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Primary care professionals key to helping people achieve & maintain heart health

American Heart News - Heart News

Statement Highlights: A new scientific statement outlines the role of primary care professionals in helping their patients achieve Life's Essential 8, the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health defined by the American Heart.

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Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people

Science Daily - Heart Disease

More time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, according to a new study. More than roughly 10-and-a-half hours of sedentary behavior per day was significantly linked with future heart failure (HF) and cardiovascular (CV) death, even among people meeting recommended levels of exercise.

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IL-18 Levels Associated With Long COVID Risk in People With Rheumatic Diseases

HCPLive

IL-18 levels were consistently lower across participants with different SARDs, remission status, and COVID-19 disease characteristics.

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Stroke Risk Is Changing With the Climate

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- The world endured its hottest summer on record in 2024, and the transition to fall brought devastation from multiple hurricanes in the U.S. The growing effects of climate change are widespread and becoming more severe. Now, new.

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AI-powered tool may offer quick, no-contact blood pressure and diabetes screening

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: A preliminary study combining a patent-applied, AI-powered algorithm with a high-speed, 5-to 30-second video of skin on the face and the palm of the hand detected if someone had high blood pressure as well as using a blood.

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How You Can Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease Without Losing Weight.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Being overweight is a major risk factor for heart disease and also an early death. But even if you have excess weight, there are many things you can do to seriously reduce that risk without focusing on weight loss itself. So, if you struggle with excess weight, you need to know what else you can do to reduce your future risk. The Life Essential 8 are a set of factors that significantly influence your risk of heart disease and early death, including: Regular Physical Activity.

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Diabetes Dialogue: Latest Updates on Semaglutide

HCPLive

In this episode, hosts discuss the latest developments in GLP-1 receptor agonists, with a particular focus on semaglutide.

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Unexplained changes in cholesterol may help identify older adults at risk for dementia

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: A study of older adults in Australia and the U.S. indicates that cholesterol levels that fluctuate significantly from year to year without a change in medication may someday help to identify those with a higher risk of developing.

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GLP-1 Drugs Could Help People With Alcohol Use Disorder

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Some GLP-1 receptor agonists may hold promise as treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), a Swedish observational study suggested. Among more than 200,000 individuals with AUD, those taking semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) had.

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Study Finds Most Children with Hep C have Developmental Disorder, Learning Difficulty

HCPLive

Research presented at NASPGHAN 2024 found most children with chronic hepatitis C had neurodevelopmental disorders, highlighting the need for proactive care.

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Cholesterol may not be the only lipid involved in trans fat-driven cardiovascular disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke, arterial disease, heart attack, and more, making it the focus of many heart health campaigns. Fortunately, this attention to cholesterol has prompted the development of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins and lifestyle interventions like dietary and exercise regimens.

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Updated guidance reaffirms CPR with breaths essential for cardiac arrest following drowning

American Heart News - Heart News

Updated Guideline Highlights: The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned. One important update is the.

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Inching Toward a Blood Test for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- A small panel of circulating biomarkers may reliably distinguish hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from similar conditions that cause left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), researchers found. From proteomic profiling of nearly.

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Children Who Contracted COVID-19 Twice as Likely to Develop IBS, Study Finds

HCPLive

NASPGHAN 2024 data suggests children and adolescents with a history of COVID-19 were twice as likely to develop IBS during the follow-up period.

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Hospitals with highest, lowest readmission rates for coronary bypass

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Tyler, Texas-based Christus Mother Frances Hospital had the lowest unplanned readmission rate for coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the U.S. between July 1, 2020, and July 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Oct. 30.

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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function

American Heart News - Heart News

This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to.

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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of survival and brain protection, according to an analysis of nearly 200,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022.

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Ahmad Masri, MD, MS: Reaching New Milestones in Cardiovascular Gene Therapy Development

HCPLive

Masri discussed the new phase 3 trial of Intellia’s NTLA-2001 or nex-z.

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Epidemiology of myocarditis following COVID-19 or influenza and use of diagnostic assessments

Open Heart

Background Previous research has suggested a heightened risk of acute myocarditis after COVID-19 infection. However, it is not clear from existing work whether this risk is higher than would be expected after comparable viral respiratory infections. This information is important to guide risk assessments and clinical practice. Methods A retrospective cohort study of US administrative health claims was conducted to compare the rates of myocarditis after COVID-19 with that after influenza infectio

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Heart disease could hit up to 28 years sooner for people with CKM syndrome

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Scientists conducted a simulation study to estimate the impact of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction. The study found that adults with chronic kidney disease would have.

