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AHA and ACC release prevention of CVD guidelines
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart healthy eating plan, getting...
Major bleeding risk with warfarin and aspirin together
Combination warfarin and aspirin therapy was associated with significantly increased bleeding but similar observed rates of thrombosis and mortality, found a seven-year US study....
High waist-to-stature ratio reflects increased CVD risk
Health experts have warned for years that men and women with excess abdominal fat run a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems. However, individuals...
Exercise test predicts CVD mortality risk
Performance on a simple exercise test predicts the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other causes, reports a large study presented at...
Smoke-free policies associated with lower blood pressure
Non-smokers who had access to smoke-free restaurants, bars and workplaces had lower systolic blood pressure readings than those who lived in areas without smoke-free...
Mixed results from trials on cardiovascular benefits of fish oil
VITAL and REDUCE-IT – both highly anticipated trials revolving around the cardiovascular benefits of fish oil products – delivered mixed results at this year’s...
Energy drinks notably diminish blood vessel function in young adults
Young, healthy adults experienced acute, significant diminished blood vessel function soon after consuming one energy drink, according to preliminary research from a small study...
Adequate compression therapy cuts complication risk in DVT
People with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) can substantially cut their risk of potentially debilitating complications by starting adequate compression therapy in the first twenty-four hours...
Lifestyle changes help reduce hypertension risk
Men and women with high blood pressure significantly reduced the need for anti-hypertensive medications within 16 weeks after making diet and exercise changes, according...
Home BP monitoring signifcantly improves hypertension control, cuts costs
Home blood pressure monitoring improved hypertension control and saved substantially on medical costs, according to results of a pilot initiative presented at the American...
Dangerously high BP spikes more prevalent in black adults
Black US adults experience a hypertensive crisis, at a rate that is five times the national average, according to a study presented at the...
Statins don't reduce CVD risk in healthy older people
Statins are not associated with a reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) or death in healthy people aged over 75, finds a study. However, in...
Mortality outcomes of original ASCOT trial reported
In patients with hypertension, the long-term cardiovascular and all-cause mortality effects of different blood pressure-lowering regimens and lipid-lowering treatment are not well documented, particularly...
Cancer the most likely to be cause of internal bleeding in CVD patients
Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, a large international clinical trial has...
Healthy heart diet differs from what was previously 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...
Studies look at the benefits of aspirin for patients with CVD
A meta-analysis from 11 trials found that aspirin reduced the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction by 22% and death by 6%, at the cost...
Too little or too much sleep bad for heart health
A team from the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre in Athens, Greece, evaluated the impact of sleep duration on cardiovascular health by performing a meta-analysis...
'Holy grail' of weight-loss meds does not increase major cardiovascular events
Lorcaserin effectively aids weight loss in obese patients at a high risk for cardiovascular events (MACE) without increasing the rate of MACE.
With a median...
Many take other drugs that lower effectiveness of BP medications
People who take pills to lower their blood pressure often take other drugs that reduce the pills’ effectiveness, a large study suggests. Reuters Health...
Contentious study shows reduced salt consumption not necessary for cardiac health
Research, led by the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) in Canada with research colleagues in 21 countries, shows that for the vast majority of...
Women under-treated for heart attack die at double the rate of men
A study of 2,898 patients (2,183 men, 715 women) reveals that six months after hospital discharge, death rates and serious adverse cardiovascular events in...
Marriage may make the heart beat stronger and longer
Marital status appears to influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) and prognosis, according to the largest yet meta-analysis. Not being married was associated with heightened risk...
Flavour additives in e-cigarettes may impair blood vessel function
Flavour additives used in electronic cigarettes and related tobacco products could impair blood vessel function and may be an early indicator of heart damage,...
An egg a day could significantly reduce CVD risk
People who consume an egg a day could significantly reduce their risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) compared with eating no eggs, suggests a study...
Six years of exercise — or lack of it — may impact failure risk
Although maintaining recommended activity levels is associated with the lowest heart failure risk, starting and increasing physical acivity to recommended levels over as few...
Osteoporosis drug linked to reduced CVD risk
The osteoporosis drug alendronate has been linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a study of patients with...
Music boosts effect of anti-hypertensive drugs on heart rate
Anti-hypertensive drugs improve heart rate more in patients who listen to music after taking medication, possibly by acting on the parasympathetic system, increasing their...
Meat protein increases CVD risk by 60% but nut and seed protein beneficial
A large US/French study found that meat protein is associated with a 60% increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) while while people who consumed...
Many patients needing statins don't take them
Many patients with dangerously high cholesterol or a genetic predisposition to it don’t take statin drugs that can lower cholesterol, a US study suggests....
Canakinumab slashes risk of cardiovascular events in diabetes and CKD patients
Two new analyses of data from more than 10,000 heart attack survivors worldwide were presented by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital at the...
Combination pill significantly lowers blood pressure
A pill combining low doses of three blood pressure-lowering medications significantly increased the number of patients reaching blood pressure targets compared with usual care,...
Gout drug raises the risk of death
Febuxostat, a gout drug that has been in use for nearly a decade, was found to significantly increase the risk of death, even though...
Large data-set studies on CVD and multi-morbidity
PLOS Medicine has published a special issue on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and multi-morbidity, with three studies using data drawn respectively from the UK Clinical...
Migraine associated with increased CVD risk
Migraine is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks, stroke, blood clots and an irregular heart rate, say researchers. Although the...
'Explosive evolution' in blood flow restoring techniques
Recent decades have seen an "explosive evolution" of techniques to restore blood flow to areas of the brain endangered by stroke or clogged arteries,...
Sauna benefits akin to those of medium-intensity exercise
As well as previously identified benefits, a Finnish study has found that sauna bathing for 30 minutes reduces blood pressure and increases vascular compliance, while...
DVT patients could wear compression stockings for shorter time
Even though many patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are told to wear compression stockings for two years to prevent complications, a Dutch study...
Corrective statements from Big Tobacco
The court-ordered publication of "corrective statements" by major US tobacco companies month should serve as a reminder that tobacco addiction remains a major health...
If you want a heart, get a dog
A team of Swedish scientists has used national registries of more than 3.4m Swedes aged 40 to 80 to study the association between dog...
Giving up daily aspIrin may increase heart attack and stroke risk by 37%
In long-term users - heart attack survivors and people at high risk for one - discontinuation of low-dose aspirin in the absence of major...