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Damaged Heart Tissues Could Be Reshaped by Jogging and Walking

February 9, 2017 Srijitaand, be, by, Could, Damaged, Heart, Jogging, Reshaped, Tissues, walking

Heart is one of the most important organs in the entire human body. It is actually a pump, composed of muscles which circulate blood throughout the body, beating approximately 72 times per minute. About the size of its owner’s clenched fist, the heart works continuously. It keeps all the body parts supplied with oxygen and nutrients, while clearing away harmful waste matter. The organ sits in the middle of the chest, behind the breastbone and between the lungs, in a moistened chamber that is protected all round by the rib…

Why Heart Attacks Are Increasing Among Young Adults

February 3, 2017 Srijitaadults:, Among, Are, Attacks, Heart, Increasing, Why, Young

Myocardial infarction or “Heart attack” as it is commonly known is increasing and now reaching epidemic proportions. Knowledge that heart attack can cause early and unexpected death is now widespread. Many young adults, especially men, come routinely to do a health check-up even if they have no symptoms. Many times this is because someone near or dear has suddenly succumbed to the disease. Despite this, vast majority of youngsters and young adults fail to identify the warning signs, which occasionally leads to tragic outcomes. Heart attacks in the young Indians have heart attack almost a decade earlier than the west. In a recent study done in a large tertiary…

60% women unaware about age to begin heart screenings: Study

January 25, 2017 Srijita60, About, Age, begin, Heart, screenings:, Study, to, Unaware, Women

Sixty per cent of women in US think of heart screenings as necessary only after age 40, whereas health experts recommend that screenings should begin in the 20s, a study has found. According to the American Heart Associationrecommendations, screenings should start at 20, as the age may cause the onset of various heart-related disease. “Women cannot wait until they’re 40 to start paying attention to their risk factors. They can begin developing atherosclerosis, plaque in their arteries, in their teenage and early twenties,” Carolina Demori, cardiologist at the Orlando Health…

Depression May be as Risky as Obesity and Cholesterol for Your Heart

January 17, 2017 Srijitaand, As, be, Cholesterol, Depression, for, Heart, May, Obesity, Risky, Your

350 million people are affected by depression worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation. A new study found recently that depression may be as risky as obesity and cholesterol for your heart. “Our study shows that the risk of a fatal cardiovascular disease due to depression is almost as great as that due to elevated cholesterol levels or obesity,” said Karl-Heinz Ladwig, professor at Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. Depression accounted for nearly 15 per cent of the cardiovascular deaths. “That is comparable to the other risk factors,…

Daily Stress May Put You at Heart Disease, Stroke Risk

January 12, 2017 Srijitaat, Daily, Disease, Heart, May, Put, Risk, Stress, Stroke, You

Sounding an alarm bell for those who take unnecessary stress at workplace or at home, researchers have now linked chronic psychosocial stress with an heightened risk of developing heart disease and stroke. According to the team from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, heightened activity in the amygdala — a region of the brain involved in stress — can lead to cardiovascular disease in humans apart from established causes like smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes. Previous research has also shown that the amygdala is more active in people…

Weight-Lifting Exercises May Cut Risks of Heart Disease, Diabetes

January 12, 2017 SrijitaCut, Diabetes, Disease, exercises, Heart, May, of, risks, Weight-Lifting

Your new year resolution of hitting the gym to indulge in some weight lifting exercises may not only help you tone those muscles, but also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The findings showed that resistance-based interval training exercise – a simple leg exercises, involving weights — improved blood vessel function of individuals with and without diabetes. “Individuals with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than those without,” said Jonathan Little, Assistant Professor at…