Heart

Heart failure after a heart attack may be reduced with a Mediterranean-style diet: Study

Heart failure after a heart attack may be reduced with Mediterranean-style diet. There have already been numerous studies demonstrating the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which consists of fruits and vegetables, fish, whole grains, minimal sugar, and a glass of wine. It’s a known fact that people who experience heart failure after a heart attack ...click here to read more

Heart attack or heart disease risk may be increased with raised yellow patches of skin around eyelids

Heart attack or heart disease risk may be increased with raised yellow patches of skin around the eyelids. These yellow patches around the eye often signify high cholesterol. The condition is also referred to as xanthelasma. Although cholesterol deposits around the eyes may not always signify high cholesterol, it’s still important to check your blood ...click here to read more

Hospitalizations due to heart failure on the rise: Study

Hospitalizations in the U.S. due to heart failure are on the rise, according to new research findings. On the other hand, the hospital visits are becoming shorter and survival rates are increasing. The study included data from over 15 million congestive heart failure hospitalizations in the U.S. between 1996 and 2009. Heart failure hospitalization numbers ...click here to read more

Heart medications may help treat Alzheimer’s disease by reducing plaque buildup in the brain’s blood vessels

Heart medications may help treat Alzheimer’s disease by reducing plaque buildup in the brain’s blood vessels. Researcher Prof. Magnus Grenegård explained, “You should be careful not to draw any major conclusions from experimental studies, but we have certainly identified an interesting approach worth taking further.” The study revealed how the protein beta-amyloid sticks to the ...click here to read more

Heart attack and mortality risk higher with household air pollution: Study

Heart attack and mortality risk higher with household air pollution. You may not associate your home with pollutants, but they may very well be present there, coming from lighting, cooking, or heating with fuels. The study found that burning cleaner fuels such as natural gas was associated with a lower mortality risk. Lead researcher Sumeet ...click here to read more

Heart disease risk may be lowered with recreational and commuter biking: Study

Heart disease risk may be lowered with recreational and commuter biking. In the study involving 45,000 Danish adults, the researchers found that regular cyclists who biked for pleasure or for their commute had 11 to 18 percent fewer heart attacks during the 20-year follow-up. Furthermore, half an hour of cycling weekly provided some protection against ...click here to read more

Heart attack patients of low socioeconomic status, especially women, fare worse

Heart attack patients from a low socioeconomic background fare much worse when it comes to recovery. This is particularly true among poor women and younger individuals. Senior author of the study Dr. Erica Spatz explained, “Our study emphasizes that patients need us to think about their social needs, not just their clinical symptoms. We have ...click here to read more

In heart failure patients, novel implantable device may treat central sleep apnea: Study

In heart failure patients, novel implantable device may treat central sleep apnea. The implanted device is similar to a pacemaker and treats sleep apnea specifically in heart failure patients. Lead author Professor William T. Abraham said, “The remede® system is the first fully implantable device to treat central sleep apnea in heart failure patients. Unlike ...click here to read more

Myocardial infarction risk in women may be reduced with antioxidant-rich diet of fruits and vegetables

Myocardial infarction risk in women may be reduced with a diet rich in antioxidants from fruits and vegetables. Lead investigator Alicja Wolk said, “Our study was the first to look at the effect of all dietary antioxidants in relation to myocardial infarction. Total antioxidant capacity measures in a single value all antioxidants present in diet ...click here to read more

Is a vegetarian diet better for the heart?

Consuming a vegetarian diet has been associated with greater health outcomes, but a recent study found that eating meat doesn’t significantly raise the risk of heart disease over a 10-year span. So the question remains, is a vegetarian diet better for the heart? The researchers do not suggest that a vegetarian diet is useless when ...click here to read more