Cardiology
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Walking intensity and step count are linked to health benefits
In a large study, researchers examined how fast individuals moved and parsed the benefits of “incidental” versus “purposeful” steps.
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Two states aim to curb diet pill sales to minors
California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of nonprescription diet pills to minors as...
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Cumulative blood pressure load: A better predictor of CV events?
Cumulative systolic BP load, calculating the magnitude and duration of hypertension from serial measures, may provide better prediction of major...
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Should patients stand for office BP readings?
New research suggests standing outperforms seated office BP measurement for diagnosing hypertension.
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Your poop may hold the secret to long life
If we could pull off a banking system like this, it could have the potential to treat autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes,...
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Myocardial infarction in women younger than 50: Lessons to learn
“Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in women, killing seven times more than breast cancer,” notes Dr. Manzo-Silberman.
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Dietary change tops for reducing CVD risk in stage 1 hypertension
Healthy lifestyle changes, particularly adoption of the DASH diet, can reduce CVD events in people with stage 1 hypertension.
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Lack of exercise linked to small heart, HFpEF
Chronic “exercise deficiency” is a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and regular physical activity ... may...
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Even mild COVID tied to vascular impairment
“It may encourage treating clinicians to be more aggressive with preventative neurovascular and cardiovascular health measures and/or screening in...
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‘Spectacular’ polypill results also puzzle docs
“If they got the same results on the biomarkers that the pill was designed to intervene upon, why are the [primary outcome] results different? It’...