectile dysfunction can be an important factor for physicians in gauging cardiovascular risk.
- Men with erectile dysfunction warrant further testing and more aggressive management of cardiovascular […]
Stroke survivors could gain the most from new blood pressure guidelines
Study Highlights
- More than half of all strokes can be attributed to uncontrolled high blood pressure.
- If stroke survivors were treated so their blood pressures reach the new target of less than 130/80 mmHg, deaths might be cut 33 percent compared with previous guidelines with a higher target blood pressure.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / […]
Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart disease prevention and treatment
Statement Highlights
- Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart health and managing heart disease and stroke.
- Health literacy is essential to navigate the health care system, use medication effectively and improve heart-healthy behaviors.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Mon. June 4, 2018
DALLAS, June 4, 2018 —Limited healthy literacy is […]
Disponer de escasos conocimientos sobre salud constituye un gran obstáculo para la prevención y el tratamiento de las cardiopatías
Puntos destacados del informe
- Disponer de escasos conocimientos sobre salud constituye un gran obstáculo para la salud cardíaca, así como para la gestión de las cardiopatías y los accidentes cerebrovasculares.
- Los conocimientos sobre la salud resultan esenciales para orientarse en el sistema de salud, utilizar la medicación de forma efectiva y mejorar los comportamientos saludables para el […]
Adults with high blood pressure face higher healthcare costs
Study Highlights:
- Adults with high blood pressure are estimated to pay almost $2,000 more in annual healthcare costs compared to those without high blood pressure.
- Nationally, annual healthcare costs for the U.S. population with high blood pressure are estimated to be $131 billion higher compared to those without the disease.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / […]
High protein diet associated with small increased heart failure risk in middle-aged men
Study Highlights:
- For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those who ate less protein.
- Proteins from fish and eggs were not associated with heart failure risk in this study.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Tuesday, May 29, 2018
DALLAS, May […]
Genomic medicine may one day revolutionize cardiovascular care
Statement Highlight:
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Genomic medicine could enable doctors to make predictions about people’s health, from the likelihood of developing heart disease or stroke to the severity of disease, as well as medications for treatment.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Tues., May 29, 2018
DALLAS, May 29, 2018 — A new scientific statement […]
South Asian Americans are at high risk for heart disease and stroke
Statement Highlights
- South Asian Americans are more likely to die of atherosclerosis than other Asians and people of European ancestry.
- Higher rates of diabetes and lack of exercise appear to be important factors in their increased risk.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Thurs., May 24, 2018
DALLAS, May 24,2018 — South Asians […]
Social isolation plus heart failure could increase hospitalizations, deaths
Study Highlights:
- Heart failure patients who felt socially isolated were much more likely to die or be hospitalized than more socially connected patients.
- Screening heart failure patients for social isolation could help identify those at risk of poor outcomes.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, May 23, 2018
DALLAS, May 23, 2018 […]