Gaining Weight While Pregnant Can Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease
Excessive gestational weight gain raises the risk of maternal cardiovascular disease In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death. The phrase…
Excessive gestational weight gain raises the risk of maternal cardiovascular disease In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death. The phrase…
Adults between the age of 18 and 44 with prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalized due to a heart attack than those without prediabetes…
New Screening Test for Those at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest Many people think that cardiac arrest and heart attack are the same things, but…
Following a heart attack, cardiac progenitor cells produce healthy tissue A heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction, occurs when a part of the…
Obesity during pregnancy increases the risk of lifelong heart disease in offspring Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive buildup of fat that poses…
According to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, about 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids per day appears to be…
Wireless devices also use haptic feedback to communicate with the patient. Last summer, Northwestern University scientists introduced the first-ever transient pacemaker — a fully implantable,…
Watching too much TV is linked with an increased risk of coronary heart disease regardless of an individual’s genetic makeup, says a team of researchers…
How much alcohol is safe to drink? It sounds like a simple question, but it is hard to figure out from health authorities because there…
Widest gender difference seen for espresso; narrowest for plunger (cafetière) coffee. The sex of the drinker, as well as the brewing method, may be key…
A technique for delivering genetic material to the body is being investigated as a means of repairing damaged heart muscle after a heart attack. The…
Contrary to popular belief, just because something is delicious does not mean that it isn’t good for you. There are a number of delicious foods…
What happens below the cellular level when the heart contracts and relaxes has long been unexplored. Thanks to new ultra-high-resolution electron microscopy techniques, scientists can…
Asthma most contributed to increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease. Data from the National Health Interview Survey demonstrated adults with a history of…
First-of-its-kind survival predictor detects patterns in heart MRIs invisible to the naked eye. A new artificial-intelligence-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor,…
Are COVID-19-linked arrhythmias caused by viral damage to the heart’s pacemaker cells? The SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect specialized pacemaker cells that maintain the heart’s rhythmic…
A simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might need intensive management. That’s the finding of a study…
A new study confirmed a risk score, based on a map of genetic variants known to affect blood pressure, successfully identified people with Type 2…