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Alcohol and Heart Health: Understanding the Impact of Drinking on Your Heart

MIBHS

Blood Clots and Abnormal Heart Rhythms While some research suggests that moderate drinking might help prevent blood clots, excessive alcohol use can have the opposite effect. Other lifestyle factors, such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, and stress management, also play significant roles in maintaining heart health.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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How Mental Health Can Affect Your Heart Health

MIBHS

The exact mechanisms behind this link are complex, but it’s believed that the combination of lifestyle factors associated with depression (such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and smoking) and the physiological effects of depression on the body (including inflammation and blood clotting) can contribute to heart problems.

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Cardiovascular Risk: What Men Need To Know

MIBHS

High blood pressure puts extra strain on the heart and blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. Regular blood pressure checks and lifestyle modifications, such as a heart-healthy diet and exercise, are essential for managing this risk.

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Early Rhythm Control, Lifestyle Modification and More Tailored Stroke Risk Assessment Are Top Goals in Managing Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

There is clearer focus on risk factor modification—for example, weight loss and obesity prevention, physical activity, smoking cessation, limiting alcohol, and controlling blood pressure and other comorbidities—to help prevent AFib or ameliorate any recurrences or worsening of the disease.

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The First 60 Minutes of a Heart Attack: The Golden Hour

Wellnest

Three coronary arteries supply blood to the heart. When one of these arteries becomes completely blocked by a blood clot, it results in a heart attack, also known as MI (Myocardial infarction). Medical and Surgical Treatment in a Heart Attack An MI occurs when a blood clot entirely obstructs a blood artery in the heart.