Category Archives: Heart Diseases

When it comes to matters of the heart, cardiovascular disease in women is underdiagnosed compared to men. A popular scoring system used to estimate how likely a person is to develop a cardiovascular disease within the next 10 years is the Framingham Risk Score. It is based on factors including age, sex, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure. Continue reading →

(Photo by Louis Bauer via Pexels) By Stephen Beech via SWNS People with an ultra-rare condition that stunts growth are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, suggests new research. The few hundred patients worldwide with growth hormone receptor deficiency (GHRD) - also known as Laron syndrome - also appear to at lower risk of cardiovascular disease, say scientists. They believe that drugs that cause similar effects could reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke - and could even extend how long people live. Continue reading →

For patients with chronic inflammation, the effects of poverty could reduce health and life expectancy even further, demonstrating that this population has significantly worse health outcomes independent from their health effects, according to results of a study published in Frontiers in Medicine.1,2 New Africa - stock.adobe.com We found that participants with either inflammation or poverty alone each had about a 50% increased risk in all-cause mortality. Continue reading →

image: The application of AI technology in the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases using coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has gradually deepened, and efficient and intelligent methods are optimizing and reshaping the clinical diagnosis pathways, including optimization of image quality, fully automated calculation of calcification score, coronary stenosis, quantitative and qualitative assessment of plaque components, quantification of perivascular and pericardiac fat, and calculation of non-invasive CT-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) and myocardial perfusion. Credit: Science China Press This review was jointly published by Prof. Long-Jiang Zhang (Department of Radiology, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University) and Prof Continue reading →

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News outlets have reported that swapping animal-based foods for plant-based foods can lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes. We go behind the headlines to check the claims. Continue reading →

(Photo by Karolina Grabowska via Pexels) By Isobel Williams via SWNS Consuming plant protein can help women slash their chances of developing cancer and heart disease in later life, a new study reveals. Continue reading →

Nowadays heart-related problems are on the rise due to factors such as smoking, obesity, lack of physical activity, and other reasons that put pressure on the cardiovascular system. If you're wondering how to reduce heart disease risk, here are 7 tips that can help Continue reading →

A shift in food preferences and a sedentary lifestyle combined to increase the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the U.S., according to Hank Cheatham, Vice President, Daiwa Health Development. He reports: According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year almost 610,000 people die of cardiovascular diseases in the U.S Continue reading →

Tanya Lewis: Hi, this is Your Health, Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman: We bring you the latest vital health news: Discoveries that affect your body and your mind. Lewis: And we break down the medical research to help you stay healthy.Im Tanya Lewis. Fischman: Im Josh Fischman Continue reading →