Search Tag: heart disease

Cardiology Management

Are-you-a-weekend-warrior

2023 19 Jul

  Individuals facing difficulty finding time to exercise during a busy work week can still benefit from their physical activity by concentrating their moderate-to-vigorous exercise on one to two days of the week or the weekend.   A recent study published in JAMA, conducted by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), explored...Read more

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Introducing-lifestyle-interventions-in-preschool-lowers-heart-disease-risk

2022 18 Jan

Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children, according to a review published in the  Journal of the American College of Cardiology . Previous studies have found that unhealthy lifestyle habits such as a nutritionally poor diet,...Read more

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Are-we-underestimating-the-risks-of-statins

2018 12 Dec

According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the 10-year risk thresholds that are used in guidelines to prescribe statins for the prevention of heart disease could be too low.  The study authors argue that while current guidelines consider the benefits of statins, they fail to take into account the potential risks...Read more

Cardiology Management

Tct-2017-transcatheter-cardiovascular-therapeutics-congress-2017

2017 29 Oct

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Have-a-heart-campaign-aims-to-improve-paediatric-cardiac-imaging

2017 23 May

Following the recent publication of  Radiation Safety in Children With Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: A Scientific Position Statement on Multimodality Dose Optimization from the Image Gently Alliance, the organisations concerned have joined forces on a campaign to improve use of cardiac imaging in children. The Have-A-Heart campaign is a multi-society...Read more

Cardiology Management

New-tool-for-designing-personalised-workouts

2017 25 Apr

  Researchers say a new digital tool can help clinicians design personalised workouts for patients to prevent heart disease. The EXPERT tool specifies the ideal exercise type, intensity, frequency, and duration needed to prevent a first or repeat cardiovascular event. The study is published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.   Surveys have...Read more

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Heart-disease-in-postmenopausal-women-increased-by-paracardial-heart-fat

2017 30 Jan

Postmenopausal women are at a higher risk of heart disease due to a certain type of heart fat that collects around the organ, according to a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The study revealed that higher levels of paracardial fat is strongly associated with heart risk in women after menopause and those...Read more