Low risk of COVID-19 infection found among people with congenital heart disease
Journal of the American Heart Association Journal Report
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Ten or more medications, often prescribed to older heart failure patients, raises concerns
Research Highlights:
- More than half of older patients hospitalized for heart failure are discharged with 10 or more prescriptions, and most are not medications to treat heart failure or other cardiovascular conditions.
- This is important because older patients with heart failure taking 10 or […]
Individual psychological well-being may guard heart health in Black adults
Research Highlights:
- A strong sense of psychological well-being, also called psychosocial resilience, may contribute to better cardiovascular health in Black Americans.
- In a rare examination of cardiovascular health focused on one racial group – instead of comparing groups – this study explored psychosocial and […]
Spouses of ICU patients may be at increased risk for cardiac events or hospitalization
Research Highlights:
- The intensive care unit (ICU) admission of one spouse can be a risk factor for a cardiovascular event for the other spouse within a few weeks after the first spouse’s ICU hospitalization.
- In this review of a Japanese medical database, spouses of […]
Women received less aggressive care than men after a heart attack with pumping failure
Research Highlights:
- Researchers found that when a heart attack was complicated by cardiogenic shock, women ages 18-55 years were 11% more likely to die in the hospital than men the same age.
- While in the hospital, women were also significantly less likely to receive […]
Newer Type 2 diabetes medications have heart and kidney disease benefits, too
Statement Highlights:
- Two newer classes of medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes have been shown to protect patients against heart disease and chronic kidney disease, in addition to their ability to help manage blood glucose.Â
- Patients with Type 2 diabetes have a high […]
New abdominal aortic aneurysm genes identified, could help pinpoint those at risk
Research Highlights:
- A study of U.S. veterans identified 14 genes that may predict the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- The related-risk score identifies those at risk regardless of known factors such as smoking or family history.
- Diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number in a blood […]
Special report highlights urgent need to increase heart disease awareness efforts in young women
Embargoed until 4:00 a.m. CT / 5:00 a.m. ET DAY, September 21, 2020
DALLAS, Sept. 21, 2020 — Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among women annually, claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined[1]. The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit […]
Common heart defect – repaired or not – may limit exercise ability
Research Highlights:
- Adults born with a hole in their heart may lose 20% or more of their exercise capacity regardless of surgical repair.
- Young adults with the defect are known to have poorer exercise ability than their healthy counterparts, however, it is unclear if […]
Heart disease awareness decline spotlights urgency to reach younger women and women of color
American Heart Association Special Report
Report Highlights:
- Ten-year trends indicate awareness remains steady in older women but points to critical gaps among younger women and women of color, prompting calls for coordinated efforts to do more.
- Women’s awareness that heart disease is their leading […]