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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Understanding how high blood pressure impacts your heart and learning to manage it can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and improve your overall health. What Is High Blood Pressure?

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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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Researchers Receive Grant to Study Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Women

DAIC

tim.hodson Tue, 04/22/2025 - 09:55 April 22, 2025 Research teams from Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University will lead a $15 million project dedicated to studying the various ways that risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women.

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Bayer to Present New Investigational Heart Failure Data, Continued Portfolio Research in Chronic Kidney Disease at ACC.25

DAIC

25 include Efficacy and safety of finerenone across the spectrum of kidney risk in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction during the session;"Innovations and Insights in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Emerging Therapies, Biomarkers and Mechanistic Studies." Additional ACC.25

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One Of The Biggest Impact Things You Can Do To Live Longer.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Death from heart disease: 51% reduction in risk. High Blood Pressure: 37% reduction in risk. Kidney Disease: 42% reduction in risk. To benefit from exercise, you do not need to run marathons; you probably just need to walk around your local park. Why Does Exercise Make Such A Difference?

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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.