Drinking a moderate amount of wine may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular disease in high-risk people

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drinking a small or moderate amount of wine may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular disease in people at a higher risk who are following a…

Been drinking and your heart’s fluttering? You may have ‘holiday heart’

Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s the time of year for workplace Christmas parties, and gatherings with family and friends. Maybe you’ll drink a lot in one go. Then you feel…

Small amounts of incidental vigorous physical exertion may almost halve major cardiovascular events risk in women

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Short bursts of incidental vigorous physical exertion, lasting less than a minute each, may almost halve the risk of a major cardiovascular event, such as heart…

Higher ratio of plant protein to animal protein may improve heart health, study suggests

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Eating a diet with a higher ratio of plant-based protein to animal-based protein may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD),…

More than half of US adults could benefit from GLP-1 medications, researchers find

Semaglutide Eligibility Among US Adults. Credit: JAMA Cardiology (2024). DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.4657 In a new analysis of national data, researchers at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes…

Cardiology collaboration advances machine learning predictions for AFib after stroke

Visualization of an individual data sample as a P-QRS-T wave progression viewed from 12 leads. Credit: Heart Rhythm (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.07.061 Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and…

Risk for mortality up with low income in type 2 diabetes

Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have an increased risk for mortality in association with low income, with the most prominent increase seen for adults aged 20 to 39 years,…

Protein in soy may reduce the risk of heart failure by affecting gut bacteria

Soy protein β-conglycinin increases the production of short-chain fatty acids by intestinal bacteria, which slows the progression of heart failure. Credit: Reiko Matsushita A research team from the Nagoya University…

Triple-digit heat waves could pose danger for people with an implanted defibrillator

Thousands of Americans with heart trouble have small implanted defibrillators, to help regulate their heartbeat and keep cardiac events at bay. But new research finds that on extremely hot days,…

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation’s 4th biggest killer

A beach goer exercises as the sun rises above the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 1, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File The majority of strokes could be prevented,…