Tuesday, November 28 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | T7-SSCA06-1 | Room E353B A deep-learning algorithm can predict a patient’s risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) from analysis of a single chest CT image, according to a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School. Although a patient’s coronary artery calcium score (CAC) from a cardiac CT […]
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New study shows increasing workplace flexibility may lower risk of cardiovascular disease – Boston News, Weather, Sports
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A new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Penn State University shows increasing workplace flexibility may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Published on Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health, the study looked at stressors in the workplace that can cause heart attacks and strokes. The study […]
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Increasing workplace flexibility may lower employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Penn State University. In workplaces that implemented interventions designed to reduce conflict between employees’ work and their personal/family lives, researchers observed that employees at higher baseline cardiometabolic risk, particularly older […]
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Researchers observed reductions in cardiometabolic risk among employees at higher risk for cardiovascular disease whose workplaces provided them more control over their time and tasks For immediate release: November 8, 2023 Boston, MA—Increasing workplace flexibility may lower certain employees’ risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of […]
Two new studies exploring the long-term effects of marijuana have found a possible link between use of the drug and one’s risk for major health events like heart failure and heart attack. In the non-published research to be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, one study found that daily use of […]
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Prediabetes and Persistent Tobacco Use May Triple Risk of Stroke in Healthy Young Adults
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November 8, 2023 — The combination of persistent tobacco use and prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels that may progress to Type 2 diabetes) triples the risk of stroke in young adults who do not have other cardiovascular risk factors, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023. The meeting, to be […]
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an inverse association for cardiovascular health (CVH) with phenotypic age (PhenoAge) and phenotypic age acceleration (PhenoAgeAccel), according to a study to be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023, held from Nov. 11 to 13 in Philadelphia. Rahul Hosalili, from the Columbia University Irving […]
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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults have second-highest cardiovascular death rate in the U.S.
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Separating mortality data for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults from Asian American adults reveals large differences in how cardiovascular disease affects these populations, according to a new analysis. Cardiovascular death rates for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are substantially higher than those for Asian American adults, second only to those for Black adults, the […]
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#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Hamilton Health Care System announces plans for its inaugural gala, Blueprint, a black-tie fundraiser scheduled for Saturday evening, Jan. 20, 2024. The celebratory evening will honor Hamilton’s foundation as an innovative healthcare system, and raise funds to support Hamilton’s […]
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