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Share on PinterestRecent studies show that non-exercise physical activity is associated with a lower risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events.Celeste Van Hal/EyeEm/Getty ImagesA recent study found that non-exercise physical activity is associated with a lower risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events.Brief periods of physical activity among sedentary individuals were also associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality.While physical activity over long periods of time is important, it’s often easier to incorporate it into your daily routine if you do it in short bursts throughout the day. Research is ongoing into how short-term exercise can benefit heart health, even in…

Share on PinterestA new study has found an association between insomnia and a higher risk of cardiovascular events. VeroRo39/Getty ImagesA new meta-analysis of 21 studies involving more than 2 million people examines how insomnia affects the risk of heart disease.Researchers compared data from healthy people without insomnia and people with insomnia.The results showed that people with insomnia were at increased risk of cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death.Furthermore, all-cause mortality associated with insomnia showed a 14% higher risk than healthy individuals.Most people have suffered from sleep problems at some point, whether due to stress or a medical…

Clinical trials investigating treatments and prognosis for patients with heart failure Sanjiv Shah, ’00 MD, Neil J. Stone, MD, professor in the Department of Cardiology and co-author of several recent studies on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. The anti-diabetic and weight-loss drug semaglutide, sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wigovy, can also help patients with heart failure and obesity lose weight while improving symptoms and improving athletic performance, the journal says. According to clinical trials, New England Medical Journal. Although obesity is known to be a major risk factor for heart disease, it has only recently been recognized…

Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of premature death in this country, accounts for more than $150 billion in lost productivity each year. Thanks to decades of research, we know a lot about what makes people more susceptible to coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease and the root cause of most heart attacks. . However, doctors still cannot accurately predict heart attacks. Some people who appear to be susceptible to heart attacks never have one, while others die from heart disease despite no obvious risk. Can genetic profiling help? Probably so, according to a 2022…

WHeng Tak Yuen, 62, arrived at the emergency department at New York University Langone Hospital in Brooklyn in November 2022, but had to be helped by his son and wife to walk. Just a few days earlier, he had reported to the Triborough Bridge Tunnel Authority as a sergeant. But since then he has become weaker and weaker. In the end, his wife advised him to go to the hospital. “They were putting needles in me, but I didn’t feel anything,” Yuen said. “People were talking and I could hear them, but mentally I wasn’t really there. I thought I…

“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! >”,”name”:”in-content-cta”,”type”:”link”}}”>Download the app. Like most longtime yogis, I’ve ugly cried on my mat more times than I can count. But the day after my husband injected me with the final hormonal shot of our in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle, I had to take my overwhelming emotional outburst elsewhere because, according to my medical team, I shouldn’t unroll my mat. Prior to starting IVF back in June, I had a…

World Heart Day – September 29, 2023important factsAccording to the World Heart Federation:One in three CVD deaths occurs prematurely in people under 70 years of age.More people worldwide die from CVD than from any other cause, more than 18.6 million each year.85% of CVD deaths are caused by heart attacks and strokes.The theme of this year’s World Heart Day is Use your heart and know your heart. This day reminds everyone around the world to take care of their hearts. This campaign focuses on the important step of first knowing our hearts. Because we only love and protect what we…

(Courtney Hale/E+ via Getty Images) Veterans with Gulf War illness may be at higher risk for heart disease, stroke and several other risk factors, a new study suggests. Gulf War Illness is a chronic, multi-symptom condition that affects about one-third of the 700,000 U.S. military personnel who served in the Gulf War in the early 1990s. The study found that veterans with Gulf War Illness were more than twice as likely to self-report atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, or problems related to the buildup of plaque that blocks arteries, compared with veterans without symptoms related to the disease. The disease is also…

September 28, 2023 4:45pm | A new study has found that taking the stairs is a low-cost and accessible way to reduce your risk of heart disease. (Photo courtesy of iStock) Forget about walking 10,000 steps a day. Climbing at least 50 stairs every day may significantly reduce your risk of heart disease, according to a new study from Tulane University. This study atherosclerosis, found that climbing five or more flights of stairs every day may reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by 20%. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a leading cause of death worldwide, along with coronary artery disease…

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of people in the United States and around the world. However, doctors often do not prescribe evidence-based medications that could change these statistics. Neha Pagidipati, MD, associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine, wants to do something about it. “There are treatments for which there is a large amount of evidence [showing they] It helps people prevent the disease from coming back,” said Pagidipati, a cardiologist who specializes in prevention. “They’re just not being used properly. That has to change at the population level.” There are three FDA-approved drugs that can reduce…