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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. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. Hypertension is diagnosed when blood pressure consistently reads 130/80 mm Hg or higher.

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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

The quest to determine whether plant-based diets surpass omnivorous diets in their heart healthfulness has been ongoing for decades, yielding inconclusive results despite dedicated research endeavors. Both observational and clinical studies have suggested potential advantages associated with plant-based diets.

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Gut microbiota: a potential new regulator of hypertension

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and has become a global public health concern. Although hypertension results from a combination of factors, the specific mechanism is still unclear. We provide a summary of the composition and physiological role of gut microbiota.

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Can the Recent Stanford Vegan vs. Omnivore Twin Study Inform Us about the “Optimal” Diet for Cardiometabolic Health?

Physiologically Speaking

The quest to determine whether plant-based diets surpass omnivorous diets in their heart healthfulness has been ongoing for decades, yielding inconclusive results despite dedicated research endeavors. Both observational and clinical studies have suggested potential advantages associated with plant-based diets.

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How Wearable Tech Can Help Monitor Your Heart Health

MIBHS

By identifying patterns, users can understand how their heart responds to exercise, stress, or relaxation. Tracking Physical Activity and Exercise Physical activity is vital for maintaining heart health, and wearable tech provides detailed metrics on steps taken, calories burned, and active minutes.

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American College of Cardiology Announces Care of the Athletic Heart

DAIC

Given the rapid expansion of sports cardiology, cardiovascular care teams must understand contemporary care and practice management strategies for all athletes—from the elite to the exercise enthusiast. All clinical cases and poster abstracts are embargoed until Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 1 p.m.

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Abstract 4139791: A short version of HFD/L-NAME mouse model enabling time-effective proof of concept studies to evaluate drugs targeting the cardiometabolic and mild hypertension associated HFpEF phenotype.

Circulation

Then, treadmill exercise tolerance test was performed, cardiac geometry, systolic and diastolic function were evaluated by echocardiography and heart and lungs were harvested. HFD/L-NAME mice showed altered exercise capacity (p<0.05 We evaluated the presence of HFpEF hallmark and corroborated our data with literature.