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High blood pressure a concern for adolescents and young adults in U.S.

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: In the first study, nearly 23% of young adults (ages 18-39 years) included in the NHANES 2017-2020 datasets had high blood pressure (130/80 mm Hg or greater). In addition, they were more likely to self-report being uninsured, food.

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Acute myocardial infarction increased in people with epilepsy between 2008 and 2017, finds study

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in people with epilepsy increased from 2008 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 4 in Frontiers in Neurology.

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HeartSciences Announces Allowance of U.S Patent for AI-ECG Assessment of Left Ventricular and Right Ventricular Heart Dysfunction

DAIC

GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018;392:1789–1858.

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Correction: Rheumatic heart disease mortality in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians between 2010 and 2017

Heart BMJ

Rheumatic heart disease mortality in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians between 2010 and 2017. A typographical error in the title has been corrected; the years should have been between 2013 and 2017. Heart 2023; 109 :1025-1033. This article has been corrected since it was first published.

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Abstract WP288: Epidemiological Analysis of Incidence, Treatment, Mortality and Costs of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Brazil Between 2017 and 2022

Stroke Journal

Results:Between 2017 and 2022, 1,283,435 CVD cases were notified (SAH=4,7%; ICH= 8.8%; and ischemic stroke=86.5%). in 2017 to 2.3% in 2017 to 2.3% in 2017 to R$ 537,511,793.62 were Male and 47.6% were Female. Mortality percentages were: SAH=20.2%, ICH=25.3%, Ischemic Stroke=15.3%. in 2022 of all ischemic strokes.

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Effects of continuous supplementation of Acanthopanax senticosus Harms on the cardiac autonomic function of community-dwelling elderly individuals during resting and standing tests: a randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Methods This double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted in the morning in a laboratory setting and was carried out between June 2017 and July 2017 at Kambaikan, Doshisha University (Karasuma-higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8580, Japan). years) were included.

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Abstract 4139285: Awareness of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Symptoms Among Asian American Adults: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey 2014 and 2017

Circulation

Our sample included 2,832 Asian adults, categorized into self-identified ethnic groups: Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, and "Other Asian" (an aggregate category including Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and others due to low sample sizes).