Category Archives: Coronary Heart Diseases

Mahoning County's rate of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people is the second-highest in Ohio and at least four times higher than similar-size counties. The contributing factors will likely linger long after the pandemic, experts said. Mahoning County has by far the worst COVID-19 death rate among the most populous Ohio counties. Continue reading →

Replacing red meat with high-quality plant foods such as beans, nuts, or soy may be linked to a modestly reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), say researchers. The study, published in the journal the BMJ, suggests that substituting whole grains and dairy products for total red meat, and eggs for processed red meat, might also reduce this risk. Substantial evidence suggests that high consumption of red meat, especially processed red meat, such as bacon, hot dogs, sausages and salami, is associated with an increased risk of death and major chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease Continue reading →

Martin Daubney suggests a 'vegan tax' as they 'live longer' A stroke could cut your life short, or it could leave a debilitating mark on your everyday life. Prevention is better than cure - always. Here's how to reduce your risk of brain damage Continue reading →

The researchers measured the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and liver fat (LF) from magnetic resonance images of 12,276 participants from the UK Biobank, the researchers assessed and divided individuals into four groups defined by sex-specific median values of VAT and LF: low VAT-low LF, low VAT-high LF, high VAT-low LF, and high VAT-high LF. Participants were followed for 1.3 years (on average) to detect VAT-LF groups' associations with CHD incidence. In total, 176 CHD events were recorded, revealing that high visceral adiposity increased risk for CHD; this effect was exacerbated in those who also had low liver fat elevating the risk for CHD greater than two-fold compared with low VAT-low LF Continue reading →

Diabetes is a major risk factor for heart disease. Dr Santosh Kumar Dora, Senior Cardiologist, Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, shares a few tips on how to avoid this risk. Apart from causing cholesterol deposits in the coronary arteries, diabetes also leads to higher incidence of hypertension and dyslipidemia Continue reading →

Coronary Artery disease (CAD) is a cardiovascular disorder which is caused by reduced flow or absent of blood flow in arteries that enclose and supply the heart which is commonly known as Ischemia. Usually in a coronary artery, due to deposition of fat, cholesterol, and calcium forms a thick layer in the wall of arteries which reduces the flow of blood. Coronary artery disease due to the limitation of blood flow the myocardial cell starts decreasing due to lack of oxygen Continue reading →

November 14 of each year marks the observation of World Diabetes Day, and this years theme is The Nurse and Diabetes. Continue reading →

Source: Getty Images November 18, 2020 -Racial health disparities have only gotten worse in the past twenty years, new data shows, despite Congressional and research efforts to better understand and mitigate disparities. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, showed that poor health indicators among Black patients have gotten worse since the turn of the new millennium. Continue reading →

Brilinta reduced the composite of stroke and death in patients with head and neck artery atherosclerosis who had an acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack Subgroup analysis from the Phase III THALES trial showed treatment effect in easy-to-identify patient population Detailed results from a prespecified subgroup (n=2,351) analysis of the positive THALES Phase III trial showed AstraZenecas Brilinta (ticagrelor) 90mg used twice daily and taken with daily aspirin for 30 days reduced the rate of the composite of stroke and death by 27% (absolute risk reduction 3%, HR 0.73 [95% CI 0.56, 0.96], nominal p=0.023) compared to aspirin alone in patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and had ipsilateral atherosclerotic stenosis in the head and neck (cervicocranial) arteries.1 This means that the number needed to treat (NNT) was 34 in this sub-group of patients compared to a NNT of 92 in the overall THALES population.1,2 This represents a consistent reduction in an easily identifiable patient population. In the subgroup of patients without ipsilateral stenosis at baseline, the rate of the primary composite endpoint of stroke or death was 4.8% for the aspirin and ticagrelor group versus 5.3% for the aspirin alone group (HR 0.89 [95% CI 0.74, 1.08]).1 Furthermore, aspirin plus ticagrelor also reduced the rate of the first secondary endpoint of ischaemic stroke by 28% (absolute risk reduction 2.9%, HR 0.72 [95 % CI 0.55, 0.95], nominal p=0.02) compared to aspirin alone up to day 30 in this sub-group.1 Atherosclerotic stroke or TIA can occur when a lipid-rich plaque ruptures in head and neck arteries leading to the formation of blood clots that may obstruct the blood flow to the brain. Continue reading →

Cardiovascular disorders or heart disorders are disorders of circulatory systems and heart. Inflammatory heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, cerebrovascular heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, and ischemic heart disease fall under the commonly diagnosed cardiovascular disorders. In most cases, the occurrence of high blood pressure leads to hypertensive heart ailments Continue reading →