The biggest concerns are for people who have had a heart attack or stroke, or have heart failure or uncontrolled high blood pressure, Michos said, in the paper published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
The study found that risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease and chronic kidney disease were more prevalent among the patients who experienced a relapse.
Systolic blood pressure refers to the amount of pressure in your arteries during the contraction of your heart muscle. The results showed that in both the improved and the worsened groups, high variability was associated with a significantly higher risk of death.
Even low levels of exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment like arsenic, lead, copper and cadmium pose a significant risk to cardiovascular health.
Contrary to claims that good cholesterol is beneficial to the heart, very high levels may be associated with an increased risk of heart attack.
The risk of having a heart attack while pregnant, giving birth, or during two months after delivery continues to increase.
Not even a month has passed since the case sent shockwaves across the nation, Tommy, the pet dog of the Chundawat family, has passed away reportedly due to a heart attack.
According to the researchers, an increased number of women are obese or have diabetes, which are the key risk factors for a heart attack.
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''Our results show that this intriguing compound might also be effective against the types of plaques which can cause heart attacks and strokes,'' said David.
The antioxidant effect of bilirubin could be harnessed to reduce the chronic disease morbidity risk.
The researchers measured the build-up of plaque in the arteries using carotid ultrasound.
The app will remotely observe the vital of the patients and will send notifications to both the doctor and the patient, in case of any drastic changes in the data.
The team tested a manufactured peptide called pUR4 to block the fibronectin protein in human heart cells donated by heart failure patients.
Focusing on the 'Health for all' theme of World Health Day 2018, the CSI calls for introducing programmes concentrating on screening and detection of symptoms of heart diseases amongst the rural population as such initiatives need to be scaled up across the country.
Although cardiac arrest is different from heart attack, the two distinct heart conditions are interlinked.
Congenital heart disease occurs in six to 10 of every 1,000 live births.
Google AI scans retinas to work out your blood pressure, age and smoking habits and predict the major risk of heart diseases.
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