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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

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METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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Just two hours of exercise a week can bring you huge cardiovascular health benefits

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Regular exercise lowers blood pressure and cholesterol and reduces the chances of having a heart attack or stroke. There's no question that exercise is good for the heart.

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Analysis forecasts more heart attacks and strokes under the new cardiovascular risk calculator tool

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient's risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its previous version, but if current treatment guidelines for cholesterol and blood pressure therapy remain unchanged, the new calculator may have unintended consequences, according to research (..)

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What will the new cardiovascular risk calculator mean for patients?

Science Daily - Heart Disease

If current guidelines for cholesterol and high blood pressure treatment remain unchanged, a newly unveiled heart risk calculator would render 16 million people ineligible for preventive therapy.

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Live well, think well: Research shows healthy habits tied to brain health

Science Daily - Heart Disease

In middle-aged people, having risk factors like blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol that are not well-controlled combined with not following certain healthy habits including exercise, diet and sleep, are linked to a higher risk of stroke, dementia or depression later in life, according to a new study.

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Cluster of slightly unhealthy traits linked with earlier heart attack and stroke

Science Daily - Stroke

Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to new research.

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Brain food: Preventing a stroke through dietary choices

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

It's in your bones, gut, heart, blood, and brain. All the breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and desserts show up in your cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, and more. For better or worse, your dietary history is embedded in your body.