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Blood pressure trending towards rising numbers in young adulthood may presage coronary artery calcification in middle-age. Current models to predict cardiovascular disease consider blood pressure (BP) at the time of prediction, rather than factoring in cumulative blood pressure over time. Norrina B, Allen, from Northwestern University (Illinois, USA), and colleagues completed a 25-year long study …
Home blood pressure monitoring is an effective way to identify masked hypertension, a condition that affects 10% of the population but often goes untreated. Masked hypertension is a condition where a person has normal or high-normal blood pressure readings at the doctor’s office, but s/he actually has high blood pressure at home or at work. …
Large-scale European study warns that prolonged exposure to air pollution may dramatically raise heart attack risk. Long-term exposure to particulate matter is associated with an increased risk for heart attack. Moreover, this association can already be observed in levels of particulate exposure below the current specified European limit values. Annette Peters, of Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen …
Rich in polyphenol compounds, red raspberries may help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. A number of previous studies have demonstrated that increased consumption of foods rich in polyphenols – a potent antioxidant compound, help to lower the risks of cardiovascular disease. A. Tresserra-Rimbau, from the University of Barcelona (Spain), and colleagues analyzed data …
Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus may reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. A number of studies observe that the incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease correlates with latitude and rises in winter, but a biological cause has remained unclear. Martin Feelisch, from the University of Southampton …
Carbon nanofibers added to a chitosan-based composite material not only support the scaffold, but allow celectrical impulses to pass. When damaged, adult heart tissue is unable to heal itself thoroughly, so researchers are now exploring ways to regenerate the lost tissue – but do so with nontoxic materials that avoid attack by the body’s immune …
Being fit during the transition from the teenage years into adulthood may protect against heart disease decades later, among men. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and incapacity worldwide. Signs of atherosclerosis can be present in a person’s large arteries as early as the adolescent years. Peter Nordstrom, from Umea University (Sweden), and …
Adding an extra 2,000 steps of walking each day to your regular physical activity may lower the risk of heart attacks and stroke by as much as 8%. In its “Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health,” the World Health Organization (WHO) urges that adults ages 18 to 64 years complete at least 150 minutes …
As little as 1 extra portion of wholegrains plus more fruit and vegetables may lower a person’s risk of heart disease. While the incidence of cardiovascular disease has been declining in the United States and many European nations, it still accounts for nearly half of all deaths in those nations. Similarly, coronary heart disease remains …
Women with cardiovascular disease – and particularly those who have suffered a heart attack, tend to be at increased risk for dementia. Hypertension and diabetes are risk factors for cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline, so proper and effective management of these conditions may reduce a person’s risks of heart attack, stroke and dementia. Likewise, findings …