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Bans Not Keeping Drivers With Implanted Defibrillators off the Road

Bans Not Keeping Drivers With Implanted Defibrillators off the Road

Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) — One in three patients who have implanted devices for irregular heartbeats still drive, despite being banned from getting behind the wheel, a new Danish study finds. It looked at more than 2,500 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which deliver an electric shock to correct […]

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Exercise May Be of Extra Benefit to People With Heart Disease

Exercise May Be of Extra Benefit to People With Heart Disease

Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise benefits heart disease patients more than healthy people, according to a new study. It found that while stepping up physical activity reduced the risk of death for people with and without heart disease, those with heart disease had greatest benefit. The more they […]

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Differences in gut bacteria may predispose to heart attacks

Differences in gut bacteria may predispose to heart attacks

A small study has recently made two breakthrough discoveries. First, that the bacteria present in coronary (heart) plaques are pro-inflammatory, and second, that some people with heart disease harbor different sets of gut bacteria that may contribute to their risk of a heart attack. Some researchers believe that gut bacteria may hold clues about who […]

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Heart attack risk higher in those who sleep too little or too much

Heart attack risk higher in those who sleep too little or too much

The right amount of sleep is protective of heart health. This was the conclusion of new research that found sleep duration can influence a person’s risk of heart attack, regardless of other heart risk factors, including genetic ones. New research tracks sleep duration and a person’s risk of a heart attack. In a recent Journal […]

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Type 2 diabetes, obesity: Weight loss surgery may lower death risk

Type 2 diabetes, obesity: Weight loss surgery may lower death risk

New research finds significant health benefits associated with weight loss surgery in people with obesity. Weight loss surgery may have a host of beneficial effects in people with obesity. More than 1 in 3 adults in the United States are overweight or have obesity, according to data from 2013–2014. Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, […]

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What are the side effects of Lipitor? An overview

What are the side effects of Lipitor? An overview

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Exercise may help people with cardiovascular disease the most

Exercise may help people with cardiovascular disease the most

New research comparing the benefits of exercise for healthy people versus people with cardiovascular disease found that the latter may benefit the most from being physically active. A study shows, for the first time, that people with cardiovascular disease benefit more from exercise than healthy people. Existing evidence shows that staying physically active can help […]

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Deaths to heart related conditions rising in the US

Deaths to heart related conditions rising in the US

In the United States, total deaths to cardiometabolic disease — which includes heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure — have been rising since 2011, according to new research. New research examines the rate of cardiovascular deaths in the United States, and the racial disparities in these trends. The recent JAMA study investigated national […]

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Rising Obesity Rates Undermining Strides Made Against Heart Disease

Rising Obesity Rates Undermining Strides Made Against Heart Disease

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Rising obesity rates, coupled with an associated jump in diabetes and high blood pressure cases, appears to be undoing decades of gains made against heart disease, a new study finds. After 2010, the rate of deaths from heart disease continued to […]