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Congestive33
Coronary19
  • Coronary heart disease is responsible for almost 70,000 deaths in Britain each year - one in seven men and one in eleven women and an average of 190 people every day. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • They were more physically active and fit, more educated and less likely to smoke, have diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease (irregular heartbeat and coronary artery disease). (sciencedaily.com)
  • Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that using blood thinners in patients with worsening heart failure, coronary artery disease, or irregular heart rhythms was associated with a 17 percent reduced risk of thromboembolic events, such as stroke and heart attack. (mlo-online.com)
  • Certain conditions that narrow arteries, such as coronary artery disease or high blood pressure, gradually weaken or stiffen the heart, reducing its ability to fill and pump efficiently. (mlo-online.com)
  • We found that 17 percent of patients with heart failure due to not enough blood being pumped out of the heart, coronary artery disease and normal sinus rhythm (the heart's electrical impulse) experience thromboembolic events. (mlo-online.com)
  • There are 2.3 million people living with coronary heart disease in the U.K., and it is a leading cause of heart failure. (medicalxpress.com)
  • For people who have severe heart failure due to coronary heart disease, as well as prescribing medication, doctors may insert stents to open any blocked arteries in the first instance. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Researchers recruited a total of 700 patients from 40 hospitals across the U.K. who had coronary heart disease and severely weakened function of the left ventricle of their heart. (medicalxpress.com)
  • By showing that coronary stents had limited benefit for this group of heart patients, we have exposed a clear window of missed opportunity to reduce chances of dying from an abnormal heart rhythm. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Dr. Sonya Babu-Narayan, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation and consultant cardiologist, said, "The results from this large UK-wide trial could lead to re-evaluation of how best to treat people living with severe heart failure due to coronary heart disease . (medicalxpress.com)
  • A recent analysis in Circulation: Heart Failure combined data from three large heart disease trials to study potential lifestyle and behavioral risk factors associated with coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. (labroots.com)
  • As the authors point out, a modestly elevated risk for heart failure in women with shorter duration of reproductive function might reflect the elevated risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) known to accompany early menopause. (medscape.com)
  • Coronary artery disease and/or heart attack . (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Coronary Artery disease combined with Hypertension and Diabetes leads to this kind of heart failure. (factdr.com)
  • diovascular disease, including stroke, RACE-2, which was a 9-month prospec- Systemic hypertension was defined in coronary artery disease (CAD), heart tive, multicentre study of 7847 consecu- the current registry as: either history of failure and peripheral vascular dis- tive patients with ACS from 6 adjacent hypertension diagnosed and treated ease [1-3]. (who.int)
  • High levels of serum triglycerides help determine the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and peripheral atherosclerosis. (cdc.gov)
  • High triglycerides are associated with increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with other risk factors, such as low high-density lipoproteins (HDL)-cholesterol, some patient groups with elevated apolipoprotein B, and patients with forms of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) that may be particularly atherogenic. (cdc.gov)
  • Improving self-care among aging workers with coronary heart disease: a growing priority. (cdc.gov)
  • As a result, health problems associated with the aging process, like coronary heart disease (CHD), angina, myocardial infarction and heart failure, present new challenges for the employer. (cdc.gov)
Stroke14
  • The team used data collected for the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke, an observational study of risk factors for stroke in adults aged 45 and older. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • A pair of studies have found that older adults who use marijuana have more risk of heart attack or stroke when hospitalized than non-users and are more likely to develop heart failure if they are a daily user. (yahoo.com)
  • The researchers found that people who use marijuana had a 20% greater risk of of having a heart attack or stroke while hospitalized. (yahoo.com)
  • What we found was that, while this strategy didn't accomplish that goal, it was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of clinically important events that are caused by thrombosis-stroke, heart attack and sudden cardiac death. (mlo-online.com)
  • The CORS test measures haemodynamic function (cardiac output, stroke volume, heart rate, and blood pressure) at rest- (supine), challenge- (standing), and stress-(step-exercise) phases. (jobs.ac.uk)
  • Stroke volume depends on preload (venous return to the heart), afterload (resistance to systolic ejection) and contractility (inotropy or strength of contraction). (vin.com)
  • Past research has shown that redlining is linked to higher chances of having a stroke, dealing with high blood pressure, getting Type 2 diabetes, and dying early from heart disease. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Researchers estimated the five-year risk of death, the five-year risk ratios and the decrease in lifespan within five years associated with the development of any cardiovascular disease, such as heart failure, ischemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease and chronic kidney disease. (thesynapse.net)
  • After adjustment for baseline variables, hypertension was an independent predictive factor for heart failure (OR = 1.31) and stroke (OR = 2.47). (who.int)
  • For this common and most important risk respectively), were recruited from 65 study, patients were analysed according factor for stroke and intracerebral hospitals. (who.int)
  • Cadmium exposure has been associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, and cardiovascular mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • As a result, it leads to more than nine million deaths every year, including about half of all deaths due to heart disease and stroke. (who.int)
  • Dr Iwashima emphasized that high blood pressure could increase risks of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. (who.int)
  • Hypertension is the most important, tion has been paid to environmental exposures as risk easily recognized risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarc- factors for hypertension. (cdc.gov)
Factors35
  • This relationship is still true even after other factors that raise the risk for heart disease are accounted for. (diabetes.org)
  • Of the five dietary patterns, greater adherence to the plant-based diet had the strongest association with a decreased risk of incident heart failure when adjusted for age, sex and race of the participants and for other risk factors. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • To check the consistency of the results, investigators repeated the analysis after matching aspirin non-users and users for HF risk factors, and aspirin was still associated with a 26% increased risk of a new HF diagnosis. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Social factors "are the circumstances that we're born into or in which we live, work, play, worship, and carry out our day-to-day activities," says Sabra Lewsey, MD, MPH, a cardiologist specializing in heart failure at Johns Hopkins Medicine. (webmd.com)
  • Many different social factors help explain the higher risk of HF in Black and Hispanic communities. (webmd.com)
  • Happ, M.B., Naylor, M.D. and Roe-Prior, P. (1997) Factors contributing to rehospitalization of elderly patients with heart failure. (scirp.org)
  • Risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • Their analysis found that excess pericardial fat was associated with a higher risk of heart failure in both women and men, even after adjusting for established risk factors for heart failure such as age, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and heart attacks. (worldhealth.net)
  • After accounting for these risk factors for heart failure, high pericardial fat volume increased the risk of developing heart failure by approximately 100 percent, or double, in women and about 50 percent in men. (worldhealth.net)
  • The heart failure risk potentially attributed to obesity as measured by BMI or waist circumference was calculated after adjusting for multiple other health and lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, including other conditions such as Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, hypertension (or high blood pressure), kidney function, inflammation, left ventricular hypertrophy and prior heart attack. (worldhealth.net)
  • To learn more, researchers analyzed data from the MOLI-SANI study, which explored both genetic and environmental risk factors for heart disease. (cardiosmart.org)
  • During a median follow-up period of 3.3 years, after propensity-matching for risk factors, they compared 1642 subjects who had been on beta-blockers for the entire trial to 1642 subjects who had never received beta blockers. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Heart failure is a frequent cause of hospitalization in older adults and is associated with substantial health care costs, so identifying modifiable risk factors for of heart failure is an important public health goal," Campos said. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The dietary factors that may influence the risk of heart failure are not well known, unlike many other forms of heart disease. (labroots.com)
  • In addition to hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol are particular factors that lead to the development of heart disease. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Factors such as stigma, discrimination, income, education, and geographic region can also affect their risk of heart failure. (medlineplus.gov)
  • They concluded their study has some limitations due to a lack of information surrounding clinical factors that would detail the severity of heart failure and Type 2 diabetes, and the progression and severity of Type 2 diabetes. (thesynapse.net)
  • After accounting for influential factors like gender, weight, age, alcohol use, the use of medications, and various measures of health, the team concluded that aspirin independently contributes to increasing heart failure risk by more than a quarter among people with pre-existing health issues . (studyfinds.org)
  • In this population, aspirin use was associated with incident heart failure, independent of other risk factors," Dr. Mujaj concludes. (studyfinds.org)
  • Until then, our observations suggest that aspirin should be prescribed with caution in those with heart failure or with risk factors for the condition. (studyfinds.org)
  • [ 1 ] The pretransplant bone evaluation should include a careful history, with particular attention to risk factors for osteoporosis. (medscape.com)
  • Fall risk should be assessed and any modifiable risk factors should be addressed routinely. (medscape.com)
  • Their study's goal was to determine the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic LVSD in lymphoma survivors (LSs) following autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (auto-HCT) and to identify risk factors in this population. (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
  • A doxorubicin dose greater than or equal to 300 mg/m 2 and cardiac radiation therapy dose greater than 30 Gy were independent risk factors for LVSD. (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
  • The risk factors that work behind the scene before a heart attack are familiar to many. (medindia.net)
  • What are risk factors for heart failure? (emedicinehealth.com)
  • The incidence of heart failure is thought to be increasing because risk factors are on the rise. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • Diabetes and obesity, other risk factors, are becoming health epidemics. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • However, the current analysis found that the risk wasn't confined just to patients on insulin, and it occurred even among patients without any risk factors for heart failure. (wakehealth.edu)
  • Providers should consider the patient's age, presence of underlying medical conditions and other risk factors, and vaccination status in determining the risk of severe COVID-19-associated outcomes for any patient. (cdc.gov)
  • to monitor the prevalence and trends in major cardiovascular conditions and risk factors in the U.S. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective To determine risk factors for elevated blood with prevalence of hypertension. (cdc.gov)
  • associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for Multiple factors contribute to the pathogenesis of hyper- hypertension, after adjustment for age, race, and sex [11] . (cdc.gov)
  • Veterans may be at an elevated risk for OSA because of increased prevalence of factors associated with the development and progression of OSA. (cdc.gov)
  • Further, the prevalence of personal risk factors for CHD is very high in the working population. (cdc.gov)
Ejection11
  • Providers often assume that the benefits of beta-blockers in heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction extend to other patient groups as well," Dr. Meyer observed. (medpagetoday.com)
  • This 'cardioprotective misconception' explains why 11% of adults in the United States are on a beta-blocker, while only about 1% have heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction. (medpagetoday.com)
  • The elderly and frail are likely the highest risk group for developing beta-blocker induced heart failure, typically with a preserved ejection fraction," Dr. Meyer said. (medpagetoday.com)
  • The study was conducted because more evidence is needed on the effects of empagliflozin and similar drugs in people with heart failure, including those with reduced ejection fraction. (nih.gov)
  • Over 3700 people with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction were randomly given either empagliflozin or placebo (an identical pill lacking medication) daily for about 16 months. (nih.gov)
  • This study suggests that people with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction may benefit from treatment with empagliflozin, mainly by needing to go to hospital less often because of complications of heart failure. (nih.gov)
  • Sleep Number Corp presented new research shedding light on the link between sleep abnormalities and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the most common cause of heart failure, at the Heart Failure Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting in Cleveland. (sleepreviewmag.com)
  • Objectives To determine the efficacy and tolerability of β blockers in a broad age range of women and men with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) by pooling individual patient data from placebo controlled randomised trials. (bmj.com)
  • The walls of the auricular and ventricular chambers become thickened, leading to impaired filling and ejection of blood from the heart. (factdr.com)
  • Left-sided heart failure may be present with a reduced ejection fraction or with a preserved ejection fraction. (wikipedia.org)
  • 3612 It develops when the heart fails to properly fill with blood during diastole, resulting in a decrease in intracardiac pressures or in ejection during systole, reducing cardiac output to the rest of the body. (wikipedia.org)
Disease53
  • Unmanaged diabetes appears to play a role in moving people with early stages of heart failure-before symptoms show-to more advanced disease. (diabetes.org)
