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.
 

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Cardiologist urges patients not to follow keto diet, calling it ‘a mistake’

“The keto diet, I believe, is based on misinformation," he said. 

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Motion sensors confirm that staying active lowers your risk of CVD—and the more you move, the lower the risk

Researchers turned to accelerometers, lightweight motion sensors that can be attached to a user’s wrist, to investigate this topic. 

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Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease should keep taking RAS inhibitors

Researchers explored the controversial topic in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

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Skip the meat? Considering the cardiovascular benefits of pescatarian, vegetarian diets

Vegetarian diets must still contain heart-healthy choices, the researchers wrote—simply doing away with meat is not enough to turn around your health. 

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Polycythemia vera linked with a heightened risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Gaining new information about pulmonary arterial hypertension is crucial, the researchers observed, because it can be so harmful when not properly diagnosed and treated.

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High blood pressure, even for a short period of time, can accelerate cognitive decline

"The findings suggest hypertension needs to be prevented, diagnosed and effectively treated in adults of any age to preserve cognitive function," one researcher observed. 

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Low-fat vegan diet helps adults lose weight, boost metabolism and reduce diabetes risk

After 16 weeks, study participants following the vegan diet lost an average of 14 pounds. One researcher described the team's findings as "groundbreaking." 

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A healthy blood pressure in middle age may limit brain damage later in life

The study's authors explored data from more than 37,000 adults.