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New Evidence Links Microplastics with Chronic Disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a heightened prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases, according to new research. Tiny fragments of plastic have become ubiquitous in our environment and our bodies.

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Study shows reduced inflammation in residents after adding trees to their neighborhoods

Science Daily - Heart Disease

General inflammation is an important risk indicator for heart disease and other chronic diseases. A new project has found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of trees and shrubs was more than doubled showed lower levels of a blood marker of inflammation than those living outside the planted areas.

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Adherence to phase I cardiac rehabilitation in post-PCI patients: a latent class analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundCoronary heart disease seriously jeopardizes human health and has become a principal public health problem of global concern. While percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) repairs narrowed arteries and extends patients' lives, cardiac rehabilitation offers additional benefits post-PCI.

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How To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease If You Have Insulin Resistance.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

There are many things you want to avoid to prevent heart disease, but type 2 diabetes and extreme insulin resistance needs to be right up there at the top of that list. Avoiding diabetes and being at the other end of the scale of insulin resistance does not preclude you from getting heart disease.

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From the Member Sections | Navigating the Future: Congenital Heart Disease Care From Childhood to Adulthood

American College of Cardiology

February marks Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable advancements in the care for congenital heart disease (CHD). Historically viewed with a grim outlook, CHD has journeyed from a potentially lethal condition to a chronic disease managed into adulthood.

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New initiative focuses on oral health clinicians in prevention and early detection of heart disease

American Heart News - Heart News

Research shows that chronic gum inflammation may be associated with other chronic diseases including coronary artery disease and diabetes.[1] DALLAS, JANUARY 16, 2024 — A patient’s oral health can be an indicator of overall health and well-being.

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The Data For Weight Loss Medications Just Keeps Pouring In.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The reason excess weight is such big issues are the health consequences it confers with increased rates of diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and others, just to name a few. Now imagine that happening over 30 times. Every hour. N Engl J Med. 2024 Jun 8.

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