Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

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New study finds that pregnancy is safe for most women with heart disease

Is it safe for women with heart disease to become pregnant? Usually, according to ten-year results from the ROPAC registry reported in a late breaking science session today at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Adults aged over 45 with psychological distress may have high risk of cardiovascular disease

Adults ages 45 or older who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

28 Aug 2018

Foods that constitute heart healthy diet for people globally may vary from what was earlier thought

The foods that make up a heart healthy diet for people worldwide may differ from what was previously thought, according to late breaking results from the observational Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and simultaneously published in the Lancet.

28 Aug 2018

Taking vacations could prolong life, suggests new study

Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of a 40-year study presented today at ESC Congress and accepted for publication in The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging.

28 Aug 2018

Dairy products appear to protect against mortality from cerebrovascular disease

The consumption of dairy products has long been thought to increase the risk of death, particularly from coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and cancer, because of dairy's relatively high levels of saturated fat.

28 Aug 2018

Low carbohydrate diet can increase risk of premature death, finds study

Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided, according to a large study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

28 Aug 2018

Study: Food insecurity strongly linked to mortality rates in adults

A wide array of negative health outcomes have been associated with food insecurity including diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.

28 Aug 2018

Daily use of aspirin does not reduce occurrence of major cardiovascular events, finds ARRIVE trial

The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease remains unclear.

28 Aug 2018

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

A drug used to manage diabetes may reduce heart disease and death in people with diabetes regardless of their cholesterol levels and whether they are on a statin therapy, suggests a new analysis of the LEADER trial.

27 Aug 2018

Antiplatelet monotherapy appears to be safer but does not reduce risk of heart attack

Long-term antiplatelet monotherapy after stenting is safe but does not reduce the risk of death or heart attack compared to standard dual antiplatelet therapy, according to late breaking results from the GLOBAL LEADERS trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The Lancet.

27 Aug 2018

Listening to yoga music before sleep has beneficial impact on heart rate variability

Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Cardiovascular disease patients with internal bleeding more likely to be diagnosed with cancer

Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, a large international clinical trial has found.

27 Aug 2018

Aspirin appears to cause major bleeds and have no effect on cancers

Aspirin prevented serious vascular events in patients with diabetes who did not already have cardiovascular disease, but it caused almost as many major bleeds and there was no effect on cancers.

27 Aug 2018

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows the arteries, according to results of the PESA study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take daily aspirin to lower their risk, according to late breaking results from the ARRIVE study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in the Lancet.

27 Aug 2018

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

A weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events, according to late breaking results from the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Sleeping six to eight hours a night is most beneficial for heart health, suggests study

Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart health. More or less is detrimental. Their findings are presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Fish oil supplements do not reduce risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes

Fish oil supplements do not prevent heart attacks or strokes in patients with diabetes, according to late breaking results from the ASCEND trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Long-term use of solid fuels for cooking linked to high risk of cardiovascular mortality

Long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

People with deep forehead wrinkles may have higher risk of cardiovascular mortality

According to research presented in Munich today at the ESC Congress 2018, the annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology, people who have lots of deep forehead wrinkles, more than is typical for their age, may have a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease.

27 Aug 2018

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

New study finds that pregnancy is safe for most women with heart disease

Adults aged over 45 with psychological distress may have high risk of cardiovascular disease

Foods that constitute heart healthy diet for people globally may vary from what was earlier thought

Taking vacations could prolong life, suggests new study

Dairy products appear to protect against mortality from cerebrovascular disease

Low carbohydrate diet can increase risk of premature death, finds study

Study: Food insecurity strongly linked to mortality rates in adults

Daily use of aspirin does not reduce occurrence of major cardiovascular events, finds ARRIVE trial

Study shows new options to lower heart disease risk in people with diabetes

Antiplatelet monotherapy appears to be safer but does not reduce risk of heart attack

Listening to yoga music before sleep has beneficial impact on heart rate variability

Cardiovascular disease patients with internal bleeding more likely to be diagnosed with cancer

Aspirin appears to cause major bleeds and have no effect on cancers

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

Sleeping six to eight hours a night is most beneficial for heart health, suggests study

Fish oil supplements do not reduce risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes

Long-term use of solid fuels for cooking linked to high risk of cardiovascular mortality

People with deep forehead wrinkles may have higher risk of cardiovascular mortality

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