Self-perceived social standing may affect cardiovascular health of Hispanic/Latino adults
Research Highlights:
- How Hispanic/Latino adults in the U.S. perceive their own social standing relative to the general population may be an important factor contributing to their overall cardiovascular health.
- Higher self-ranking on the social ladder was associated with improved levels of body mass index, […]
Eating more plant foods may lower heart disease risk in young adults, older women
Research Highlights:
- Eating a plant-centered diet during young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of heart disease in middle age, according to a long-term study with about 30 years of follow-up.
- A separate study with about 15 years of follow-up found that eating […]
UPDATED: Cutting 200 calories daily and exercising may improve heart health in obese older adults
Research Highlights:
- Among older adults with obesity, combining aerobic exercise with moderate reductions in total daily calories led to greater improvements in vascular health compared to exercise alone.
- Reducing calorie intake by approximately 200 calories per day may lead to significant weight loss and […]
Cutting 250 calories daily and exercising may improve heart health in obese older adults
Research Highlights:
- Among older adults with obesity, combining aerobic exercise with moderate reductions in total daily calories led to greater improvements in vascular health compared to exercise alone.
- Reducing calorie intake by approximately 250 calories per day may lead to significant weight loss and […]
Hearts from donors who used illicit drugs or overdosed safe for transplant, cuts wait time
Research Highlights:
- Tragically, the opioid epidemic has led to an increase in accidental and premature deaths, which has also increased the number of hearts available for potential organ donation.
- Receiving a heart from a donor who used illicit drugs does not impact the recipient’s […]
Heart failure diagnoses may be missed in a primary care setting for women, Black adults
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of nearly one million patients found that many heart failure diagnoses may be missed in a primary care setting. Women, Black adults and individuals with low net worth had higher heart failure diagnosis rates in an acute care setting […]
New statement provides path to include ethnicity, ancestry, race in genomic research
Statement Highlights:
- Historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups and Indigenous peoples have significant cardiovascular health inequities, and these groups are underrepresented in genetic and genomic research.
- Almost 80% of participants in genomic research are of European ancestry, yet this group makes up just 16% […]
Two types of blood pressure meds prevent heart events equally, but side effects differ
Research Highlights:
- In an analysis of almost 3 million patients taking a single high blood pressure medication for the first time, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were as good as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors at preventing cardiovascular events linked to hypertension, including heart attack, […]
Breastfeeding, even for a few days, linked to lower blood pressure in early childhood
Research Highlights:
- Babies who were breastfed, even for a few days, had lower blood pressure at 3 years of age than children who had never been breastfed.
- Toddlers who had been breastfed had lower blood pressure regardless of their body mass index or their […]
Increased physical activity after ICD implantation linked to less hospitalization, death
Research Highlights:
- Small increases in daily physical activity after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) were associated with decreases in hospitalizations and deaths among adults over age 65 with heart failure.
- For every 10 minutes a day of increased physical activity, there was a […]