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An Overview of Heart Disease in Women: What You Need to Know

An Overview of Heart Disease in Women: What You Need to Know

An Overview of Heart Disease in Women: What You Need to KnowByPamela Assid, DNP, RNPublished on September 24, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDHeart diseasei

An Overview of Heart Disease in Women: What You Need to Know

An Overview of Heart Disease in Women: What You Need to KnowByPamela Assid, DNP, RNPublished on September 24, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDHeart diseasei
Review identifies disrupted mitochondrial metabolism as a trigger for diabetic cardiomyopathy

Review identifies disrupted mitochondrial metabolism as a trigger for diabetic cardiomyopathy

by Cactus CommunicationsIn diabetic hearts, ATP production fails to meet demands due to altered mitochondria and substrate utilization. Early diabetes triggers metabolic issues, exacerbating myocardia

Review identifies disrupted mitochondrial metabolism as a trigger for diabetic cardiomyopathy

by Cactus CommunicationsIn diabetic hearts, ATP production fails to meet demands due to altered mitochondria and substrate utilization. Early diabetes triggers metabolic issues, exacerbating myocardia
Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

by Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into t

Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

by Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into t
Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to
Drug shown to block artery fat takes a major step forward

Drug shown to block artery fat takes a major step forward

byUniversity of AberdeenMSI-1436 inhibits foam cell formation and increases cholesterol efflux. MSI-1436 treatment decreases foam cell formation (A, B) and improves specific cholesterol efflux (

Drug shown to block artery fat takes a major step forward

byUniversity of AberdeenMSI-1436 inhibits foam cell formation and increases cholesterol efflux. MSI-1436 treatment decreases foam cell formation (A, B) and improves specific cholesterol efflux (
Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happenin

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happenin
Drug acoramidis to treat rare heart disease approved by FDA

Drug acoramidis to treat rare heart disease approved by FDA

by Hanae Armitage,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved adrug developed at Stanford Medicinethat offers hope to peopl

Drug acoramidis to treat rare heart disease approved by FDA

by Hanae Armitage,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved adrug developed at Stanford Medicinethat offers hope to peopl
Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Editors' notesby Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you are waiting for symptoms to pop up as a warning for high blood pressure, think

Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Editors' notesby Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you are waiting for symptoms to pop up as a warning for high blood pressure, think
Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

by Elana GotkineHeart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 inPLOS ONE.Junyu Zhang, from Hunan University of Chinese Med

Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

by Elana GotkineHeart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 inPLOS ONE.Junyu Zhang, from Hunan University of Chinese Med
Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: RecoveryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDIf you are scheduled forvascular surgery, it’s important

Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: RecoveryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDIf you are scheduled forvascular surgery, it’s important