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Heart Disease Is Lasting Threat to Breast Cancer Survivors

Heart Disease Is Lasting Threat to Breast Cancer Survivors

Latest Heart News FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Postmenopausal women who survive breast cancer may have a higher risk for developing heart disease, a new study says. Heart problems can appear more than five years after radiation treatment for breast cancer, and the added risk persists for as much as 30 years, according […]

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AHA News: This Faulty Gene May Help Predict Heart Muscle Disease

AHA News: This Faulty Gene May Help Predict Heart Muscle Disease

Latest Heart News THURSDAY, June 20, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — The diagnosis of a serious heart condition known as dilated cardiomyopathy often can lead doctors to run genetic tests that help determine whether the disease stems from a faulty gene. But a group of researchers wondered: What if they reversed the process and […]

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Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Your Heart

Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Your Heart

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If you’re looking to improve your heart health, getting regular exercise and eating healthy foods can definitely help, but new research says popping a daily vitamin D supplement won’t. The research — a meta-analysis of 21 randomized clinical trials involving more […]

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Statins May Lower Risk of Stroke After Cancer Radiotherapy

Statins May Lower Risk of Stroke After Cancer Radiotherapy

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Radiation treatment for cancer can damage the heart and blood vessels, increasing the risk for a stroke or heart attack. But a new study suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs can significantly reduce that risk. The researchers reported that taking statins may lower the […]

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Long Work Hours Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke

Long Work Hours Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke

By Alan MozesHealthDay Reporter Latest Heart News THURSDAY, June 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Being first at the office and the last to leave may help get you that promotion, but new research warns that working long hours may not be so good for your heart. And the longer you do it, the higher your […]

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A-Fib Can Raise Dementia Risk, Even in Absence of Stroke

A-Fib Can Raise Dementia Risk, Even in Absence of Stroke

Latest Heart News TUESDAY, June 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Many aging Americans have the common heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation, or “a-fib.” Now comes the sobering news that it might raise their odds for dementia. The Korean study couldn’t prove cause and effect, but researchers noted that the link between a-fib and […]

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Ailing Heart Can Speed the Brain’s Decline, Study Finds

Ailing Heart Can Speed the Brain’s Decline, Study Finds

Latest Heart News MONDAY, June 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The strong link between brain health and heart health is reinforced in a new study. The research showed that as cardiovascular health falters, so too does thinking and memory. In one of the largest and longest studies of its kind to date, researchers studied a […]

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Hot Water Soak May Help Ease Poor Leg Circulation

Hot Water Soak May Help Ease Poor Leg Circulation

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter Latest Heart News FRIDAY, June 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Could soaking in hot water followed by light exercise work as well on peripheral artery disease (PAD) as a longer bout of exercise does? The authors of a new study suggest it could, but some PAD experts aren’t convinced. Peripheral artery […]