Many adults with cardiovascular disease know the risks, yet still don’t stop smoking
Research Highlights:
- Nearly 30% of adults with a history of heart attack, heart failure, stroke or other cardiovascular disease reported ongoing use of cigarettes or other tobacco products at the start of a large, nationally representative study spanning 2013-2018.
- At the end of the […]
Pandemic prevention measures linked to lower rates of Kawasaki disease in children
Research Highlights:
- Rates of Kawasaki disease – a condition that creates inflammation in blood vessels in the heart and is more common in children of Asian/Pacific Island descent – have substantially decreased in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The decrease could be due […]
Magnets in iPhone® series 12 can interfere with some implanted cardiac devices
Research Highlights:
- For some cardiac patients, a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator is needed to help keep the heart beating normally.
- People who have an implanted cardiac device should not be near electronic devices that have magnets or produce electromagnetic waves because they can […]
Obesidad en adultos, inactividad asociada a delitos violentos en las comunidades hispanas y negras
Puntos destacados de la investigación:
- Las elevadas tasas de delitos violentos en Chicago se asociaron a altos niveles de inactividad física y obesidad en adultos en comunidades hispanas y negras, pero este no fue el caso en comunidades blancas.
- A medida que aumentó la […]
Ver la televisión por un tiempo moderado o considerable en la mediana edad se vincula con un posterior deterioro cognitivo y de la salud cerebral
Puntos destacados de la investigación:
- Ver la televisión es un tipo de comportamiento sedentario que es extraordinariamente pasivo o que no requiere mucha reflexión.
- Ver la televisión por un tiempo moderado o considerable en la mediana edad se asocia con un mayor deterioro en […]
Early menopause linked to higher risk of future coronary heart disease
Research Highlights:
- Early-onset menopause (before the age of 40) was independently associated with higher long-term risk of developing coronary heart disease among both Black and white women.
- Black women were three times more likely to experience premature natural menopause.
- Women who underwent surgical menopause were […]
Taking more steps daily may lead to a longer life
Research Highlights:
- Taking more steps per day, either all at once or in shorter spurts, may help you live longer.
- The benefits of more daily steps occurred with both uninterrupted bouts of steps (10 minutes or longer) and short spurts such as climbing stairs.
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Black adults in U.S. who consume ultra-processed foods at greater risk for hypertension
Research Highlights:
- A study of almost 6,000 adults ages 45 and older found that Black adults who ranked within the top 25% of all participants for consumption of ultra-processed food were 55% more likely to have high blood pressure compared to white adults […]
Adult obesity, inactivity associated with violent crime in Black and Hispanic communities
Research Highlights:
- High violent crime rates in Chicago were associated with high levels of physical inactivity and obesity in adults in Black and Hispanic communities, yet this was not the case in white communities.
- As the violent crime rate increased, the prevalence of physical […]
Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not increase CVD risk for transgender adolescents
Research Highlights:
- Before receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy, transgender adolescents are more likely to have at least one atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factor compared to cisgender (same gender as at birth) adolescents.
- After one year of gender-affirming hormone therapy, fewer adolescent transgender females had […]