Six pregnancy complications are among red flags for heart disease later in life
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Media Alert: ACC, AHA Issue Updated Heart Failure Data Standards
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Scientific Statement
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Beta-blockers not likely to cause depression yet may contribute to sleep disturbances
Research Highlights:
- Depression was not more common in patients who used beta-blockers.
- The rate of discontinuing medications due to depression was the same for people taking beta-blockers compared to people taking other treatments.
- Sleep disorders, including insomnia and unusual dreams, may affect some patients taking […]
MEDIA ALERT: Changes in health care, education needed to improve LGBT heart health
March 22 – 26 is LGBT Health Awareness Week
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Cardiac arrest from opioid overdose has unique features affecting prevention and treatment
Statement Highlights:
- The U.S. opioid epidemic and related opioid use disorder are significant causes of cardiac arrest and death among adults ages 25 to 64.
- Opioid-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest differs from other forms of cardiac arrest, yet it has not been completely described for […]
Major cardiovascular risk factor rates are high in the U.S. Hispanic/Latino population
Research Highlights:
- While most Hispanic/Latino people in the U.S. were aware of their cardiovascular risk factors, less than half of the adults in a study of stroke survivors had healthy blood pressure and cholesterol, and about half had healthy blood sugar levels.
- Targeted prevention […]
County where people live may predict some cardiovascular death by race, ethnicity
Research Highlights:
- The association between race and ethnicity and county-level factors of some U.S. counties may have a significant impact on cardiovascular-related death rates.
- In a new study analyzing 2017 health data from U.S. counties, researchers found that Black Americans continue to experience the […]
Stroke risk highest among American Indian people, with or without AFib
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of data for nearly 17 million people treated at hospitals in California showed that American Indian adults had a 47% higher risk of having a non-bleeding stroke when compared with people from all other racial and ethnic groups.
- That increased […]
The right “5-a-day” mix is 2 fruit and 3 vegetable servings for longer life
Research Highlights:
- Higher consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of death in men and women, according to data representing nearly 2 million adults.
- Five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, eaten as 2 servings of fruit and 3 servings […]
Older women who ate more plant protein had lower risk of premature, dementia-related death
Research Highlights:
- Postmenopausal women who reported that they ate more plant protein compared to other women had lower risks of cardiovascular disease, premature death and dementia-related death.
- Eating more processed red meat compared to other proteins was associated with a higher risk of dementia-related […]