Cardiology
More Than Two-Thirds of Adults Consume Any Fruit on a Given Day
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than two-thirds of adults consumed any fruit and 95 percent of adults consumed any vegetables on a given day in 2015 to 2018, according to a February data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics. Nicholas Ansai, M.P.H.,...
Postpartum BP Trajectory May Predict Persistent Hypertension
MONDAY, Feb. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Blood pressure (BP) trajectories in the first six weeks postpartum may help identify women who are likely to have persistent hypertension at six to 18 months, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy Meeting, the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, held virtually from Jan...
Racial Disparities Seen in Excess Mortality Early in Pandemic
THURSDAY, Feb. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Adjusted excess all-cause mortality in April 2020 varied by race/ethnicity and by state, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. Maria Polyakova, Ph.D., from Stanford University in California, and colleagues examined geographic variation in excess all-cause mortality by race and ethnicity during COVID-19....
About Four in 10 U.S. Adults Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than four in 10 U.S. adults report forgoing medical care early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open. Kelly E. Anderson, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and colleagues used data from 1,337 participants in the second wave...
Mortality Risk Higher for Young Black Heart Recipients
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Young Black heart recipients have an increased risk for mortality in the first year after transplant, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in Circulation: Heart Failure. Hasina Maredia, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues studied 22,997 adult heart transplant...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
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