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Ladies, take note: Eating broccoli and cabbage can protect you from heart disease

April 7, 2018 Loknath Dasand, Broccoli, Cabbage, Can, Disease, Eating, From, Heart, ladies, Note, Protect, Take, You

Eating cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and sprouts three or more times per day can prevent hardening of neck arteries in elderly women and also decrease the risk of heart diseases, a study has found. Researchers observed a 0.05 millimetre lower carotid artery wall thickness between high and low intakes of total vegetables. “That is likely significant, because a 0.1 millimetre decrease in carotid wall thickness is associated with a 10% to 18% decrease in risk of stroke and heart attack,” said lead author Lauren Blekkenhorst, from the University…

Dear parents, take note. Bariatric surgery may halve heart disease risk in obese teens

March 26, 2018 Loknath Das'obese, Bariatric, Dear, Disease, halve, Heart, In, May, Note, Parents, Risk, Surgery, Take, teens

Bariatric surgery can cut in half the risk of premature heart disease and stroke in teenagers with severe obesity, a study has found. The study, based on a prediction model, showed that prior to bariatric surgery the overall risk of a severely obese teen having a fatal or non-fatal heart attack, stroke, heart failure or other heart disease event over a 30-year period was 8 per cent on average. One year after surgery, the risk of a heart disease event would be cut in half — to 4 per cent…

Now, a common asthma drug promises to help delay rare heart complications

February 13, 2018 Loknath Dasa, asthma, common, complications, Delay, Drug, Heart, Help, Now, Promises, rare, to

A common asthma drug has the potential to help delay development of a rare heart complication that lacks effective drug treatment, according to researchers. Aortic aneurysm — the dilation of the aorta — is a serious condition that occurs when the wall of the aorta, the body’s largest artery, weakens and swells. The condition is largely symptom-free and is normally therefore not discovered until late in its development when it threatens to rupture and cause life-threatening haemorrhaging. The findings showed that the asthma drug montelukast blocks leukotrienes — inflammatory signal…

Delhi air pollution: Your blood type may indicate risk of heart attack from pollution

November 21, 2017 Loknath DasAir, Attack:, Blood, Delhi, From, Heart, Indicate, May, of, Pollution, Risk, type, Your

People who have A, B, or AB blood types are at an elevated risk of having a heart attack during periods of significant air pollution, compared to those with the O blood type, a study warned today. The ABO gene — which is present in people who have A, B, and AB blood types — is the only gene that is been validated in large international studies to predict heart attacks among people with coronary disease, researchers said. Previous research also suggested that blood type are the best indicator of your…

For a healthy heart and long life, munch on a variety of nuts everyday

November 21, 2017 Loknath Dasa, and, Everyday, for, Healthy, Heart, Life, long, Munch, Nuts, of, On, Variety

If you’re looking for superfoods to remain healthy, this is it. Include nuts in your diet plan. Eating five weekly servings of walnuts, peanuts or other kinds of tree nuts was linked to a 14% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and a 20% lower risk of fatal complications due to hardened arteries, said the report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Walnuts appeared to be the healthiest option, according to the findings, based on more than 210,000 people who answered regular surveys as part of a nurses’ study that spanned…

Did you know a heart attack can affect men and women differently? Here’s how

November 2, 2017 Loknath Dasa, affect, and, Attack:, Can, Did, differently?, Heart, Here's, How, Know, Men, Women, You

Previous studies on heart attacks suggests that causes, symptoms, treatments, and outcomes can all differ between men and women. Adding to that, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Germany analysed patient data collected from two studies with a total of 4,100 participants. They found that within one year of having a heart attack, the women in the sample were 1.5 times more likely to die than men with similar case histories. The team are now urging doctors to provide intensive support to female heart attack patients, especially in the first 365…