Search Tag: smoking
Heart Health Problems Affect Brain Health
2020 03 Mar
Having health issues such as smoking, high cholesterol or a high body mass index (BMI) in your 20s may make you more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills and even the brain’s ability to properly regulate its blood flow, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 72nd... Read more
Sex & Gender Impacts in Cardiovascular Disease: A “Typical” Presentation of Cardiovascular Disease?
2019 26 Aug
Summary: Differences in sex and gender may account for gaps in treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, but at the same time, it also gives the opportunity for personalised sex and gender-specific medicine. Typical presentations in medicine are defined in ways that health care professionals can draw on past experiences and education... Read more
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 2019: Quo Vadis?
2019 26 Aug
Summary: Cardiovascular disease prevention strategies in 2019 remain a major healthcare issue, requiring an individualised approach for diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. Introduction Since investigators from the Framingham Heart Study first confirmed the existence and importance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in... Read more
Smoking and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
2019 08 Jul
The most in-depth study in the world on smoking risks to cardiovascular health reveals 17 Australian smokers die each day from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions. The Australian National University (ANU) conducted a study, in partnership with the Heart Foundation and the Sax Institute, with 190,000 Australian smokers and... Read more
Effects of smoking on carotid artery structures and haemodynamics
2018 21 Aug
Role of radiographer in ultrasound assessment. A study to assess and compare structural and haemodynamic parameters in carotid arteries in smokers and non-smokers using ultrasound. The goal of this research was to assess the effect of tobacco on structural and haemodynamic parameters in carotid arteries. 103 subjects (51 smokers and... Read more
Reduce patient mortality: partner with the local vape shop
2018 14 Feb
Many people turn to e-cigarettes in their attempt to stop smoking. In the UK, for example, there are now nearly 3 million vapers and vape shops serve as their primary source of e-cigarettes. Some 2,000 vape shops are scattered across the country, contributing to a growing industry estimated to be worth more than £600 million annually in the UK alone.... Read more
E-Cigarettes: What a Practising Cardiologist Needs to Know
2017 07 Feb
Should E-cigarettes be tolerated, or even favoured over tobacco, as a less harmful substitute for those unable to stop smoking tobacco? Although E-cigarettes may be less harmful than tobacco cigarettes, they are definitely not harmless, according to a systematic review published in The American Journal of Cardiology. See Also : Study: 28% of... Read more
Smoking Increases Lifetime Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
2016 13 Nov
According to a study recently published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biolog y, an American Heart Association journal, smokers are twice as likely to develop and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) than the general population, but this risk can be significantly reduced by quitting. See Also : Abdominal Aortic... Read more
Rising Ozone Levels Associated with ARDS
2016 14 Jan
A new study shows that exposure to higher daily levels of ozone is associated with development of acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) in critically ill patients, particularly in trauma patients and current smokers. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine , indicate that ozone exposure may represent... Read more
Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Mortality Risk
2015 24 Nov
According to a pooled analysis of three large cohort studies ( Nurses' Health Study , Nurses' Health Study II and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study ) people who drink coffee - whether its caffeinated, decaffeinated, or overall—have a lower mortality risk than coffee nondrinkers. The study is published in Circulation. The positive impact of... Read more