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- 'You're not a polar bear: The plunge into cold water comes with risks' https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/12/09/youre-not-a-polar-bear-the-plunge-into-cold-water-comes-with-risks 12 comments
- Vitamin K2 supplements fail to slow calcium buildup in heart https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/04/25/despite-hopes-vitamin-k2-supplements-fail-to-slow-calcium-buildup-in-heart-valve 35 comments
- Covid-19 infection poses higher risk for myocarditis than vaccines (2022) https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/08/22/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines 24 comments
- Brief episode of anger may negatively impact blood vessels' ability to relax. Compared to the emotionally neutral group, people who recalled memories that provoked anger saw a diminished ability of their blood vessels to dilate, which was cut by more than half. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/01/angers-role-in-heart-attack-risk-may-start-in-the-arteries#:~:text=Previous%20observational%20studies%20have%20established,that%20lead%20to%20cardiovascular%20events. 7 comments science
- Depression, poor mental health in young adults linked to higher cardiovascular risks. The research also found people without established cardiovascular disease, those who reported depression had 1.8 times higher odds of suboptimal cardiovascular health than those without depression. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/01/31/depression-poor-mental-health-in-young-adults-linked-to-higher-cardiovascular-risks 7 comments science
- Abuse, neglect in childhood may increase heart failure risk as an adult, study shows https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/10/05/abuse-neglect-in-childhood-may-increase-heart-failure-risk-as-an-adult 9 comments science
- Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens, new study finds https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/09/14/breathing-polluted-air-may-trigger-skipped-heartbeats-in-otherwise-healthy-teens 8 comments science
- Study on 1.3 million people found heart attack can come within an hour of exposure to air pollutants. Link was strongest among adults age 65 and older with no history of smoking or other respiratory illnesses and for people exposed during the colder months. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/04/22/air-pollution-exposure-may-cause-heart-attack-within-an-hour 45 comments science
- Nearly 1 in 4 adults worldwide has an abnormal buildup of fat in the liver, placing them at higher risk for heart disease, new study shows https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/04/14/fatty-liver-disease-not-caused-by-alcohol-is-common-and-often-missed 153 comments science
- Fish oil may fight inflammation and reprogram the host immune responses, suggests a new randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, which found that fish oil supplements containing a specific formula of omega-3 fatty acids increased the concentration of special molecule "mediators" in blood. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2019/12/12/could-fish-oil-fight-inflammation 5 comments science
- Adding tiny amounts of beetroot or dietary nitrate to salty food products might help prevent high blood pressure, according to a new study, which found that beetroot juice and nitrate supplement were over 100 times more potent than potassium in protecting rats against salt-induced hypertension. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2019/03/28/beetroot-nitrate-supplements-could-help-prevent-salt-induced-hypertension 12 comments science
- [Medicine] Can any cardiologists give a real insight into "Cough Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation" or "Cough CPR" and its effectiveness in assisting someone who is about to go into cardiac arrest? http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacArrest/Cough-CPR_UCM_432380_Article.jsp#.TvxPIZfw18F 29 comments askscience