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New Study Reveals 65 and Older Population Lowered Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Weight Using Mobile Technology

DAIC

The monitor and app recorded blood pressure, heart rate, and the appearance of irregular heartbeat. The app also recorded other significant heart health risk factors, such as cholesterol, weight, and physical activity via integration with external sources including electronic medical records and fitness trackers.

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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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Understanding the Difference Between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest

MIBHS

Preventing Heart Attacks and Cardiac Arrest Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of both heart attack and cardiac arrest. Visiting the emergency room at the first sign of a heart attack can help begin treatment quickly and prevent complications like heart failure.

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DAIC's Top 10 for April

DAIC

New Study Reveals 65 and Older Population Lowered Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Weight Using Mobile Technology 2. EMPACT-MI Trial Outcomes Reported at ACC.24: 24: SGLT-2 Inhibitors Show Mixed Results After Heart Attack 10. Here is a look at what DAIC viewers were reading last month: 1.

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Oedema index trajectories at heart failure nurse clinics over 6 months after acute heart failure predict patient outcomes: a retrospective cohort study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Abstract Aims Fluid accumulation is associated with poor outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the pattern of serial oedema changes and their associations with patient outcomes are unknown. After acute HF, HF nurses provide home care suggestions based on oedema status assessed at outpatient clinics.

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Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Higher Risk of Death Following Heart Issues; Threshold for Treating Risk Factors Should be Lower

DAIC

The findings – published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology — could fuel advocacy for a paradigm shift in clinical heart health guidelines to address cardiovascular risk factors at an earlier age in childhood cancer survivors.

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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.