Category Archives: Cardiovascular

Mulkey promoting cardiovascular screening

FILE – LSU head coach Kim Mulkey celebrates after an NCAA college Women’s Final Four semifinal basketball game against Virginia Tech, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Dallas. Coming off the school’s first NCAA women’s basketball championship, LSU is ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 preseason women’s basketball poll, released Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. […]

Adenosine A1 receptors of the medullary solitary tract arbitrate the nicotine counteraction of neuroinflammation and cardiovascular dysfunction in septic rats

Abstract The cholinergic pathway plays a crucial role in improving inflammatory end-organ damage. Given the interplay between cholinergic and adenosinergic neurotransmission, we tested the hypothesis that central adenosine A1 receptors (A1ARs) modulate the nicotine counteraction of cardiovascular and inflammatory insults induced by sepsis in rats. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) 24-h […]

Cardiovascular Devices Market To Reach USD 91.2 Billion By 2032, Says DataHorizzon Research

Fort Collins, Colorado, Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to DataHorizzon Research, the Cardiovascular Devices Market size was valued at USD 54.7 Billion in 2022 and is expected to have a market size of USD 91.2 Billion by 2032 with a CAGR of 5.3%.  The factors that drive the cardiovascular market include an increasing prevalence of […]

Walgreens and Cardiovascular Research Foundation join forces to ‘tackle critical health challenge’

This is with a view of paving the way for developing new therapies and tools for detection and diagnosis of the disease. Walgreens says it intends to use its national presence, strong community relationships and data-driven clinical trials solutions to help identify and reach potential new study participants. “The aging population has led to a […]

2 Key Heart Tests You’re Probably Not Getting

THERE ARE MANY misconceptions about important cardiovascular metrics. Often people think their risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases is tied up with their total cholesterol numbers. In fact, total cholesterol is barely more relevant to your cardiovascular risk than your eye color or your dog’s name. Even HDL cholesterol (what many erroneously call […]

What Genetic Testing Can Tell You About Your Heart Health

“What we’re able to do for patients now with a genetic test, with respect to targeting their care, is more than we were able to do five years ago, and certainly more than we were able to do 10 years ago,” Victoria Parikh, MD, director of the Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, tells SELF. […]

Newly-Identified ‘CKM Syndrome’ Links Chronic Conditions to Heart Disease

Key Takeaways The American Heart Association has named a new multi-system form of heart disease called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome. The designation recognizes the interconnectedness of conditions like diabetes, obesity, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. The new guidelines may help providers to recognize and treat underlying causes of cardiovascular disease at an earlier stage, helping to reduce […]

Obesity Before, During Pregnancy Key to Future Cardiovascular Risk, New Research Suggests

©Kletr/stock.adobe.com Obesity prior to or during early pregnancy may pose the greatest risk for both short- and long-term adverse cardiovascular outcomes, according to new findings published in the journal Circulation Research.1 Results of the study, from investigators at Northwestern Medicine, suggest that prepregnancy obesity could be the common factor driving both adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO), […]

1 in 3 Canadians don’t know the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest, poll finds

Despite 50 per cent of Canadians having been affected by heart disease and stroke in some capacity according to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a much smaller proportion understand critical information related to the health issue. This is according to a new Heart and Stroke poll which also found that one in three Canadians do […]

Rochdale GP speaks out about cardiovascular disease in women for…

Date published: 18 October 2023 Photo: Feng Yu – stock.adobe.com Menopause World Menopause Day on 18 October aims to raise awareness of the menopause, associated health issues and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing. The International Menopause Society has this year chosen to raise awareness of the associated cardiovascular disease risks associated […]