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New research has examined the relationship between the flu, heart attack, and stroke, all of which occur more frequently in the winter. It was found that after flu-like illnesses, many patients showed an increase in the risk of heart attack and stroke. The study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed public ...click here to read more

It is widely known that cholesterol levels are associated with the risk of heart attack, but new research has found an exciting timeline that could indicate this risk. It was found that having elevated cholesterol during the teens or early twenties increases a person’s risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or another cardiovascular event ...click here to read more

Improving hostile behavior may reduce the risk of death after a second heart attack, according to new research published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. This study, one of the largest and most comprehensive of its kind, examined the relationship between hostility and the effect it had on heart attack patients. Hostility is a ...click here to read more

New research has found that people who use regular telemonitoring of high blood pressure were about half as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to those who receive just routine primary care. The research published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension believes regular telemonitoring would be beneficial for all patients with ...click here to read more

HDL cholesterol, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” has been shown to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke. For many years, HDL cholesterol has been the focus of many studies, which have demonstrated its role in moving fats and other cholesterol molecules out of artery walls. These studies have also shown that people with ...click here to read more

According to new research, patients with peripheral artery disease (P.A.D.) or stroke are less likely to receive recommended treatments to prevent heart attack. The study comes from American Heart Association’s Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions, which is a premier global exchange of the latest advances in the quality of care and research ...click here to read more

Since the coronavirus pandemic began, fewer heart attack and stroke patients are seeking medical care. Doctors are noticing a drop in patients being admitted to hospitals with cardiovascular symptoms and are wondering why. Doctors from Cedars-Sinai suggest that during the pandemic, patients are ignoring symptoms that would otherwise bring them to an emergency room. They ...click here to read more

A recent incident published in JACC: Case Reports has raised a question of whether bloating can be mistaken for a heart attack. The report outlined the situation showing how a patient in the hospital for metastatic Hodgkin’s lymphoma with significant abdominal distention displayed sudden onset of ST-segment elevations, which is often an indicator of a ...click here to read more

New research shows a relation between the muscle protein, cardiac myosin, and excess damage to the cardiovascular system during a heart attack. This prevalent protein is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, and researchers have now found that it can cause the blood to thicken or clot, worsening damage to ...click here to read more

For those who have survived a heart attack, new research shows mental stress could be a trigger for another heart attack. Research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology found that mental stress, in addition to physical stress, is what physicians should be addressing in heart ...click here to read more

New research shows how excess belly fat is linked with multiple occasions of cardiac events such as heart attack. It has long been known that fat stored around the belly is a marker for heart attack, but until now, the association between abdominal obesity and the risk of a subsequent heart attack or stroke was unknown. The ...click here to read more

Look, I hate to ruin the part this season, but there’s something I need to tell you: heart attack risk goes up in the winter. Ten percent more people die from a heart attack or stroke in the winter than summer, and the demands of the holidays make this a high-risk time of year. The ...click here to read more

A new study finds that treating young people with high cholesterol levels may help to reduce the risk of heart disease later in life. This research published in The Lancet has been described as the “most comprehensive” review of its kind. Looking at 400,000 patients over 40 years, the study found a link between cholesterol ...click here to read more

Walking or cycling to work may be the key to lowering your risk of heart attack, according to a new study. Heart attacks are considered serious medical emergencies, often caused by coronary heart disease, which a person can develop through eating a high-fat diet and lack of exercise. But this new study suggests how your ...click here to read more