Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

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Poor sleep quality may be important risk factor for atrial fibrillation

Poor sleep quality appears to be an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation, report scientists in the first study of its kind to demonstrate a relationship between poor sleep quality independent of sleep apnea and a higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF).

26 Jun 2018

New tests accurately detect heart disease and adverse cardiac events in diabetic patients

Prevencio, Inc. today announces data which indicates its HART CAD and HART CVE tests accurately diagnose Coronary Artery Disease and risk for Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Diabetic Mellitus patients.

25 Jun 2018

Urgent steps needed to tackle low vitamin D intakes in UK South-Asians

Public health strategies are urgently required to tackle low intakes of vitamin D in the UK South-Asian population, finds a new study in the Journal Public Health Nutrition.

25 Jun 2018

Four cups of coffee a day shown to protect heart muscle

A new study has shown that drinking four cups of coffee a day can protect against heart muscle damage, through the effect of caffeine on a protein called p27.

22 Jun 2018

Inaccurate measurement of sodium intake may account for paradoxical results, study suggests

Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death?

22 Jun 2018

Study tests accuracy of device designed to detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

A wireless device designed for detection of heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with anthracycline chemotherapy was accurate and displayed a low false-negative rate as compared to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

21 Jun 2018

Risks of cancer and mortality found to be lowest in light drinkers

The risk of mortality, and of developing a number of cancers, is lowest in light drinkers consuming an average of less than one drink per day across their lifetime, and the risk of some cancers increases with each additional drink per week, according to a new study, published this week in PLOS Medicine by Andrew Kunzmann of Queen’s University Belfast, and colleagues.

20 Jun 2018

Study finds substantial variation in cardiovascular risk across India

The average 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease varies widely among India’s states, ranging from 13.2% to 19.5%, with substantial variation across socio-demographic groups according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Pascal Geldsetzer and Rifat Atun of Harvard University, and colleagues.

20 Jun 2018

Study finds combined risk of death and developing cancer to be lowest in light drinkers

A new study, led by Dr Andrew Kunzmann, researcher from the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences at Queen's University Belfast, has found the combined risk of death and developing a number of cancers is lowest in light drinkers, consuming less than one drink per day, and increases with each additional drink per week.

19 Jun 2018

Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to increased risk of interstitial lung disease

Reviewing medical information gathered on more than 6,000 adults over a 10-year period, Johns Hopkins researchers have found that lower than normal blood levels of vitamin D were linked to increased risk of early signs of interstitial lung disease.

19 Jun 2018

WHO launches multiyear campaign to eliminate use of trans fat

Beginning today, all food in the United States must be made without trans fat, the culmination of a multiyear campaign to eradicate the harmful ingredient.

19 Jun 2018

Eating plant-based diet can reduce risk for heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes

Plant-based diets improve glycemic control, lead to weight loss, and improve cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new review published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.

18 Jun 2018

Study combines gene editing and stem cell technologies to predict person’s risk for heart disease

Scientists may now be able to predict whether carrying a specific genetic variant increases a person's risk for disease using gene editing and stem cell technologies, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

18 Jun 2018

Bone density scans could help determine likelihood of cardiovascular disease

Routine bone density scans already performed on Australians to identify their risk of fractures could now also be used as an early warning for heart attack or stroke.

18 Jun 2018

People with heart problems do not take enough exercise, shows study

Evidence shows that people with existing heart problems or who are at risk of developing them, are ignoring medical advice and not taking enough exercise.

18 Jun 2018

Study highlights potential use of blood biomarkers as diagnostic tool for sleep apnea

The Dove Medical Press journal, Nature and Science of Sleep, has published a study that highlights the potential use of blood biomarkers as a diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea.

18 Jun 2018

Canakinumab reduces gout rate by more than half in atherosclerosis patients, study shows

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate that canakinumab significantly reduced the rate of gout by more than half compared to placebo, regardless of baseline serum urate level.

18 Jun 2018

NJEM retracts landmark Mediterranean diet study

Mediterranean diet has been known to be one of the best diets that most nutritionists and diet experts swear by. It includes fruits, vegetables, nuts, oily fish and olive oil and is supposedly the best for the heart.

14 Jun 2018

Various E-cigarette flavorings may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

The flavorings found in in electronic cigarettes and related tobacco products could cause changes in the lung, heart and blood vessels that lead to cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in an American Heart Association journal.

14 Jun 2018

Study: Antipsychotic treatment increases body fat and decreases insulin sensitivity in youth

The prevalence of childhood obesity has more than tripled from 1971 to 2011 and is now at epidemic proportions, contributing to rising rates of type 2 diabetes in youths.

14 Jun 2018

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Poor sleep quality may be important risk factor for atrial fibrillation

New tests accurately detect heart disease and adverse cardiac events in diabetic patients

Urgent steps needed to tackle low vitamin D intakes in UK South-Asians

Four cups of coffee a day shown to protect heart muscle

Inaccurate measurement of sodium intake may account for paradoxical results, study suggests

Study tests accuracy of device designed to detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

Risks of cancer and mortality found to be lowest in light drinkers

Study finds substantial variation in cardiovascular risk across India

Study finds combined risk of death and developing cancer to be lowest in light drinkers

Low blood levels of vitamin D linked to increased risk of interstitial lung disease

WHO launches multiyear campaign to eliminate use of trans fat

Eating plant-based diet can reduce risk for heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes

Study combines gene editing and stem cell technologies to predict person’s risk for heart disease

Bone density scans could help determine likelihood of cardiovascular disease

People with heart problems do not take enough exercise, shows study

Study highlights potential use of blood biomarkers as diagnostic tool for sleep apnea

Canakinumab reduces gout rate by more than half in atherosclerosis patients, study shows

NJEM retracts landmark Mediterranean diet study

Various E-cigarette flavorings may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Study: Antipsychotic treatment increases body fat and decreases insulin sensitivity in youth

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