Social smokers' carries the same high blood pressure and high cholesterol risk, identical to those who smoke every day.
New Method to Assess Options for Heart-disease Surgery Developed
A new method to assess which patients with heart disease would benefit more from surgery which would benefit more from angioplasty has been developed by researchers.
A new method to assess which patients with heart disease would benefit more from surgery which would benefit more from angioplasty has been developed by researchers.
‘Smoking is a risk factor for unhealthy blood pressure and cholesterol and both are significant contributors to cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of men and women worldwide.’
Social smokers are defined as those who do not smoke cigarettes daily, but only during certain social situations. Smoking is a risk factor for unhealthy blood pressure and cholesterol and both are significant contributors to cardiovascular disease, the leading killer of men and women worldwide.
While 17 percent of 39,555 people surveyed from February 2012 to February 2016 in the study called themselves current smokers and more than 10 percent said they were social smokers, meaning that they did not smoke every day, about 75 percent of these current and social smokers had high blood pressure and roughly 54 percent had high cholesterol.
Decades Later, Chest Irradiation Causes Heart Disease
Irradiation of the chest causes inflammation of the coronary arteries. This makes the patients vulnerable for developing coronary artery disease (CAD).
Irradiation of the chest causes inflammation of the coronary arteries. This makes the patients vulnerable for developing coronary artery disease (CAD).
"These are striking findings and they have such significance for clinical practice and for population health," said study senior author Bernadette Melnyk, dean of Ohio State University's College of Nursing.
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Consuming Cinnamon may Cut Heart Disease Risk
High-fat diet activates the body's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory systems and slows the fat-storing process.
High-fat diet activates the body's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory systems and slows the fat-storing process.
New Tool Offers Personalized Training to Prevent Heart Disease
The new Everyday Practice and Rehabilitative Training (EXPERT) tool helps prescribe specific exercise programs for patients with multiple cardiovascular diseases and risk factors.
The new Everyday Practice and Rehabilitative Training (EXPERT) tool helps prescribe specific exercise programs for patients with multiple cardiovascular diseases and risk factors.
