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Many portable electronic devices (PEDs) were found to have magnetic susceptibility, making them potential culprits of inhibiting lifesaving therapies of cardiovascular implantable devices (CIEDs). These findings were published as a research letter in Circulation: Arrhythmia…
The maintenance of a healthy fat mass may improve cardiovascular health in childhood according to findings published in Scientific Reports. Globally, more than 100 million children have obesity and over 200 million children are overweight.…
The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) released recommendations for the clinical management of cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), including gout, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, mixed connective…
Individuals with both depression and sleep disorder may have a heightened risk of heart disease according to a study published in the International Journal of General Medicine. Depressive symptoms and sleep disorders, including insomnia, hypersomnia,…
Sexual activity was associated with a low risk for sudden cardiac death in adults aged younger than 50 years, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology. The researchers sought to evaluate the percentage…
The American Heart Association (AHA) released 2021 dietary guidelines, published in Circulation, aimed at improving cardiovascular health. The scientific statement supersedes the AHA’s 2006 guidelines about diet and lifestyle. The updated recommendation emphasizes the importance…
Segregated care is less likely at United States (US) hospitals that provide coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to large numbers of Black patients and that also employ a high number of health care professionals. These…
Risk for heart failure is high in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with increased levels of inflammation, according to study results published in Arthritis Care & Research. Heart disease is associated with an increased…
Among patients with cardiovascular diseases who have received an implantable cardiac assistive device, women, individuals with lower income, and those who are divorced are at increased risk for having a more difficult time adjusting to…
When lifestyle-based interventions fall short, physicians may consider pharmacotherapy and surgical interventions for the management of obesity hypertension, according to a scientific statement published in Hypertension. The statement endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA)—led…
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