American Heart Association
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Teaching patients to manage their own heart health should move beyond brochures and a doctor’s office visit to a more comprehensive approach that individualizes care, according to a scientific statement released Monday by the American Heart Association.
The statement, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, […]
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A little horsing around to music may be good therapy for stroke survivors.
In a study published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, horseback riding and rhythm-and-music therapies improved survivors’ perception of recovery, gait, balance, grip strength and cognition years after their stroke.
A variety of […]
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Athletes with implantable cardioverter defibrillators may play competitive sports, according to four-year research that confirms an earlier short-term study.
An ICD is a battery-powered device placed under the skin that tracks the heart rate and delivers an electric shock when it detects an abnormal heart rhythm […]
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Combined smaller doses of blood pressure medications may be effective with fewer side effects than standard single doses, according to preliminary research.
In the first review to compare quarter-dose therapy to standard dose and placebo, researchers found that two medications in combination was just as effective […]
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Long-term anabolic steroid use may reduce the heart’s ability to pump blood and relax between beats and cause coronary artery disease, according to new research.
Anabolic-androgenic steroids mimic naturally occurring testosterone, a muscle-building hormone that promotes male sexual characteristics. Since illicit use of these steroids became […]
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Eating three or more servings of fruit and vegetables a day may help keep peripheral artery disease away.
In a new study on 3.7 million people, those who reported eating three or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables had 18 percent lower odds of PAD […]
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MINNEAPOLIS — A natural compound in red wine, peanuts, berries and the skin of red grapes may reduce artery stiffness in some people with Type 2 diabetes, new data suggest.
In a study presented Thursday at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/Peripheral Vascular […]
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People with no major heart disease risk factors in middle age stay healthy and live longer, according to a 40-year study.
Compared to those who had two or more high risk factors in middle age, those who reached age 65 without a chronic illness lived an […]
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Energy drinks may give you more than a mental and physical boost — and it’s not good for you.
According to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association, a 32-ounce energy drink with 320 milligrams of caffeine resulted in more profound changes in […]
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Eating a lot of a common nutrient found in a variety of foods — including meat, eggs and milk — raises your risk of clots, new data suggest.
The study, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, provides the first direct evidence in humans that […]
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