Introduction Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide, responsible for over 17 million deaths annually. As healthcare providers, promoting heart health is an essential part of patient care. An increasing body of research highlights the benefits of physical activity, especially running, for cardiovascular health across patient populations. This article provides an overview of […]
image: Jesse Stewart view more Credit: Liz Kaye, Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS — It’s no secret that a good night’s rest can do wonders for one’s health, but those who struggle with insomnia have a nearly 50% increased risk of cardiovascular disease. One scientist in the School of Science at IUPUI will spend the next five […]
New York, NY (October 26, 2023) Mount Sinai Health System announced today that “Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital” is the new name for its top-ranked heart service, formerly known as Mount Sinai Heart. The renaming honors Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital and President of the Fuster Heart Hospital, for the […]
Philadelphia, October 26, 2023 – Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for women within most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. A new study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, characterizes the risk profile for black and nonblack women with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) enrolled in the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) […]
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Kanika (K): Tell us a little bit about your background. David (D): I spent my formative years in Ghana, where I completed my secondary school education at Notre Dame Minor Seminary and Senior High school and my undergraduate studies in pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. I moved to the United […]
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference 2023 sought to evaluate the presence of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in the United States among patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The findings, published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference 2023 sought to evaluate the presence of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in the United States among patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The findings, published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular […]
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