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

Circulation

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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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

Circulation

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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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Effects of resistance training on traditional CVD risk factors Blood pressure Resistance exercise training has been shown to improve resting blood pressure in cohorts of healthy adults and adults with varying levels of high blood pressure.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

Effects of resistance training on traditional CVD risk factors Blood pressure Resistance exercise training has been shown to improve resting blood pressure in cohorts of healthy adults and adults with varying levels of high blood pressure.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

11 Despite the link between inflammation and cardiovascular disease has been proven by extensive research, most physicians have focused on treating high-risk patients with lipid lowering therapies including statin therapy.1,12,13 23 Still, an hsCRP test should not be confused with a CRP test which measures the level of CRP in your blood.

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Changes in systolic blood pressure during hospitalisation and bleeding events after percutaneous coronary intervention

Open Heart

However, the effects of blood pressure (BP) and changes in BP on bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remain poorly understood. This study is aimed to investigate the relationship between systolic BP (SBP) changes during hospitalisation and bleeding events in patients undergoing PCI.