Cardiovascular Disease
Heart
Disease Linked to Impaired Cognition and Later Dementia
- July 22, 2008
This 'lifelong' view of developing dementia, which stresses the importance of
risk factors in midlife, also found that the earlier in life heart disease was
diagnosed, the worse the person's later cognitive performance, Archana
Singh-Manoux, Ph.D., of University College London and INSERM in Villejuif
Cedex, France, and colleagues reported in the European Heart Journal.
Women
& Cardiovascular Disease - June 18, 2008
Imagine having chest pain and trouble breathing, but your doctor
can't figure out what's wrong. It happens to more women than you think, because
they often have different symptoms than men when it comes to cardiovascular
disease.
Preventing
Heart Disease in Women
Approximately
one woman dies every minute from heart disease in this country, and the rate of
decline in heart disease overall has been less prevalent among women.1
Every year since 1984 more women have died of heart disease than men, yet many
women are still unaware of their biggest health threat.
The
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Red Dress/Heart Truth campaign, which
began in 2001, and the American Heart Association's Go Red campaign, which
began in 2004, were both developed to educate and increase women's awareness of
heart disease.
Cholesterol
tied to heart disease, but not stroke - November 30th, 2007
High cholesterol is a
major risk factor for death from heart disease, but its impact on
stroke death is less clear, concludes a new study in a finding
that startled even the researchers.
Low
testosterone levels indicate increased risk of CV death in men - November
30th, 2007
High endogenous levels
of testosterone in men are associated with low mortality from all
causes, cardiovascular causes, and cancer, a new study shows, and
the authors suggest that low testosterone may be a predictive marker
for those at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Study: Direct link between sleep disorder, heart disease
- September 30, 2007
The quality of your sleep decides the health of your heart. A clear connection has
now been established between snoring and heart diseases.
Heart disease: shock facts - September 4, 2007
Right now, the total direct and indirect costs related to death and disability from
heart disease and stroke in this country exceed a whopping R8 billion per year.
UT Southwestern study links heart
disease and pot belly - August 16, 2007
A UT Southwestern Medical Center study, to be published in the Aug. 21 issue of
the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, identifies that roll of
fat around your waist (or lack of it) as an important determiner of your risk
for heart disease.
Statin Cancer Risk Outweighed by Benefits - July 25, 2007
Those who take statins may be putting themselves at a slightly increased risk of
cancer, a new study released Monday finds.
Two Drugs Better Than One in Lowering Blood PressureJuly 20, 2007
The combination of aliskiren and valsartan at maximum recommended doses provides
significantly greater reductions in blood pressure than does monotherapy with
either agent alone in patients with hypertension, and the tolerability profile
of the combined treatment is similar to the two-single agent treatments.
Chocolate-in
Moderation-May Lower Blood Pressure -July 6, 2007
Put down that box of bon-bons, and back away slowly. Despite the promising results
of a recent study linking dark chocolate with lower blood pressure, it's too
soon to recommend that everyone start eating the stuff-especially since
Americans are used to consuming large quantities.
Eye checks urged for signs of later heart disease - July 7, 2007
A study in Australia has shown that changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes
of heavier and obese children from as young as six, warning signs that might be
linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
Heart Attack Risk: What the tests tell you - May 10, 2007
If you want to learn your chances of suffering a heart attack, ask your doctor to
draw blood for C-Reactive Protein (CRP), the good HDL and the bad LDL
cholesterol, small low-density lipoprotein, Lp(a), homocysteine. He will also
check your blood pressure.