  • Previous research has found that fatty acids (omega-3) in fish -- EPA, DHA and ALA -- may lower risk of cardiovascular disease by decreasing inflammation, resisting oxidative stress and improving blood pressure, cardiac and blood vessel function. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Other research has shown that frying increases the trans fatty acid (TFA) content of foods, which is associated with increasing risk for heart disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • While previous studies have linked omega-3 fatty acids to a decrease in some types of heart disease, their precise relationship to heart failure risk was unclear. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Roughly 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (yahoo.com)
  • They then repeated the analysis after excluding individuals with a history of cardiovascular disease and found aspirin use was associated with a 27% increased risk of incident HF. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • McAlister, F.A., Lawson, F.M., Teo, K.K. and Armstrong, P.W. (2001) Systematic review of randomized trials of disease management programs in heart failure. (scirp.org)
  • Rich, M.W. (1999) Heart failure disease management: A critical review. (scirp.org)
  • According to a study conducted by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, drinking two to three cups of coffee a day can reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. (express.co.uk)
  • Drinking coffee is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease. (express.co.uk)
  • This isn't the first study to suggest that coffee can reduce your risk of heart disease, there have been multiple studies in the past which have shown similar findings. (express.co.uk)
  • Although coffee was linked to lowered risk of a premature death, there was less certainty over its link with heart disease. (express.co.uk)
  • Results suggested two to three cups of ground reduced the risk of heart disease by 20 percent, instant by nine percent, and decaffeinated by six percent. (express.co.uk)
  • It is the largest study to identify the link between pericardial fat and heart failure, which could potentially lead to early intervention and heart disease prevention. (worldhealth.net)
  • None of the participants had evidence of heart disease when the study began. (worldhealth.net)
  • Underlying conditions, like obesity and high blood pressure, are known to increase the risk for heart failure, but these findings help investigators further study these associations, while potentially advancing research that helps explain sex-based differences in cardiovascular disease outcomes," adds Cashell E. Jaquish, Ph.D., Project Officer for MESA within the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. (worldhealth.net)
  • The main aim of the EMPEROR-Reduced study was to see if empagliflozin reduces the risk of being taken to hospital for complications of heart failure or dying from heart disease. (nih.gov)
  • Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. (mlo-online.com)
  • Heart disease" in dogs and cats comes in a lot of different versions and even if a specific diagnosis is made, each patient is different depending on the severity of their disease and how well they have compensated for it. (vin.com)
  • When developing a plan for a patient with heart disease, it is a good idea to remind yourself of the heart's primary function and how a normal healthy heart works, then consider what is different about your patient and how you will avoid further compromise. (vin.com)
  • This benefit of coffee drinking did not apply to decaffeinated coffee, suggesting that caffeine may play a role in diminishing the risk of heart disease. (labroots.com)
  • Higher consumption of caffeinated coffee has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in older adults, and a recent umbrella review found that increasing coffee consumption was associated with decreased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in a range of populations. (labroots.com)
  • Heart failure is a chronic disease that occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood to the rest of the body. (cardiosmart.org)
  • For those whose protein products are fish-based, egg-based or plant-based, it could be helpful to note in marketing outreach that those sources have been found to have no or low association with risk of heart disease. (fooddive.com)
  • While diet and nutrition can affect your cardiovascular health, a new study suggests that a lack of access to food and the stress caused by that food insecurity were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Other things we look at are family history of heart disease. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Research on cardiovascular disease in people with Type 2 diabetes has traditionally involved patients with a long duration of diabetes who are considered high-risk patients. (thesynapse.net)
  • With the emergence of novel treatments such as SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor antagonist medications for Type 2 diabetes, some of which are proven to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, clinicians are able to focus on cardiovascular disease and heart failure prevention in patients with Type 2 diabetes," said Bochra Zareini, M.D., Ph.D., principal investigator and research fellow at Herlev Gentofte University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. (thesynapse.net)
  • The study identified patients who were age 18 and older without prior heart and kidney disease and were newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in nationwide, Danish health registers. (thesynapse.net)
  • They also examined the 74 percent of the study group that was free of cardiovascular disease (22,690 people) and found that using aspirin increased their risk of heart failure by 27 percent as well. (studyfinds.org)
  • This was the first large study to investigate the relationship between aspirin use and incident heart failure in individuals with and without heart disease and at least one risk factor. (studyfinds.org)
  • Doing this more than 5 times each day slashes heart disease risk by 20 percent! (studyfinds.org)
  • Previous reports have clarified that women with early menopause experience an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). (medscape.com)
  • Patients often require hospitalisation during the course of their disease, typically for bouts of right heart failure (RHF). (ersjournals.com)
  • In patients with HF (broad definition), mean age was 75.2 years (95% CI 74.0 to 76.4), 48.8% (40.9-56.8%) had ischaemic heart disease and 34.5% (29.4-39.6%) had diabetes. (bmj.com)
  • Heart failure, a chronic, progressive disease, affects millions of individuals and results in considerable morbidity, the use of extensive health care resources, and substantial costs. (medindia.net)
  • The study found that up to $14,000 could be spent over a lifetime on a heart failure disease management program to improve medication adherence and still be highly cost effective. (medindia.net)
  • Heart issues present at birth (congenital heart disease). (clevelandclinic.org)
  • A family history of heart disease or sudden death. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Ischemic heart disease is one of the leading contributors to HF. (medscape.com)
  • and detect valvular heart disease . (medscape.com)
  • The use of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors was associated with lower rates of death and heart failure (HF) in patients with and without established cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology . (endocrinologyadvisor.com)
  • See below for information about common Farxiga dosages for heart failure , type 2 diabetes , or chronic kidney disease in adults. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Farxiga is approved to reduce certain risks from chronic kidney disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Other conditions that may have symptoms similar to heart failure include obesity, kidney failure, liver disease, anemia, and thyroid disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • In severe disease that persists despite all other measures, a cardiac assist device ventricular assist device, or, occasionally, heart transplantation may be recommended. (wikipedia.org)
  • Heart failure is not a disease but a syndrome - a combination of signs and symptoms - caused by the failure of the heart to pump blood to support the circulatory system at rest or during activity. (wikipedia.org)
  • BACKGROUND: Transportation noise increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), but few studies have investigated subtypes of IHD, such as myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris, or heart failure. (lu.se)
