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Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.
Researchers prevent myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury with oral fullerenes

Researchers prevent myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury with oral fullerenes

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe mechanism diagram of OFNS on preventing myocardial injury in MI/RI mice. MI/RI induces hypoperfusion of intestinal tissues, which leads to the intestina

Researchers prevent myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury with oral fullerenes

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe mechanism diagram of OFNS on preventing myocardial injury in MI/RI mice. MI/RI induces hypoperfusion of intestinal tissues, which leads to the intestina
Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

by Elana GotkineSalt substitution may reduce all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a reviewpublishedonline April 9 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.Hannah Greenwood, f

Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

by Elana GotkineSalt substitution may reduce all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a reviewpublishedonline April 9 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.Hannah Greenwood, f
Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

bySanford-Burnham PrebysThis graphical abstract uses images from the study's experiments to highlight major findings regarding the role of a protein called CREB-regulated transcription co-ac

Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

bySanford-Burnham PrebysThis graphical abstract uses images from the study's experiments to highlight major findings regarding the role of a protein called CREB-regulated transcription co-ac
Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart DiseaseByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBecauseheart diseaseis a general term for

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart DiseaseByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBecauseheart diseaseis a general term for
Cardiovascular risks and COVID-19: New research confirms the benefits of vaccination

Cardiovascular risks and COVID-19: New research confirms the benefits of vaccination

by Glen Pyle,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Yet, from the earliest days of the pandemic, thecardiovascular risks associated with SARS-C

Cardiovascular risks and COVID-19: New research confirms the benefits of vaccination

by Glen Pyle,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCOVID-19 is a respiratory disease. Yet, from the earliest days of the pandemic, thecardiovascular risks associated with SARS-C
Deep-learning model based on chest X-ray helps predict MACE

Deep-learning model based on chest X-ray helps predict MACE

by Elana GotkineA deep-learning model based on a chest radiograph (CXR) for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (CXR CVD-Risk) predicts major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) beyond the clinical sta

Deep-learning model based on chest X-ray helps predict MACE

by Elana GotkineA deep-learning model based on a chest radiograph (CXR) for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (CXR CVD-Risk) predicts major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) beyond the clinical sta
Not too late to repair: Gene therapy improves advanced heart failure in animal model

Not too late to repair: Gene therapy improves advanced heart failure in animal model

by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainHeart failure remains the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. During a heart attack blood stops flowing into the hear

Not too late to repair: Gene therapy improves advanced heart failure in animal model

by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainHeart failure remains the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. During a heart attack blood stops flowing into the hear
Higher BMI variability linked to adverse cardiovascular disease events

Higher BMI variability linked to adverse cardiovascular disease events

by Elana GotkineHigher body mass index (BMI) variability is associated with adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online March 21 inJAMA Network Open.Zakari

Higher BMI variability linked to adverse cardiovascular disease events

by Elana GotkineHigher body mass index (BMI) variability is associated with adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online March 21 inJAMA Network Open.Zakari
Intermittent fasting linked to heart risks in research surprise

Intermittent fasting linked to heart risks in research surprise

by Marthe Fourcade, Bloomberg NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe safety of intermittent fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into quest

Intermittent fasting linked to heart risks in research surprise

by Marthe Fourcade, Bloomberg NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe safety of intermittent fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into quest
Cardiology team performs novel heart artery repair with newly approved device

Cardiology team performs novel heart artery repair with newly approved device

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: UC DavisUC Davis Health cardiology team members are among the first in the country to treat patients with tricuspid regurgitation, or a leaky heart valve, by usi

Cardiology team performs novel heart artery repair with newly approved device

by Liam Connolly,UC DavisCredit: UC DavisUC Davis Health cardiology team members are among the first in the country to treat patients with tricuspid regurgitation, or a leaky heart valve, by usi
What helps when blood pressure does not drop despite treatment

What helps when blood pressure does not drop despite treatment

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Karin Kaiser / MHHHigh blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Diseases associated with high blood pressur

What helps when blood pressure does not drop despite treatment

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Karin Kaiser / MHHHigh blood pressure is one of the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Diseases associated with high blood pressur