Heart Disease

As smartwatches and fitness trackers get better, this ambitious heart monitor takes it up a notch with non-stop ECG tracking. Bioheart could help prevent heart disease and potentially save lives. Specifications. Brand: Biotricity. Heart Rate Monitor: Yes, with continuous ECG tracking. Battery Life: 48 hours. Water resistance: None. Dimensions (body):...

Fecal transplants continue to make headlines in recent years, showing promise in everything from COVID-19 treatments to anti-aging experiments in animals, but we're still only scratching the surface, scientists say. In human patients, the technique – in which fecal microbiota are transferred from a healthy individual to another person –...

A deep neural network can be used to classify coronary artery disease from clinical heart disease features, according to new work published in the International Journal of Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations. D. Rajeswari and K. Thangavel of the Department of Computer Science at Periyar University in Salem, India, explain...

Healthy amounts of sleep can lower blood pressure and control blood sugar levels. Deposit PhotosSleep is one of eight factors American Heart Association highlights in its updated guide.

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France — Soil pollution may be just as bad for your heart as it is for the planet, a new study warns. Researchers in Germany say any link between heart disease and soil is likely due to pesticides and heavy metals left in the ground. The team...

Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). "Soil contamination is a less visible danger to human health than dirty air," said author Professor Thomas...

If you survive cancer, you're more apt to have heart trouble later on, a new study shows. Researchers found that compared to others, cancer survivors had a 42% greater risk of heart disease, most likely due to damage resulting from cancer treatment. "There are chemotherapies that can damage the heart,...

Broken heart syndrome, also called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a medical condition characterized by the rapid decline of heart health due to extreme stress. The fatal illness has often been overlooked for a long time until its first recognition in the late 1990s. The previously mysterious heart disease has led to...

Samples of our gut microbiota taken when we are young and healthy could be banked and used to reset our microbiomes to their earlier, healthier state as we age. Our gut microbiome, the colony of bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi that lives in our gastrointestinal tracts, plays a key role in our mental and physical health.

Sleep duration was added to the American Heart Association's "Life's Essential 8," a questionnaire that measure's a person's heart health.

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8 cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8—Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation journal. Other...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a useful procedure for treating some forms of heart disease. It is a minimally invasive technique that doctors use to remove blockages in arteries and widen narrowed arteries. This article discusses what to expect during a PCI, the risks, benefits, results, and more. What is...

June 29, 2022 – A new study in people with heart disease shows that Nordic walking – think cross-country skiing without the skis – improved their mental and physical health more than other types of workouts. The researchers used a 6-minute walk test to measure 130 study...

UNDATED -- The American Heart Association has added sleep to its list of heart health essentials. Since 2020, they have said there are seven components to having a healthy heart - maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, being physically active, eating a healthy diet, and controlling blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar - all keys to ideal cardiovascular health. Those components have been dubbed Life's Simple 7.