  • We aimed to study whether exposure to road, railway and aircraft noise increased risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD), IHD subtypes, and heart failure in the entire adult Danish population, investigating exposures at both maximum exposed and silent façades of each residence. (lu.se)
  • The NCD treatment agenda must recognize the need for community-based systems that address the needs of children and families, both for specific conditions like cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but also for children with a wide range of other special health care needs. (who.int)
  • Disease, Diabetes, or Heart Disease? (cdc.gov)
  • People with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or heart failure may experience worsening of their conditions and have difficulty breathing. (cdc.gov)
  • Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Risk of Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease. (janusinfo.se)
Type 2 Diabet8
  • People newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes were more likely to die within five years if they developed heart failure. (thesynapse.net)
  • People newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes who develop heart failure had the highest risk of death compared to people with Type 2 diabetes in combination with any other heart or kidney ailments. (thesynapse.net)
  • Heart failure prevention strategies are key for people with Type 2 diabetes. (thesynapse.net)
  • Heart failure posed the greatest 5-year risk of death for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than any other heart or kidney diseases, according to new research published in Circulation:Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,an American Heart Association journal. (thesynapse.net)
  • People with Type 2 diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely to develop heart failure- a condition in which the heart fails to efficiently pump oxygenated blood through the body - than people without diabetes. (thesynapse.net)
  • This retrospective, longitudinal study aimed to learn more about the risk of heart failure in people with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. (thesynapse.net)
  • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A class of drugs commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes may double the risk of heart failure, according to a new analysis by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. (wakehealth.edu)
  • The authors estimated that one additional patient with type 2 diabetes would develop heart failure for every 50 patients taking the drugs over a 26-month period. (wakehealth.edu)
Outcomes13
  • Low incomes are attached to poor health outcomes," says Rigved Tadwalkar, MD, a cardiologist at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. "If you don't have insurance or your insurance network is limited, following up with a cardiologist [for heart failure] can be challenging. (webmd.com)
  • Researchers followed participants for an average of 8 years, tracking key outcomes like heart failure and atrial fibrillation. (cardiosmart.org)
  • We initially wanted to know if we could improve outcomes in patients after an episode of worsening heart failure using a low dose of blood thinner. (mlo-online.com)
  • While women tend to have better outcomes after surgery compared to men, the same can't be said for female patients with heart failure, based on a recent study of U.S. veterans. (cardiosmart.org)
  • However, women with heart failure did not have better outcomes than men, as experts expected. (cardiosmart.org)
  • In contrast with left heart failure (LHF), the course and outcomes of acute or decompensated RHF have been seldom described [ 1 , 2 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • These individuals are at significant risk of adverse outcomes and associated costs, predominantly driven by hospitalisations for HF or CKD. (bmj.com)
  • Further resources should be allocated to ensure full adherence to guideline directed medical therapies for heart failure patients to improve outcomes, provide high-value care, and minimize health care costs. (medindia.net)
  • This webpage provides an evidence-based resource for healthcare professionals caring for patients with underlying medical conditions who are at higher risk of experiencing severe outcomes of COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Age is the strongest risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Additionally, being unvaccinated or not being up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations also increases the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Age remains the strongest risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes, with risk of severe outcomes increasing markedly with increasing age. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS: We found road traffic noise and potentially railway and aircraft noise to increase risk of various major cardiovascular outcomes, highlighting the importance of preventive actions towards transportation noise. (lu.se)
Atrial Fibrillation2
  • Atrial fibrillation, often referred to as AFib, is a common type of irregular heart rhythm that affects as many as 6.1 million Americans. (cardiosmart.org)
  • However, researchers note that they found no association between moderate alcohol consumption and risk for atrial fibrillation. (cardiosmart.org)
Diabetes7
  • Diabetes-especially when unmanaged-substantially heightens the chances that heart failure will progress or get worse in people with the very earliest stages of heart failure. (diabetes.org)
  • Diabetes is also tied to developing heart failure more quickly and at a younger age. (diabetes.org)
  • Working with a health care team to ensure a diabetes treatment plan is working to reach health targets with an eating plan, physical activity, and medications can prevent or delay heart failure. (diabetes.org)
  • Researchers said the key take away is that by managing diabetes, we may be able reduce the number of people who advance to later stages of heart failure. (diabetes.org)
  • If you have diabetes, talk with you care team about ways you can protect your heart. (diabetes.org)
  • Diabetes itself can put you at risk of developing heart failure. (diabetes.org)
  • Health issues (like obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure) that can lead to heart failure are more common in Black and Hispanic communities, but preventive care may not be common, says Bani Azari MD, PhD, founding medical director of the program for cardiac genetics, genomics, and precision medicine at Northwell Health. (webmd.com)
Cardiac9
  • Journal of Cardiac Failure, 5, 64-75. (scirp.org)
  • The study was led by Yogesh NV Reddy, MD, a board-certified invasive cardiologist and heart failure specialist and consultant in the circulatory failure division and cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mayo Clinic. (sleepreviewmag.com)
  • These defibrillators shock and kickstart the heart if it goes into a life-threatening rhythm or cardiac arrest. (medicalxpress.com)
  • They found that stents did not reliably improve the heart's ability to pump, nor did they reduce the risk of life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances, or number of cardiac arrests and deaths. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The research team led by Professor Jakovljevic developed an easy-to-use, non-invasive, patient friendly Cardiac Output Response to Stress (CORS) test to enhance risk stratification and early diagnosis of heart failure (HF) in primary care. (jobs.ac.uk)
  • Cardiogenic shock is defined as reduced cardiac output due to inability of the heart to pump adequate blood in the presence of a normal blood volume. (medindia.net)
  • Heart failure is not the same as cardiac arrest, in which blood flow stops completely due to the failure of the heart to pump. (wikipedia.org)
  • This correlation suggests those with exposure to heavy metals are at risk for cardiac dysfunction and future studies should aim towards further understanding this relationship. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, failure to take medications as prescribed can lead to cardiac strain. (cdc.gov)
