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Impact of changes in heart rate with age on all-cause death and cardiovascular events in 50-year-old men from the general population
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are still the major cause of premature death in middle-aged populations. Resting heart rate (RHR) is known to be inversely related to average life span in homoeothermic mammals.1 Previous studies have demonstrated an association between elevated RHR and increased incident of CVDs and both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general …
Vegetarian or vegan diets and blood lipids: a meta-analysis of randomized trials | European Heart Journal
Abstract Aims Due to growing environmental focus, plant-based diets are increasing steadily in popularity. Uncovering the effect on well-established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death worldwide, is thus highly relevant. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to estimate the effect of vegetarian and vegan diets on blood levels of …
Decoding the price of heart tests and procedures
A Harvard study found “stunning” price variations for common tests across top-ranked hospitals. Before you shell out money for a service — a home repair or a plane ticket, for example — chances are you shop around first to find the best price. You can’t do that for medical services, however, because of the way …
Madison community gets blood pumping in support of better heart health
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Heart disease and stroke survivors along with their friends and families were invited to Warner Park Saturday for the Madison Heart Walk. The annual, family-friendly event is held to encourage the community to move their bodies and promote good heart health, and also to urge people to raise lifesaving funds, according …
NYU School of Global Public Health Joins Global Initiative to Improve Heart Health Equity in New York City
The NYU School of Global Public Health (NYU GPH) has joined a global initiative to reimagine how cities tackle heart health inequities using artificial intelligence—starting in New York City. The AI4HealthyCities Health Equity Network—created by the Novartis Foundation in partnership with Microsoft AI for Health—aims to use innovative data science techniques to provide health authorities, …
Sleep joins the list of eight key factors for heart health
Comment on this story Comment Routinely getting a good night’s sleep has been added to the American Heart Association’s list of key components of cardiovascular health, lengthening the list to eight factors the association believes can lead to a longer, higher-quality life without heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the …
Male gut health may benefit from beer
In a recent article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists analyzed the effect of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beer ingestion on gut microbiota. Study: Impact of Beer and Nonalcoholic Beer Consumption on the Gut Microbiota: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial. Image credit: MsMaria / Shutterstock Background The fermented extract of malted barley grains, beer, …
Genetically predicted height linked to risk for several common health conditions
A large genetic study by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs’ Million Veteran Program (MVP)) has found that a person’s height may affect their risk for several common health conditions in adulthood. Significant findings include a link between height and lower risk of coronary heart disease, and a link between height and higher risk for …
Joe Garcia, widower of slain Uvalde teacher Irma Garcia, dies of a heart attack
Placeholder while article actions load John Martinez awoke Thursday just before 10 a.m. to a text message from his younger brother: “Pray for tío Joe.” Martinez, a 21-year-old student at Texas State University, said at first that he didn’t think anything was amiss. Of course his uncle needed prayers, he said. Joe Garcia had just …
This is the first image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way : NPR
“It’s the dawn of a new era of black hole physics,” the Event Horizon Telescope team said as it released the first-ever image of supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way. EHT Collaboration hide caption toggle caption EHT Collaboration “It’s the dawn of a new era of black hole physics,” the Event …
