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AHA News: The Connection Between Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease Risks
- American Heart Association News
- February 20, 2023
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Hot flashes and night sweats -- they are the hallmark symptoms of menopause.
But there's something else happening to women entering their late 40s and early 50s that they can't see or feel and may not even know about: Their cardiovascular disease risks are rising.
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Monkeypox Can Harm the Heart
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2022
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Monkeypox, the contagious virus that causes a blister-like skin rash, may also cause heart problems, according to a new case study.
In findings published Sept. 2 in JACC: Case Reports, doctors in Portugal described a 31-year-old patient with
AHA News: A Year of Committed Exercise in Middle Age Reversed Worrisome Heart Stiffness
- American Heart Association News
- September 21, 2021
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A year of exercise training helped to preserve or increase the youthful elasticity of the heart muscle among people showing early signs of heart failure, a small study shows.
The new research, published Sept. 20 in the American Heart Association journal Circulation
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
- Robert Preidt
- February 2, 2021
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Heart transplants may be particularly risky for young Black Americans, with new research suggesting they are twice as likely to die after they receive their new organ.
To reach that conclusion, researchers analyzed the outcomes of nearly 23,000 adults, aged 18 to 80, who...
Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
- Robert Preidt
- December 9, 2020
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide -- accounting for one-third of deaths in 2019 -- and the death toll continues to rise, a new paper says.
China had the highest number of heart disease deaths last year, followed by India, Russia, the United States and...
Prescription-Strength Fish Oil Won't Help Your Heart -- Or Will It?
- Steven Reinberg and Ernie Mundells
- November 16, 2020
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Does high-strength fish oil help the heart or doesn't it?
Prior research into a prescription medicine derived from fish called Vascepa, announced earlier this year, suggested it might be of real value for heart patients.
But the results from a trial of another suc...
For Some Black Women, DNA Could Magnify Racism's Toll on Health
- Alan Mozes
- October 28, 2020
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Many aspects of daily living can trigger stress. But for Black women, everyday stressors plus racial discrimination and a specific genetic mutation may increase the risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease, researchers say.
The EBF1 mutation is found in roug...
Overweight Kids Are at Risk for High Blood Pressure
- Steven Reinberg
- June 14, 2019
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Overweight preschoolers have twice the odds of developing high blood pressure by age 6, putting them at risk of heart attack and stroke later in life.
And those odds begin building as early as age 4, a new study reports.
"The myth that excess weight in chil...