(American Heart Association) The death rate for people who have a tear in a major artery coming out of the heart – aortic dissection – has been rising over the past decade, especially among women and Black adults, new research shows. And while death rates for women increased faster, older men continued to face an…
Jen Hale is an NFL sideline reporter for Fox Sports TV and for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans. (Photo courtesy of Fox Sports) Rodney Hale didn’t want anyone to worry. He knew something was wrong with his heart. But if he told his wife and kids, they’d fear the worst. After all, his brother had…
(Alla Tsyganova/iStock, Getty Images) For young and middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, a substantial rise upon standing could mean they are at greater risk for heart attacks, strokes or other heart-related problems down the road, new research shows. The study, published Thursday in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, focused on changes in systolic…
(HRAUN/E+, Getty Images) Lea en español The moment when Susan Timmins learned her infant daughter had a critical heart defect is seared in her memory. “It was life-altering,” she said. “Cataclysmic.” It also was just the beginning. Her daughter would need three heart surgeries before she was 3 years old. It was pioneering treatment in…
(Malte Mueller/fstop, Getty Images) You know that phrase “you are what you eat”? Nutrition scientists are getting to the bottom of what that means with an emerging area of research called precision nutrition. It’s a growing field of study that assumes each person may have unique responses to eating specific foods and nutrients – and…
Examples of mammograms showing breast arterial calcification. (Photo courtesy Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging) Routine mammograms used to screen for breast cancer also could help identify postmenopausal women at higher risk for heart attacks or strokes, a new study suggests. Researchers found that breast arterial calcification, which commonly appears as white spots on breast images and indicates…
(FatCamera/E+, Getty Images) Lea en español Black and Hispanic children are less likely to receive bystander CPR than white children, according to a new study. The research, published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, focused on settings outside a hospital, before emergency medical services arrive to help. Past studies show racial disparities in…