Search Tag: cardiovascular health
2025 09 Apr
Technology-based health tools like fitness trackers, smartwatches, and mobile health apps have shown promise in helping people improve cardiovascular health. However, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA), published in Circulation , highlights that people facing adverse social drivers of health often encounter barriers...Read more
2025 12 Mar
A new study reveals a growing divide in cardiovascular health across the U.S., showing that wealth and education significantly influence heart disease risk. The study analysed two decades of data from nearly 50,000 adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were grouped by income and education,...Read more
2024 31 Aug
In two trials, including one involving frail elderly patients, evening administration of blood pressure (BP)--lowering medications showed no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2024. BP typically follows a circadian rhythm, peaking after waking and reaching its lowest point during...Read more
2024 24 Jul
Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine conducted a nationwide study to evaluate the predictive value of cardiovascular health scores for mortality. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Advances, the study compares two cardiovascular health metrics developed...Read more
2024 09 Aug
<marquee behavior="slide" direction="left" scrollamount="30"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000099"><b>Find Mayo Clinic On Social Media</b> </font></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href=https://twitter.com/MayoClinicCV target="_blank"><img src="/uploads/twnew.png" style="text-align: initial;" width=65 height=65></Read more
2024 12 Aug
<marquee behavior="slide" direction="left" scrollamount="30"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000099"><b>Find Mayo Clinic On Social Media</b> </font></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href=https://twitter.com/MayoClinicCV target="_blank"><img src="/uploads/twnew.png" style="text-align: initial;" width=65 height=65></Read more
2024 02 May
<marquee behavior="slide" direction="left" scrollamount="30"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000099"><b>Find Mayo Clinic On Social Media</b> </font></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href=https://twitter.com/MayoClinicCV target="_blank"><img src="/uploads/twnew.png" style="text-align: initial;" width=65 height=65>Read more
2024 09 Apr
The increasing life expectancy of persons living with HIV (PLWH) due to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a rise in non-AIDS-related health issues, notably cardiovascular disease (CVD). PLWH have an estimated fourfold higher rate of sudden cardiac death compared to the general population, though the exact reasons are not fully...Read more
2023 30 Nov
Hybrid Event <marquee behavior="slide" direction="left" scrollamount="30"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000099"><b>Find Beaula Gabriella on Social Media</b> </font></h2><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href=https://twitter.com/WatsonBeaula target="_blank"><img src="/uploads/twnew.png" style=Read more
2022 30 Mar
In a study appearing in JAMA Network Open , researchers found that primary care clinicians can significantly lower cardiovascular risk for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) when using a clinical decision support (CDS) system. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for those with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and...Read more
2019 26 Aug
Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, has been recognised with the 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award-Basic Domain by the American College of Cardiology. Prof. Feldman has received this honour due to his contribution towards improving cardiovascular health and...Read more
2019 19 Aug
Exercise is known to be a factor for good cardiovascular health, however, a recent study has shown that intensive or prolonged exercise can increase levels of cardiac biomarkers, such as troponin. Troponin is present in every heart muscle cell and can be used to identify the incidence of a heart attack. If the heart is damaged, this protein leaks into...Read more
2018 03 Oct
New findings by University of Alberta researchers shed more light on cardiovascular health risks associated with delayed pregnancy. Blood vessel function declines with advanced maternal age, with male offspring at higher risk of disease, according to the findings presented at the American Physiological Society's (APS) Cardiovascular, Renal and...Read more
2018 14 Mar
According to the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Annual Conference in Orlando, a technology-based programme that changes cardiac referral processes to opt-out rather than opt-in has significantly improved referral rates. In addition, the programme offers resources to both staff and patients that highlight the importance and significance of cardiac...Read more
2017 06 Sep
A presentation on the 2017 ESC peripheral arterial diseases (PADs) was carried out at this year’s European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017. The session centred on the importance of these conditions in the cardiac context while exploring the importance of collaboration between cardiologists and vascular surgeons—indeed the essence of good...Read more
2017 29 Apr
Heart failure: rendez-vous with the future Heart Failure is the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC, established as the world's leading congress for experts in cardiology to discuss strategies for a universal approach towards prevention and the treatment of heart failure. Read more
2017 06 Apr
Innovations in Preventive Cardiology EuroPrevent is the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), where leading experts get together in an international forum to present their research and share knowledge, over three days of practical 'hands on' educational courses and scientific symposia, covering the spectrum...Read more