Posts Tagged ‘cardiovascular disease’
Study links frequent red meat consumption to high levels of chemical associated with heart disease
Researchers have identified another reason to limit red meat consumption: high levels of a gut-generated chemical called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), …
Read Full ArticleGenetic influences on physical activity reported
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving is determined in part by our genes, University of Oxford researchers have shown. In one of the most detailed projects of its kind, the scientists studied the activity of 91,105 UK Biobank participants …
Read Full ArticleStatins have low risk of side effects
The cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have demonstrated substantial benefits in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused by blood clots (ischemic strokes) in at-risk patients. Since statins are associated with a low risk of side effects, …
Read Full ArticleResearchers explore what’s behind Mediterranean diet and lower cardiovascular risk
A new study offers insights from a cohort study of women in the U.S. who reported consuming a Mediterranean-type diet. …
Read Full ArticleStatins overprescribed for primary prevention
Even healthy people who don’t suffer from a cardiovascular disease are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, if they meet certain risk criteria. However, for years the use of statins for primary prevention …
Read Full ArticleDiabetes drug liraglutide linked to lower risk of cardiovascular events
Real world data from a large Nordic study shows that use of liraglutide, a drug for type 2 diabetes, is associated with a lower risk of myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death. …
Read Full ArticleGot menopause? Healthy lifestyle now is crucial for heart health
A healthy lifestyle during the transition to menopause may offset the acceleration of atherosclerosis, the slow narrowing of the arteries that increases with age, according to new research …
Read Full ArticleBlood pressure: Early treatment advised by US guidelines has no survival benefits
When is high blood pressure dangerous? Medical associations offer widely differing answers. In the USA, for example, patients are seen as hypertensive much sooner than in Germany. …
Read Full ArticleNew blood pressure guideline could prevent 3 million cardiovascular events over 10 years
In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines, lowering hypertension threshold to 130/80 mm Hg from the previous 140/90 mm Hg. …
Read Full ArticleGenetic analysis links obesity with diabetes and coronary artery disease
A Cleveland Clinic genetic analysis has found that obesity itself, not just the adverse health effects associated with it, significantly increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. …
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