Researchers20
  • Risk of developing heart failure may be lower for postmenopausal women who frequently eat baked or broiled fish, but higher for those who eat more fried fish, according to researchers. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers found that dark fish (salmon, mackerel and bluefish) were associated with a significantly greater risk reduction than either tuna or white fish (sole, snapper and cod). (sciencedaily.com)
  • In this study, however, the researchers did not find an association between TFA and heart failure risk. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Researchers sought to clarify the connection between fish and heart failure risk in postmenopausal women. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Three groups of researchers have developed and validated clinical decision tools for patients hospitalized with heart failure. (aafp.org)
  • Researchers involved with a multi-institutional collaboration examined the association between pericardial fat and the risk of heart failure by using chest computed tomography (CT) scans from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), a medical research study sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. (worldhealth.net)
  • Researchers followed these participants for more than 17 years and noted that almost 400 of them developed heart failure. (worldhealth.net)
  • The researchers also reported that pericardial fat was weakly or moderately correlated with indicators of being overweight or obese such as body mass index, waist girth, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio, and that it remained a risk factor for heart failure above and beyond the risk from being overweight or obese. (worldhealth.net)
  • Researchers say these conditions elevate patients' risk for subsequent issues. (mlo-online.com)
  • A diet proven to have beneficial effects on high blood pressure also may reduce the risk of heart failure in people under age 75, according to a study led by researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health. (medicalxpress.com)
  • As a result, researchers say that patients who are at risk should not have to wait until after stent insertion before they are fitted with a potentially lifesaving ICD. (medicalxpress.com)
  • While stents were shown not to improve heart function in patients with severe heart failure, the researchers stress that they are still an effective treatment for heart attack patients or people with angina ( chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart). (medicalxpress.com)
  • Not surprisingly, when comparing survival rates three months after surgery, researchers found that patients with heart failure had significantly greater risk of death than surgical patients without heart failure. (cardiosmart.org)
  • Yet the Finnish researchers were clear in their conclusion: "H igh protein intake may not be the optimal dietary strategy in the prevention of heart failure. (fooddive.com)
  • Researchers with the European Society of Cardiology find taking aspirin raises the risk of heart failure among people with at least one pre-existing health risk. (studyfinds.org)
  • Researchers defined "at risk" as anyone with a pre-existing health condition. (studyfinds.org)
  • Researchers followed up with the participants (who had an average age of 67) over a five-year period and after a person's first fatal or non-fatal heart failure incident requiring hospitalization. (studyfinds.org)
  • Researchers may have found a way to identify adult lymphoma survivors at increased risk for left ventricular systolic dysfunction. (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
  • Researchers studied the incremental health and cost benefits of three common heart failure medications that are recommended by national guidelines developed by organizations like the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. (medindia.net)
  • Researchers found that the combination of these medical therapies demonstrated the greatest gains in quality-adjusted life years for heart failure patients. (medindia.net)
Symptoms15
  • If your health literacy is low, you could also find it harder to control heart failure symptoms and end up spending more time in the hospital. (webmd.com)
  • Chronic heart failure is a long-term condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood around the body, leading to symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue and build-up of too much water in the body (fluid retention). (nih.gov)
  • What are the symptoms of heart failure? (medlineplus.gov)
  • The symptoms of heart failure depend on which side of your heart is affected and how serious your condition has become. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The study focused on mild to moderate chronic heart failure patients who had weakening function in the heart's left ventricle and symptoms of heart failure, which occurs when the ventricle can no longer pump enough blood to the body's other organs. (medindia.net)
  • What are common signs and symptoms of heart failure? (emedicinehealth.com)
  • Early on, there may be no symptoms because the body and heart can often compensate for any deficits. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • In some cases, heart failure can occur suddenly and symptoms may include severe shortness of breath, irregular or fast heartbeat, and a cough with foamy, pink mucus. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • If you experience any signs and symptoms of heart failure, see a doctor. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure? (emedicinehealth.com)
  • Symptoms of heart failure can range from mild to severe and may come and go. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Heart failure syndrome, often referred to as "heart cancer" by doctors, shares similarities with cancer as it does not exhibit symptoms in its early stages. (visegrad24.info)
  • Dr. Myasnikov emphasizes that these symptoms typically manifest in the later stages of heart failure syndrome, indicating that it may already be too late for effective treatment. (visegrad24.info)
  • The appearance of symptoms indicates the progression of heart failure syndrome into the third stage. (visegrad24.info)
  • Check with your doctor promptly if you are in a group at high risk for serious complications and you get flu symptoms. (cdc.gov)
Circulation3
  • The risk of developing heart failure was lower for postmenopausal women who frequently ate baked or broiled fish, but higher for those who ate more fried fish, in a study reported in Circulation: Heart Failure , an American Heart Association journal. (sciencedaily.com)
  • While caffeinated coffee showed a clear association with lower risk of heart failure, the authors of the Circulation: Heart Failure study noted that their evidence is not as strong as the evidence behind quitting smoking, losing weight, and increasing physical activity to improve heart health. (labroots.com)
  • The study, published Monday in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation, also found that white people living in redlined neighborhoods faced no added risk for heart failure. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
Obesity5
  • While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk of heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause - at age 55 or older, according to a new study. (worldhealth.net)
  • The findings indicate that maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding abdominal obesity may protect against developing heart failure, especially among women who experience late menopause. (worldhealth.net)
  • While women who enter menopause before age 45 are known to be at higher risk for heart failure, obesity significantly increased heart failure risk among women who experienced late menopause -- at age 55 or older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association , an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. (worldhealth.net)
  • We know that obesity increases the risk of developing heart failure, and the onset of menopause is associated with increased body fatness," said Ebong. (worldhealth.net)
  • In our study, we investigated if and how obesity affects the relationship between menopausal age and the future risk of developing heart failure. (worldhealth.net)
