People who ate higher amounts of red meat and animal fat had an increased the risk of stroke while those who ate more vegetable fat or polyunsaturated fat had a lowered risk…

Antioxidant drug already approved for human use, Cysteamine, reverses process responsible for heart attacks and strokes in mice.

Achieving the US National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative sugar reduction targets could prevent 2.48 million CVD events, 0.49 million CVD deaths, and 0.75 million diabetes cases; gain 6.67 million QALYs; and save $160.88 billion net costs from a societal perspective over a lifetime.

Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions and save $160B

Breastfeeding, even for a few days, linked to lower blood pressure in early childhood

The ability to recover vision lost to a stroke may be inhibited by retrograde degeneration of the optic tracts

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Impairs Endothelial Function via Downregulation of ACE2

Researchers found the ability or inability to recognize the taste of salt is linked to a hormonal disorder called primary aldosteronism, which contributes to high blood pressure

In an analysis of more than 2 million stroke survivors around the world, researchers found a 73% higher risk of suicide and a 28-35% increased risk of depression among stroke survivors

An analysis of over 21,000 U.S

New study finds during the first year after a heart transplant, young, Black adults (ages 18-30) in the U.S

New research finds stroke survivors who drank ≥7cups of green tea each day lowered their risks of multiple causes of death over the next 20 years by 62%, and drinking one cup of coffee a day lowered the risks of death for heart attack survivors and those without a history of stroke or heart attack.

Dog ownership associated with decreased cardiovascular risk

Researchers in Iceland report the first naturally occurring gain-of-function mutation in LDL Receptors

Study of 720 Olympic athletes finds that sex significantly affects the heart, with electrical and structural differences found in women

Researchers found when the circadian rhythm in mice was adjusted to match the daylight/nighttime patterns of shift workers, the mice showed signs of advancing atherosclerosis (hardening or narrowing of the arteries that can restrict blood flow and lead to heart attack…

Obesity in patients with COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of blood clots and death, and a greater need for a ventilator

After Obamacare's 2014 Medicaid Expansion, states that expanded Medicaid gained significantly more access to preventative cardiovascular drugs (for cholesterol, hypertension, etc.)

Women are 3x more likely to have a heart attack classified as MINOCA (myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries), and one in 10 heart attacks is classified as MINOCA

When compared to a placebo, an omega-3 fatty acids supplement in addition to statin therapy and/or a blood thinner did not reduce the number of cardiac events in a study of more than 1,000 patients in Norway

New study raises concerns: upon admission to the hospital for heart failure, 84% of patients ages 65 or older took five or more medications, and 42% took 10 or more

Children treated for multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) with SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) found to have cardiac dysfunction, coronary abnormalities, valvulitis and pericardial effusion…

After a heart transplant, those receiving hearts from donors with severe obesity had similar outcomes compared to those receiving hearts from non-obese donors according to study of more than 26,000 transplant patients.

Medical Marijuana, Recreational Cannabis, and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Study finds the earlier kids or teens start smoking, the less likely they are to quit smoking as adults.

Teenagers who have obesity, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure may be more likely to have signs of premature blood vessel aging compared to teens without those health conditions.

Study finds Vaping may damage the heart just as smoking does.Both vapers and smokers show signs of blood vessel damage, compared with people who do neither.

In-hospital use of ACE Inhibitors or ARB Blockers in COVID-19 patients with hypertension was associated with a decreased risk of all-cause mortality compared to ACEi/ARB Non-users

Arterial Stiffness Accelerates Within 1 Year of the Final Menstrual Period

Risk of Acute MI After the Death of a Significant Person in One's Life (2012)

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