COVID-19 may increase heart attack and stroke risk for years
Oct 9, 2024 · People infected with the COVID-19 virus in 2020 may have double the risk for future heart attacks, strokes or premature death from any cause up to three years later – even if they never showed signs of severe illness, according to new research.
Initial prescriptions of sedatives among older stroke survivors may ...
1 day ago · AHA news release: 2 common types of antidepressants were safe for most stroke survivors (Feb. 2024) AHA news release: Mental wellness is important for a healthy heart and brain (May 2023) The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, launches new culturally relevant Spanish language website: DerrameCerebral.org.
Heart disease and stroke could affect at least 60% of adults in U.S.
Jun 4, 2024 · At least 6 in 10 adults in an older, more diverse U.S. population could be affected by cardiovascular disease within the next 30 years, according to two new science reports.
COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack
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FDA Approves First Treatment to Reduce Risk of Serious Heart …
Wegovy significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke), which occurred in 6.5% of participants who received Wegovy compared to ...
People whose bodies age faster may benefit most from good heart …
May 29, 2024 · Maintaining good cardiovascular health may affect a key process in how cells age, allowing people who are genetically predisposed to faster aging to reduce their risk for cardiovascular disease and death, new research suggests.
More than half of U.S. adults don’t know heart disease is leading …
DALLAS, Jan. 24, 2024 — More than half of people in the U.S. (51%) do not know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a recent Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association in November 2023.
Cardiovascular scientists identify potential new treatment for …
1 day ago · The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath ...
How Covid Affects the Heart - The New York Times
Sep 7, 2023 · How Covid can immediately affect the heart. Cardiologists’ leading theory for how Covid damages the heart and causes cardiovascular events is that it stimulates widespread inflammation.
90% of adults in the U.S. at risk of heart disease. What to ... - NBC News
Nearly 90% of adults over age 20 in the U.S. are at risk of developing heart disease, an alarming new study suggests. Research finds even adults younger than 45 are not as healthy as previously...