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Find your fierce with 5 tips to move more throughout the day
DALLAS, April 1, 2021 — One in four U.S. adults are sitting for longer than eight hours each day, and this lack of activity is bad for mental and physical health. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization focused on heart and brain...
How to build a home gym on a budget!
If you’re still uncomfortable going to the gym, setting up a home gym can be a great way to work out without worrying about catching coronavirus. This option doesn’t need to be expensive. Here’s what you need to know The content on this page is accurate as of the...
Identifying, preventing and managing heart rhythm side effects of medicines
FULL STORY Health care professionals should become more familiar with medications that cause irregular heart rhythms called arrhythmias, according to "Drug- Induced Arrhythmias," a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the...
To repair a damaged heart, three cells are better than one
FULL STORY Cell therapy for cardiac regeneration, while promising, has been hampered by issues with long-term survival of the transplanted cells. Now, a technique that combines three different types of cells in a 3D cluster could improve its efficacy in reducing scar...
Fighting cardiovascular disease with acne drug
FULL STORY Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of heart failure, affecting 1 in 250 people. The disease is characterised by an increase in size of the left ventricle of the heart. The stretched heart muscle is then unable to pump blood as effectively,...
Smoking linked to bleeding in the brain in large, long-term study of twins
FULL STORY An investigation of the Finnish Twin Cohort reaffirmed a link between smoking and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a type of bleeding stroke that occurs under the membrane that covers the brain and is frequently fatal. The new study by researchers in Finland...
Uncovering the genetics behind heart attacks that surprise young, healthy women
FULL STORY Rather than a slow build-up of plaque over time, a heart attack caused by spontaneous coronary artery dissection strikes suddenly, often in younger women who didn't seem to be at risk for a cardiac event. SCAD is poorly understood, and it's so far...
Women’s heart health linked to age at first menstrual period
FULL STORY Early menarche has been associated with many cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but little is known about its association with overall heart health. One new study suggests that age at menarche plays an important role in maintaining and improving...
Hostility linked with higher risk of death after second heart attacks
FULL STORY Heart attack patients who are sarcastic or irritable could be putting their health at risk, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Hostility is a...
Fatter legs linked to reduced risk of high blood pressure
FULL STORY Adults with fatter legs -- meaning they have a higher percentage of total body fat tissue in their legs -- were less likely than those with a lower percentage to have high blood pressure, according to new research to be presented Sept. 10-13, 2020, at the...
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