(dickcraft/iStock via Getty Images) Death rates from a rare heart infection have risen among young adults over the past two decades, a trend that may be driven by complications of substance use disorder, new research suggests. The study showed death rates for infective endocarditis – which develops after bacteria enter the bloodstream and settle in the…
(kali9/E+ via Getty Images) Middle-aged and older heterosexual men and women may be more likely to have high blood pressure if their spouse or partner has it, too, according to a large international study. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, showed that in up to nearly half of older…
(J614/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images) Hispanic women diagnosed with high blood pressure for the first time during pregnancy may face a higher risk of developing abnormalities in heart function and structure later in life, a new study suggests. The findings could have significant health implications for women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, such as…
(fabio camandona/500Px Plus via Getty Images) Lea en español How well a woman sleeps – not just how long – as she transitions through menopause may affect her projected risk for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests. The study found women who were peri- and postmenopausal who experienced a range of sleep disturbances scored…
(Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) Lea en español Having a hysterectomy, even if the ovaries are spared, may place women at greater risk for a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors known as metabolic syndrome, new research shows. The findings, presented last month at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions conference in Philadelphia, call…
(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…
(sixcube/iStock via Getty Images) If you say “potato,” and then say “healthy,” some people might call your thinking half-baked. At best, potatoes often are seen as a starchy vegetable that lacks the status of dietary rock stars like leafy greens or carrots. At worst, taters are the basis for all kinds of salty, fatty snacks…
(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…