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Eat more green leafy vegetables, fruits to live longer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], November 19 (ANI): Here's another reason to eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, as according to scientists, a plant-based diet may help to reduce the risk of a deadly heart failure.
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Heart's pumping function not an indicator of heart failure survival rates
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], November 13 (ANI): Myth busted! Heart's pumping function is not an indicator of heart failure survival rates, a recent study has suggested.
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Bariatric surgery cuts heart failure risk in overweight, obese people
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Good news! Bariatric surgery and the weight loss that follows it can significantly allow the heart to return to its natural shape and function in people who were once overweight.
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Experts raise alarm on Heart Failure; call it 'biggest silent killer'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 29 (ANI): By the year 2020, the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in India is projected to surpass that of any other country in the world.
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Uncontrolled hypertension can cause heart failure
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): One of the most common lifestyle diseases today, hypertension affects every third person in the country.
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Improve heart health, this World Heart Day
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): As per the statistics shared by World Health Organization, every year 17.5 million people suffer from cardiac ailments namely coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia and stroke amongst others.
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This 'live-saving' treatment may be helpful for heart failure patients
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that cells from newborns' umbilical cords could provide a lifesaving treatment for heart failure patients.
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Cold weather may up risk of heart failure in elderly
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): You may ask your grandparents to avoid fog and low cloud in the winter as an increase in hospitalisation and death of elderly patients, with heart failure, is linked to change in temperature and atmospheric pressure, finds a study.
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Heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): Heart attack patients, who did not have heart failure, should not be prescribed beta blockers as a study finds that they may not live longer with these medicines.
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This protein can help ward off chronic heart failure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Japanese researchers have identified a receptor protein on the surface of heart cells that promotes chronic heart failure, affecting more than 20 million people worldwide.
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Exposure to diesel pollution ups risk of heart attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 28 (ANI): A word of caution; avoid places with heavy traffic or try to find a different route as a study has warned that exposure to diesel pollution causes heart attack, heart failure and death.
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Heart failure patients with stroke history risk facing depression
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study has found that heart failure patients with a history of strokes are at a greater risk of depression, hospitalisation and death than those without such a history.
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