Category Archives: Cardiovascular

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in civilian midlife women negatively affected their cardiovascular and neurocognitive health. Study: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Cardiovascular and Brain Health in Women. Image Credit: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock.com Background They conducted a cross-sectional study of American women, incorporating extensive PTSD questionnaires, anthropometric measures, […]

Research Highlights: High blood pressure risk was higher among adolescent girls with a condition associated with irregular menstrual periods called polycystic ovary syndrome, compared to teens without this condition, according to a study of girls between 13-17 years of age. In a separate study of women younger than age 50, those with painful menstrual periods […]

Research Highlights: In a small study of adults living in rural America, those who identified as transgender were more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors, including tobacco use, obesity, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance, high cholesterol and/or alcohol use. Study participants with the highest odds of having cardiovascular disease risk […]

Research Highlights: Adults aged 18- to 44-years-old who are long-term tobacco users and have prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels) are at a 3 times greater risk of stroke. The results come from a national study of more than 1 million U.S. hospital admissions among young adult tobacco users without other known cardiovascular risk […]

Research Highlights: An analysis of more than 6,500 adults found a clear link between high cardiovascular health — as measured by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 checklist — and slower biological aging. After accounting for a range of socioeconomic factors, adults with high cardiovascular health were about six years younger biologically than their […]

Research Highlights: As more people across the U.S. use marijuana for medical and recreational reasons, two new studies suggest its regular intake may damage heart and brain health. In one study, daily use of marijuana raised the risk of developing heart failure by about one-third, even after considering other factors, compared to people who reported […]

Research Highlights: Depression and anxiety may accelerate the onset of risk factors for increased heart attack and stroke, according to a Boston-based study. People with a higher genetic sensitivity to stress developed a cardiovascular risk factor at a younger age, than people without the genetic marker. A separate study based in Dallas found that cumulative […]

Research Highlights: Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning models may help to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease events and detect heart valvular disease, according to two preliminary research studies. One study found that artificial intelligence analyzing sound data of the heart recorded from a digital stethoscope was able to more accurately detect heart valve […]

Sandee LaMotte, CNN November 6, 2023 at 5:00 AM Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to two new non-published studies presented Monday at the […]