Adults10
  • By the end of the study period, 943 adults had developed heart failure and 554 were diagnosed with AFib. (cardiosmart.org)
  • Adults drinking just under two drinks a day had the greatest benefit, with a 22% lower risk of heart failure than those who never consumed alcohol. (cardiosmart.org)
  • It affects an estimated 5.7 million U.S. adults and increases risk for health complications-including complications after surgery. (cardiosmart.org)
  • New findings from research suggest that Black adults living in communities historically affected by redlining could have a greater susceptibility to heart failure compared to those residing in unaffected neighborhoods. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Heart failure affects an estimated 6.7 million U.S. adults, disproportionately affecting Black people. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Large multinational randomized trials in adults at risk for heart failure are needed to verify these results. (studyfinds.org)
  • How many adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with heart failure? (emedicinehealth.com)
  • Heart failure is a common, costly, and potentially fatal condition, and is the leading cause of hospitalization and readmission in older adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • Overall, heart failure affects about 2% of adults, and more than 10% of those over the age of 70. (wikipedia.org)
  • For adults hospitalized with flu illness, some studies have reported that early antiviral treatment can reduce the risk of death. (cdc.gov)
Investigators5
  • Investigators analyzed health data for nearly 4,500 postmenopausal women participating in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. (worldhealth.net)
  • The investigators found 41 incident heart failure events in the beta-blocker cohort compared to 6 incident heart failure events in the non-beta-blocker group. (medpagetoday.com)
  • In the paper's discussion, the investigators stress that, "The SPRINT results suggest that the major benefit of a lower blood pressure is a reduction of heart failure (HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.84, P =0.002). (medpagetoday.com)
  • To study associations between reproductive function and risk for heart failure , investigators used a subgroup of women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in whom no CVD was present at baseline. (medscape.com)
  • The investigators also compared their assessments to the actual right atrial pressure as measured by invasive heart catheterization. (medindia.net)
Prevention9
  • In this case, we demonstrated that it's associated with heart failure prevention. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Exercise and heart failure: A statement from the AHA committee on exercise, rehabilitation, and prevention. (scirp.org)
  • This work provides us with an important tool to stratify patients into higher and lower risk of heart failure, which can possibly lead to early intervention and heart failure prevention to ultimately save people's lives. (worldhealth.net)
  • This research provides a framework for further exploration of the DASH diet as an effective element in the primary prevention of heart failure. (medicalxpress.com)
  • As this is one of the first studies reporting on the association between dietary protein and heart failure risk, more research is needed before we know whether moderating protein intake may be beneficial in the prevention of heart failure," Heli E.K. Virtanen, first author of the study and a Ph.D. student and early career researcher at the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio, said in a release . (fooddive.com)
  • According to Dr. David Ashpole, cardiologist at Ascension Medical Group, "Frequently we take care of people that develop either a heart attack or heart failure and a lot of our procedural things like stents and bypass surgery are part of the treatment but our goal is prevention to treat those with the potential for heart failure and heart attacks before it actually happens. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • Our study highlights which subgroups of patients need and could benefit most from targeted risk evaluation, prevention and treatment. (thesynapse.net)
  • To prevent risks of high blood pressure, he stressed the importance to regularly check one's blood pressure and to reduce salt intake as the primary prevention of heart diseases is through healthy diet and lifestyle. (who.int)
  • Many children and youth are living with NCDs, and prevention of the behaviors that increase the risk of future NCDs must start during childhood and adolescence. (who.int)
Modifiable1
  • TMAO is a novel risk factor, modifiable and measurable, but needs further validation by larger multicentric RCTs. (emedinexus.com)
Complications4
  • Patients in pre-action are engaged in less daily activity and have lower exercise tolerance/capacity than those in A/M. Lower exercise tolerance/capacity suggests these patients are more fragile and at greater risk for complications and early mortality. (scirp.org)
  • This fact sheet provides information about using prescription antiviral drugs to treat influenza in people at high risk for serious flu complications. (cdc.gov)
  • Why am I at greater risk of serious flu complications? (cdc.gov)
  • For people at high risk of serious flu complications, early treatment with an antiviral drug can mean the difference between having a milder illness instead of a more serious illness that could result in a hospital stay. (cdc.gov)
Body's4
  • Heart failure happens when the heart becomes too weak or too stiff, making it hard to pump well enough to meet the body's demands for oxygen-rich blood. (diabetes.org)
  • Heart failure means that your heart can't pump enough oxygen-rich blood to meet your body's needs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It simply describes a condition in which the heart fails to work as it should, and it cannot pump blood to sufficiently meet the body's needs. (emedicinehealth.com)
  • The current analysis looked at a potential link between the drugs and heart failure, which is the inability of the heart to meet the body's demands. (wakehealth.edu)
Systolic2
Prevalence of heart failure2
Kidney1
  • The risk of fracture in patients with organ transplants is very high: almost 5 times and 20 times higher in male and female kidney transplant recipients compared with age- and sex-matched control groups. (medscape.com)
Factor for heart failure3
  • This is the first study to report that among individuals with a least 1 risk factor for heart failure, those taking aspirin were more likely to subsequently develop the condition than those not using the medication," Blerim Mujaj, MD, PhD, of the University of Freiburg, Germany, said in a statement. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • This is the first study to report that among individuals with a least one risk factor for heart failure, those taking aspirin were more likely to subsequently develop the condition than those not using the medication," says study author Dr. Blerim Mujaj of the University of Freiburg in a media release . (studyfinds.org)
  • Finally, the population of elderly is growing, and increased age is a risk factor for heart failure. (emedicinehealth.com)
Hypertension4
  • The observational study of more than 4,500 people showed that those individuals under 75 who most closely adhered to the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet had a significantly lower risk of developing heart failure than those whose eating habits were least in keeping with the diet. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Claudia L. Campos et al, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet Concordance and Incident Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2019). (medicalxpress.com)
  • Statistically there are additional things associated with higher risk of hypertension which include social determinants of health, socioeconomic status and race. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • We worked with the Department of Health Services for the past couple of years on a project particularly looking at defecto social determinants of health, treatments of high blood pressure and hypertension trying to find innovative ways to improve our hypertension control rates in populations who are at a higher risk. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
