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How Does Exercise Prevent Heart Disease?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Exercise in a regular pattern is one of the important life style modifications which everyone can adopt to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease. Exercise helps in various ways for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Regular exercise can bring down the blood pressure in the long run.

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Lifelong dietary interventions linked to improved retinal health and reduced cardiovascular risk

Cardiology Update

Several lifelong cumulative cardiovascular risk factors, such as cumulative systolic blood pressure, were independently linked to narrower arterioles. This highlights the intricate relationship between dietary habits, cardiovascular health, and retinal microvascular structure.

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Higher Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, and Atrial Fibrillation Noted After Spinal Cord Injury

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There are several factors which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in survivors of spinal cord injury. Thoracic spinal cord injury survivors with disability had significantly increased risk of heart disease compared to matched controls [2]. References Myers J, Lee M, Kiratli J. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31802f0247.

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Global Trends in Cardiovascular Diseases: Insights from the 2023 Almanac

Cardiology Update

The 2023 Almanac results derived from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and spanning 1990 to 2022, were recently published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology. High systolic blood pressure stands out as a major risk factor, directly contributing to leading cardiovascular causes of death in LMICs.

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High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among Former National Football League Players

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Heart Health: Understanding and Diagnosing Disease by Leveraging Echocardiograms was aimed to raise awareness and estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and associated risk factors among members of the United States, National Football League Alumni Association and their family members through education and screening events.