(MR.Cole_Photographer/Moment via Getty Images) Scientists already knew that cardiovascular health can be affected by social determinants of health that include a person’s neighborhood, education, access to healthy foods and economic stability. But new research offers a clue as to why: accelerated biological aging. For the new study, researchers considered epigenetic age acceleration. Epigenetics research looks…
(Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images) Many women with diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy did not receive appropriate postpartum care to reduce their future risk of cardiovascular disease, a study at one health system has found. “Many patients I see were not aware that (one of these pregnancy complications) was a risk factor for…
At 6 weeks old, Lily Davis was in the hospital with a dangerously fast heart rate. (Photo courtesy of Gaby Davis) Last Thanksgiving, Lily Davis was 6 weeks old and on a ventilator in the hospital. Her mother, Gaby, spent her favorite holiday in a neonatal intensive care unit. “We saw so many pictures on…
(Jupitersounds/iStock via Getty Images) Exposure to metals in the environment may increase the risk for heart failure among American Indians, a group disproportionately affected by heart disease, new research suggests. The study found American Indians with higher levels of several metals in their urine were at higher risk for heart failure than those with lower…
Shauna Planck learned she carried a gene mutation that can cause a condition known as dilated cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac death. (Photo courtesy of Shauna Planck) When Shauna Planck was in college, her father got so sick that he received a heart transplant. Doctors told David Kennedy that his condition was not genetic, so none…
(NI QIN/E+ via Getty Images) Cardiovascular disease varies greatly across Asian American ethnic groups, underscoring the need to study each individually when it comes to prevention and treatment, according to new research. Asian people are the fastest-growing racial group in the country. At about 24 million people, they make up 7% of the U.S. population…
(Pekic/E+ via Getty Images) Grade school-age children with better cardiovascular health may have better cognitive function, according to new research. Scientists are increasingly looking at the mind-body connection, including how heart health might affect brain function. Past studies of adults have linked poor cardiovascular health to a higher risk of cognitive decline, but there’s been…
(simonkr/E+ via Getty Images) College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men’s basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found. The decline in sudden cardiac death rates – on average, by 29% every five…
Dr. Joseph Wu giving his Presidential Address at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions on Sunday at the Philadelphia Convention Center. (Photo by American Heart Association/Zach Boyden-Holmes) PHILADELPHIA – As a teenager in California, Dr. Joseph Wu not only worked on his family’s pear and apple farm, he was the manager. So he paid close…
(Bo Zaunders/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images) “Thank you for your service,” military veterans often are told. For about a million, it might be time to add, “and also for your science.” The Million Veteran Program, a Department of Veteran Affairs research effort underway since 2011, is built on veterans who give a little blood and…