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Losing weight may be beneficial to your heart, even if some weight is rega
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A systematic review of research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal, found that losing weight with lifestyle changes in an intensive behavioural weight loss programme was linked to a decrease in risk factors for ca
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Study reveals how good sleep helps people stick with their physical activi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
People who reported getting regular, uninterrupted sleep did better at sticking to their exercise and diet plans while trying to lose weight, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scien
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Proper sleep helps in sticking to exercise and diet plans
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023, people who reported getting regular, uninterrupted sleep did a better job sticking to their exercise and diet plans while
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Can heart blockages be reversed?
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI/SRV): A, 68 years old, a follow-up patient for 10 years, recently started to have frequent episodes of angina. A known diabetic and hypertensive for 15 years, he had a heart attack, and Dr Sameer Kubba, Director, Clinical & Interventional Cardiology, Max
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Research shows stroke symptoms, even if they disappear within an hour, nee
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Stroke, the symptoms of stroke that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke.
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Study indicates one-third of stroke survivors experience depression
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Depression is a regular occurrence for stroke survivors, according to the American Stroke Association, a branch of the American Heart Association. According to a scientific statement from the Association, compared to 5 per cent-13 per cent of persons without stroke, around one-third of strok
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Irregular sleeping habits may increase risk of atherosclerosis in older ad
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association, sleeping an inconsistent number of hours each night and falling asleep at different times may increase the risk of developing a
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Drinking 2 cups of coffee daily may double risk of heart death in people w
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published today in the Journal of the
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Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack risk
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to new research published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, high levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be linked to an 18-20 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was n
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Extreme weather linked to cardiovascular deaths: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Extremely hot and cold temperatures both increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia, according to new research published today in the American H
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Hearts and bodies change with age, heart disease treatments may need to ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
For people ages 75 and older, age-related changes in general health and in the heart and blood vessels require consideration and likely modifications in how heart attacks and heart disease are treated, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in the Associ
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Parkinson's aid improved blood pressure in teens with Type 1 diabetes: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Teens with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) who took bromocriptine, a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease and Type 2 diabetes, had lower blood pressure and less stiff arteries after one month of treatment compared to those who did not take the medicine, according to a small study published tod
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