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The effect of cardiac rehabilitation prescription on medication complications and ET-1, WMSI in elderly patients with coronary heart disease

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

To explore the effects of cardiac rehabilitation prescriptions on medication complications, Endothelin 1 (ET-1), and Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) in elderly patients with coronary heart disease.

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On the Pulse of Gene Therapy: Continuing Progress in Cardiovascular Disease

HCPLive

HCPLive takes a look at one of the newer fields investigating gene therapy, which has been enabled by trials and approvals in hematology, ophthalmology, and other spaces.

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Frailty Tied to Future Dementia

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Frailty -- a measure of health deficits in multiple body systems -- was tied to future risk of dementia, longitudinal data from four cohorts showed. Across nearly 30,000 older adults in the U.S. and the U.K., frailty was.

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Deaths from cardiovascular disease increased among younger U.S adults in rural areas

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: An analysis of death certificate data for more than 11 million U.S. adults from 2010 to 2022 found that cardiovascular disease death rates increased by about 21% for adults ages 25-64 living in rural areas, however, the rates.

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LncRNA CASC9 facilitates papillary thyroid cancer development and doxorubicin resistance via miR-28-3p/BCL-2 axis and PI3K/AKT signaling pathway

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is a malignant tumor that poses a serious threat to human health. LncRNA CASC9 serves as an oncogene in numerous tumors. The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanism of.

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa-Related Stigmatization Linked to Duration, Itch, Depression

HCPLive

This analysis highlighted links between depression, stigmatization, anxiety, and health- and disease-related variables among individuals with HS in Europe.

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Updated guidance reaffirms CPR with breaths essential for cardiac arrest following drowning

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics update recommendations for untrained lay rescuers and trained rescuers resuscitating adults and children who have drowned.

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Heart disease more common in past redlined areas linked to limited access to healthy foods

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy food among people who lived in neighborhoods previously subjected to structural racism-based policies that.

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National outcomes for dementia patients undergoing cardiac surgery in a pre-structural era

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

With an aging population and higher prevalence of dementia, there is a paucity of data regarding dementia patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. We examined the nationwide trends and outcomes of cardiovas.

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Lauren Collen, MD: Some Fragrances May be More Prevalent in Exposomes of Children with Crohn’s Disease

HCPLive

HCPLive spoke to Collen at NASPGHAN 2024 about early research on environmental exposures prevalent in children with Crohn’s Disease.

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5 Most-Cited Takeaways From the 19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

With the holiday season approaching and fall in full swing, it’s the perfect time to reaffirm our commitment to delivering excellent care, improving patient outcomes, and making the most of every available resource. What better way to join the fall festivities than by spotlighting key insights in cardiorenal metabolic medicine, primary prevention, and quality of life improvements shared at this year’s biggest U.S. cardiometabolic health CME/CE conference: the 19th Annual CMHC.

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Fear of another heart attack may be a major source of ongoing stress for survivors

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a new study. While anxiety and depression are recognized as common conditions after a heart.

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Patients may become unnecessarily depressed by common heart medicine

Science Daily - Heart Disease

All patients who have had a heart attack are typically treated using beta blockers. According to a recent study, this drug is unlikely to be needed for those heart patients who have a normal pumping ability. Now a sub-study shows that there is also a risk that these patients will become depressed by the treatment.

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Kara Margolis, MD: Long-Term Impact of Maternal Microbiota on Infant Gut-Brain Health

HCPLive

At NASPGHAN, HCPLive spoke with Margolis about her team’s study on the link between maternal SSRI exposure and an infant’s development of gut-brain interaction disorders.

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GLP-1, SGLT2 medications may lower stroke survivor’s risk of future heart attack, stroke

American Heart News - Stroke News

Research Highlights: In an analysis of more than 7,000 stroke survivors, those who were taking either a GLP1-receptor agonist or an SGLT2 inhibitor medication had a lower risk of a subsequent stroke, heart attack or death compared to peers who were.

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911 dispatcher assistance improved chances of receiving bystander CPR

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: A study of nearly 2,400 cardiac arrest cases in North Carolina found that when emergency dispatchers (telecommunicators) provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions to 911 callers, people were more likely to provide.

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New Rescuer Guidelines Tackle Rise of Drowning Deaths in U.S.

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Mouth-to-mouth CPR with chest compressions are still the priority when rescuing victims of drowning, according to a focused update of American resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular guidelines. The American Heart Association.

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