Heart Health

This news channel includes content on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac risk stratification, diagnosis, screening programs, and management of major risk factors that include diabetes, hypertension, diet, life style, cholesterol, obesity, ethnicity and socio-economic disparities.
 

Hospitals seeing more patients with uncontrolled blood pressure

“We need more research to understand why this is happening and how clinicians can help patients stay out of the hospital," one researcher said. 

Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, a pioneer in heart research and ‘the father of preventive cardiology,’ dies

“It is no exaggeration to say that few people in history have had as great an impact on human health,” one specialist said. 

Caffeine, energy drinks and other natural supplements can cause heart damage, cardiologists warn

Abusing these supplements, a practice often seen in athletics, can lead to significant health issues. 

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Obesity more common among patients with type 1 diabetes than ever

These patients may require specific interventions focused on preventing weight gain and kidney disease. 

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'Psychoactive and harmful': World Heart Federation says alcohol is never good for the heart

While many studies have found a potential benefit in moderate alcohol consumption, the WHF said these claims are "misinformed" at best. 

Oral penicillin a better choice than injections for some patients with rheumatic heart disease

Patients who exhibit symptoms of an allergic response to injectable penicillin may actually be experiencing a cardiac reaction that can be avoided with an oral treatment. 

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Vitamin D supplements fail to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer or death

The study compared two different doses of vitamin D with a placebo. 

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High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may be bad for men

This trend, however, did not carry over to women with high HDL-C levels.