Increases3
  • Having excess pericardial fat -- fat around the heart -- increases the risk of developing heart failure, especially in women, according to new Mount Sinai research. (worldhealth.net)
  • It also increases the risk for premature death. (nih.gov)
  • More people are surviving heart attacks due to better medical care, however, a previous heart attack increases the risk for heart failure. (emedicinehealth.com)
Incidence4
  • There is a gap in knowledge about the possible influence of late menopause -- occurring at age 55 or older -- on the incidence of heart failure," according to lead study author Imo A. Ebong, M.D., M.S., an associate professor of medicine in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of California Davis, in Sacramento, California. (worldhealth.net)
  • A recent study found an association between use of beta-blockers to lower blood pressure and an increased incidence of heart failure in patients without heart failure at baseline. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Only a few prior studies have examined the effects of the DASH diet on the incidence of heart failure, and they have yielded conflicting results," said the study's lead author, Claudia L. Campos, M.D., associate professor of general internal medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The risk of heart failure did not vary significantly by DASH compliance for the population as a whole, but it did for participants under 75, with those in the group with the highest DASH compliance group having an incidence rate 40 percent lower than those in the lowest compliance group. (medicalxpress.com)
Pump enough blood3
  • Heart failure is a common condition that occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood to the rest of the body. (cardiosmart.org)
  • It is a progressive condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood to the body, either because the heart muscle has become stiff or has lost the strength to pump effectively. (milwaukeecourieronline.com)
  • With right-sided heart failure , your heart is too weak to pump enough blood to your lungs to get oxygen. (medlineplus.gov)
Stages of heart failure3
Diagnosis6
  • Taking the medication is linked to a 26% increase in new HF diagnosis, results of a study published in ESC Heart Failure show. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Taking aspirin was independently associated with a 26% raised risk of a new HF diagnosis. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Women with a heart failure diagnosis before the fourth study visit were excluded from in the analysis for this study. (worldhealth.net)
  • The project is part of an international Horizon Europe funded STRATIFYHF project which aims to develop and validate a clinical decision tool for risk stratification and early diagnosis of heart failure in primary and secondary care. (jobs.ac.uk)
  • In a study of nearly 31,000 people at risk of developing heart failure, the team found that aspirin users saw their chances of a heart failure diagnosis go up by 26 percent. (studyfinds.org)
  • The risk of death in the first year after diagnosis is about 35%, while the risk of death in the second year is less than 10% in those still alive. (wikipedia.org)
Patients with chronic2
Attacks1
  • Internal medicine resident Dr Lara considered previous studies which show that what people eat can have an impact on atherosclerosis, the narrowing of the arteries that underlies heart attacks, strokes and heart failure. (dailymail.co.uk)
Mortality risk1
  • Using the other clinical decision rule ( Table 1 3 ) , he has a 30-day mortality risk of 30.5 percent (72 − 40 + 30 + 44 + 10 = 116 points) and a one-year mortality risk of 66.3 percent (72 − 30 + 30 + 44 + 10 = 126 points). (aafp.org)
Study28
  • The study was presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions conference in Anaheim, California. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • In a recent study, dark fish such as salmon was healthier for the heart than tuna or white fish such as sole. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This study showed that they type of fish and cooking method may affect heart failure risk. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The second study, which was sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, found that daily marijuana users were more likely to develop heart failure - when the heart does not pump oxygenated blood to support other internal organs as well as efficiently as it can - compared to people who reported not smoking. (yahoo.com)
  • Aspirin is associated with a risk of heart failure (HF) for individuals with at least 1 predisposing factor for the condition, results of a study published in ESC Heart Failure , a journal of the European Society of Cardiology, show. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • The analysis included 30,827 individuals at risk for developing HF who were enrolled from the United States and Western Europe into the HOMAGE study. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • A second study used a national registry of patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. (aafp.org)
  • A third study used data from 2,624 patients presenting with heart failure to Canadian hospitals between 1999 and 2001. (aafp.org)
  • The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of prospective studies assessing the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of heart failure (HF). (nih.gov)
  • Study-specific relative risk (RR) estimates were combined using a random-effects meta-analysis. (nih.gov)
  • The link between pericardial fat and heart failure was similar among all racial and ethnic groups represented in the study: white, Black, Hispanic, and Chinese. (worldhealth.net)
  • Consuming up to two glasses of wine a day helps protect against heart failure , based on a recent study conducted in the Molise region of Italy. (cardiosmart.org)
  • Participants were 35 years or older and were free of heart failure and AFib at the start of the study. (cardiosmart.org)
  • While this study found that up to 4 drinks a day may reduce risk for heart failure, current guidelines still advise consuming no more than 1 drink a day for women and up to two drinks a day for men. (cardiosmart.org)
  • By connecting sleep disturbances and HFpEF risk, this study could suggest that addressing sleep issues may potentially play a role in preventing or managing heart failure," says Raj Mills, vice president of SleepIQ health and research at Sleep Number, in a release. (sleepreviewmag.com)
  • The international, randomized COMMANDER HF study included 5,022 patients after discharge from a hospital or in treatment in an outpatient clinic for worsening heart failure. (mlo-online.com)
  • Although there was some increase in bleeding risk with low-dose rivaroxaban, major bleeding, which was the primary safety endpoint of the study, was not significantly increased," said Greenberg. (mlo-online.com)
  • Ranitidine study finds no elevated risk of cancer. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Lifesaving implantable defibrillators should be given to heart failure patients at highest risk of heart rhythm problems at an earlier stage in their treatment, according to a new study. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Published in JAMA: Network Open , this study compared three-month survival among men and women with heart failure after surgery. (cardiosmart.org)
  • Based on study findings, however, heart failure may level the playing field. (cardiosmart.org)
  • High-protein diets are associated with a somewhat higher risk for heart failure in middle-aged men, according to a study from the University of Eastern Finland published by the American Heart Association . (fooddive.com)
  • Only protein from fish and eggs was not associated with a higher risk, the study found. (fooddive.com)
  • The meat and dairy industries emphasize animal-based protein sources for adequate protein intake, but their products showed the highest correlation with heart failure risk in the Finnish study. (fooddive.com)
