Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite similar rates of bystander CPR after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, Asian adults in the U.S. have lower rates of survival than white adults, according to…
Tag: Cardiology
How to stop obese children from having heart disease in adulthood
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Childhood is a window of opportunity to tackle obesity before the damage it causes is irreversible, according to a scientific statement by experts on heart disease…
New genes implicated in deadly heart defect
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By identifying genes in patients and testing their effects in fruit flies, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left…
Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has found that not eating enough of six…
Study finds younger kidney cancer survivors at significant risk for heart problems
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center indicates that many adolescent and young adult kidney cancer survivors are at a significantly elevated risk for heart…
Loneliness linked with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published June 29 in…
How heart attack and stroke survivors can prepare for wildfires and hurricanes
Environmental disasters are difficult for anyone. For people with cardiovascular disease, they can be particularly risky. As wildfire and hurricane seasons kick into high gear, experts urge extra caution for…
Depressed patients less likely to take their heart medications, finds research
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients who feel low when having a cardiac device implanted are more likely to stop taking their heart medications than those without depression, according to research…
Women with common heart rhythm disorder found to have faster cognitive decline than men
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition, according to research presented today at ACNAP…
The lesser-known risk factors for heart disease
Most people know that the risk factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, smoking, raised cholesterol and being overweight. However, many people who have a heart attack do not…
