More muscle mass associated with lower heart disease risk in older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2020
Older adults with more skeletal muscle mass have lower long-term odds of cardiovascular disease, a recent study has found.
Earlier rise in blood pressure may increase women’s heart disease risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 16, 2020
Women’s blood vessels age faster than men’s, suggesting a reason for differences seen in heart disease risk.
A first stroke can unleash dangerous heart problems in the elderly
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2020
Seniors with no history of heart disease are at high risk of dangerous cardiac events within 30 days of their first stroke, a study finds.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, December 19
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 18, 2019
Sound sleep may counter genetic risk of heart disease and stroke … Healthy diet could save $50 billion in cardiometabolic health care costs … Partnership aims to identify flu vaccines for elderly nursing...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 18
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2019
Simple tool predicts life expectancy after dementia diagnosis … FDA approves first triglyceride drug, a complement to statin therapy … Older women top list of those who take weekly sleep meds … NIH...
Study questions aspirin’s effectiveness in preventing CVD, cancer
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 10, 2019
People who have not experienced a heart attack or stroke should not consume aspirin each day for prevention, say researchers.
Residents with stable heart disease should not fear exercise
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2019
Adults with stable coronary artery disease have better cardiac health when they are vigorously active one to two days a week, say researchers.
Persistent depression symptoms raise cardiovascular disease risk: study
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2019
Middle-aged and older adults with persistent depressive symptoms or symptoms that are in remission face a heightened cardiovascular risk.
Sustained physical activity after a heart attack boosts senior men’s survival odds
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
Promptly returning to regular exercise after a heart attack, and sticking with it, increases the chance of survival in older men, a Harvard study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, November 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 11, 2019
Psychological stress shown to exacerbate cardiac risk in women with heart disease … Weight-loss surgery benefits seniors age 65+ … Low-dose drug regimen improves pain, function in hand osteoarthritis...