  • The findings from this study may have small impact unless they're widely publicized by the American Heart Association, food manufacturers and media outlets. (fooddive.com)
  • SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France - Aspirin is one of the most common pain relievers in the world, but a new study finds it may be contributing to heart failure. (studyfinds.org)
  • For the study, advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologists performed jugular venous pressure assessments both in person and remotely via smartphone video apps on 28 heart failure patients, with an on-site assistant helping position the smartphones for patients. (medindia.net)
  • SAN CARLOS, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- BioCardia®, Inc. [OTC:BCDA], a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, today announced the initiation of the CardiAMP Heart Failure pivotal trial, a randomized, controlled, multi-center study of up to 260 patients evaluating CardiAMP cell therapy at up to 40 clinical sites in the United States. (businesswire.com)
Affects2
Occurs3
Progression2
  • Doing so may help keep heart failure at bay or slow its progression. (diabetes.org)
  • Clinical characteristics that predict risk of development and progression of OSA include a large neck circumference and male sex. (cdc.gov)
Findings6
  • While the findings require confirmation, they do indicate that the potential link between aspirin and heart failure needs to be clarified. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Our findings have revealed that many patients with high risk of heart failure could benefit from receiving an ICD straight away, rather than facing a 90-day wait. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The findings suggest that the current 'wait and see' approach to find out whether a patients' heart function improves with medication and stents isn't always best, and that an unnecessary wait could even be the difference between life and death. (medicalxpress.com)
  • What findings suggest, according to authors, is that heart failure is an equalizer for survival among surgical patients. (cardiosmart.org)
  • The findings appear in the journal ESC Heart Failure . (studyfinds.org)
  • Our findings demonstrate the importance of prescribing these national guideline-directed medical therapies to patients with heart failure. (medindia.net)
Severe2
Irregular2
  • However, while all three types of coffee were good at some things, the weakest was decaffeinated coffee, a compound which did not reduce someone's risk of an irregular heartbeat. (express.co.uk)
  • The results too were different for the risk of an irregular heartbeat. (express.co.uk)
Acute4
Postmenopausal women1
  • Eating fried fish one or more times per week was associated with a 48 percent higher risk of heart failure in postmenopausal women compared to those who ate it infrequently. (sciencedaily.com)
Myocardial infarction1
  • RESULTS: We found road traffic noise at the most exposed façade (Lden) to be associated with higher risk of IHD, myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris, and heart failure, with hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence intervals (CI)) of 1.052 (1.044-1.059), 1.041 (1.032-1.051), 1.095 (1.071-1.119), and 1.039 (1.033-1.045) per 10 dB higher 10-year mean exposure, respectively. (lu.se)
Rhythm1
  • It's only after this wait that patients are re-evaluated to see if they are still at high risk of a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance and would benefit from having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device (ICD). (medicalxpress.com)
Raises the risk of heart failure1
  • Our research provides strong evidence that excess pericardial fat substantially raises the risk of heart failure," says Dr. Kenchaiah. (worldhealth.net)
Left ventricular1
Lungs1
  • The AHA recommends against smoking tobacco or marijuana because of the potential damaging effects on the heart, lungs and blood vessels. (yahoo.com)
Higher risk5
  • Parish, T. , Kosma, M. and Welsch, M. (2013) Stage of readiness for planned activity reveals heart failure patients at higher risk. (scirp.org)
  • Also surprising is that plant-based diets, which people adopt for their health and other reasons, were associated with a slightly higher risk of heart failure - although those diets were assigned the lowest risk level except for protein from fish and eggs. (fooddive.com)
  • Medtronic has identified a group of patients that may face a higher risk of problems with its HeartWare ventricular assist device (HVAD), the company said in an urgent medical device communication sent to customers last week. (medtechdive.com)
  • Medtronic has identified three groups of users that face a higher risk of problems restarting their HeartWare HVAD after it stops. (medtechdive.com)
  • Patients with one or multiple of certain underlying medical conditions are also at higher risk. (cdc.gov)
Subgroup2
  • 2 This statistical technique includes testing the entire patient population to identify the best variable and cutoff value for distinguishing low- and high-risk patients, then similarly testing each subgroup until distinct risk groups are identified. (aafp.org)
  • Medtronic added a third subgroup after determining the pump failure rate for that group of patients had increased over time. (medtechdive.com)
High20
  • Dr Lara said: 'Eating a diet mostly of dark green leafy plants, fruits, beans, whole grains and fish, while limiting processed meats, saturated fats, trans fats, refined carbohydrates and foods high in added sugars is a heart-healthy lifestyle and may specifically help prevent heart failure if you don't already have it. (dailymail.co.uk)
  • therefore, his actual risk is probably somewhat lower, between the high-risk and very-high-risk groups. (aafp.org)
  • Osteoporosis is common and the risk of fracture is high among patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • The risk is particularly high in perimenopausal women. (medscape.com)
  • yet the hip fracture risk, which is strongly associated with high mortality and poor prognosis, was concerningly high in those patients (30% higher than in patients on dialysis). (medscape.com)
  • The risk of fracture has been reported as particularly high during the early phase after the surgery. (medscape.com)
  • Given the high healthcare value provided by these medical therapies for health failure, reducing patient costs for these medications or even providing a financial incentive to promote adherence is likely to be advantageous to patients as well as the health care system," said Fonarow. (medindia.net)
  • Heart failure occurred equally at high and low doses. (wakehealth.edu)
  • There are four heart failure stages (Stages A, B, C and D). They range from having a high risk of developing heart failure to having advanced heart failure. (clevelandclinic.org)
  • Patients who survive have high risks of recurrent heart failure. (factdr.com)
  • 3612 : e272 The filling failure and high intracardiac pressure can lead to fluid accumulation in the veins and tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • An updated list of high-risk underlying conditions, along with their associated evidence, is provided below. (cdc.gov)
  • More than 40 participants came to the WKC forum from the general public and local governments to learn the risks of and to know how to prevent and control high blood pressure. (who.int)
  • He also mentioned high blood pressure as a risk factor that may cause dementia. (who.int)
  • It is also important to control daily stresses to reduce risks of high blood pressure", he emphasized. (who.int)
  • Although it is normal to see the blood pressure being raised as one ages, Professor Kanzaki stressed the importance of having healthy diet and life habits to prevent and reduce risks of high blood pressure. (who.int)
  • Following the presentations, Mr Yukio Motoki, Adviser for Kobelco Steelers (Kobe Steel Rugby Club), discussed hints and tips in order to have a healthy diet and lifestyle so as to enjoy sports and reduce risks of developing high blood pressure. (who.int)
  • 46% of the respondents were at high risk for OSA (7). (cdc.gov)
  • Juan, Puerto Rico, showed that 34% of veterans attending ambulatory clinics were at high risk for OSA (8). (cdc.gov)
  • If so, you are at high risk of serious illness if you get flu. (cdc.gov)