Feature Channels: Cardiovascular Health

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Research suggests that implementing healthy patterns early can help stave off the freshman 15 weight gain.

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Flavonoid-rich foods, including berries, apples, pears and wine, appear to have a positive effect on blood pressure levels, an association that is partially explained by characteristics of the gut microbiome, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

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Researchers show that pecans can improve a person’s cholesterol levels.

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When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people around the globe and in 2019, it accounted for 10.8 million deaths. Worldwide, it’s the leading risk factor for mortality.

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Beneficio de la rehabilitación pulmonar para la EPOC y otras afecciones del pulmón

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尊敬的妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic)：我的父亲罹患慢性阻塞性肺病多年，因病情恶化而住院治疗。医疗服务提供者建议我的父亲进行肺康复。他有点犹豫，不知道该如何是好。请问肺康复能为患有慢性阻塞性肺病的患者带来哪些好处？患有其他肺部疾病的人群您是否也建议肺康复？

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Perguntas e respostas da Mayo Clinic: benefícios da reabilitação pulmonar para a doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e outras condições pulmonares

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Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. who perceive themselves as having higher social status are more likely to have ideal markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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DALLAS – Aug. 20, 2021 – A stress signal received by the heart from fat could help protect against cardiac damage induced by obesity, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, published online in Cell Metabolism, could help explain the “obesity paradox,” a phenomenon in which obese individuals have better short- and medium-term cardiovascular disease prognoses compared with those who are lean, but with ultimately worse long-term outcomes.

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Researchers conducted the largest and longest observational study to date, using multiple body weight measurements among a racially and ethnically diverse population of gender diverse individuals treated at an academic medical center and non-profit community health center in Washington, D.C. The findings suggest that transgender patients taking gender-affirming hormone therapy should be monitored for changes in body weight, body mass index and for complications that may accompany high body weight, such as cardiovascular disease.

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Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

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Adults younger than age 60 whose days are filled with sedentary leisure time (which includes using the computer, TV, or reading) and little physical activity have a higher stroke risk than people who are more physically active

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Awards highlight highest level of quality of care

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Unique technology enhances outcomes during life-threatening emergencies

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A new database analysis of critically ill patients with pneumonia related to COVID-19, published in the American Journal of Cardiology1 and conducted at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), is the first study to report the prevalence of different types of shock in patients with COVID-19.

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• In individuals with kidney disease, those with high body mass index variability faced higher risks of needing kidney replacement therapy, experiencing a heart attack, experiencing a stroke, and dying prematurely.

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年轻运动员一旦被诊断出患有遗传性心脏病（如可导致心源性猝死的长QT综合征），其运动生涯往往就会画上句号。

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Receber o diagnóstico de uma doença cardíaca genética, como a síndrome do QT longo, que pode causar morte súbita cardíaca, é considerado o fim de carreira para jovens atletas.