Eating a plant-based diet at any age may lower cardiovascular risk
Aug 4, 2021
Whether you do so in young adulthood or later in life, eating a plant-based diet can help lower your risk of heart disease, new research shows.
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Genetic research should start including racial, ethnic and Indigenous groups
Jul 26, 2021
Genomic science has helped reduce heart disease risk, but it may not benefit racial, ethnic or Indigenous groups because they are largely excluded from the studies, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.
Severe sleep apnea could damage key blood vessels
Jul 26, 2021
Severe sleep apnea could create major changes in the structure and function of arteries, speeding up "vascular aging," according to new research.
How healthy is your neighborhood? Where you live can greatly affect heart, brain health
Jul 15, 2021
People who live in neighborhoods with fewer resources have higher rates of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cognitive issues, research shows.
Genetic problem led to a heart transplant at 24. Her new heart has a genetic problem, too.
Jul 14, 2021
Genetic testing helped Leilani Graham's family learn the extent of life-threatening hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It also uncovered something astonishing about her new heart.
Heart disease 'calculators' may fail to predict higher risk for South Asian people
Jul 12, 2021
Risk assessment equations used by doctors to prevent or treat heart disease may fail to accurately predict the greater heart risks faced by people of South Asian descent, new research finds.
Discrimination against transgender, gender diverse people adds to heart troubles
Jul 8, 2021
Transgender and gender diverse people experience higher rates of cardiovascular disease and death, likely from the chronic stress of discrimination, a new American Heart Association report finds.
Fit and 41, she thought nothing of her family history – until her heart attack
Jul 7, 2021
Nicole Lazowski figured that not smoking, eating well and staying in shape was enough to stop heart disease. Doctors said her healthy lifestyle wasn't enough to avoid a heart attack, but it probably saved her.
Eating patterns could affect risk of dying from heart disease
Jun 23, 2021
The timing of when certain foods are consumed, along with what's in them, can affect the risk of dying from heart disease and other illnesses, according to new research.
New psychotherapy may reduce anxiety, depression in heart patients
Jun 21, 2021
Adding metacognitive therapy to cardiac rehabilitation may greatly reduce anxiety and depression in people recovering from heart problems, a new study suggests.