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NIH-funded study explains factors linked to increased risk for heart attack or stroke among women who have pregnancy problems related to high blood pressure Women who experienced complications related to developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, during pregnancy had a 63% increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease later in life...
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Serum sodium levels may help identify adults with a greater chance of experiencing heart disease Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their findings, which appear in the European Heart Journal, suggest that consuming sufficient...

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Researchers reviewed data from nearly 70,000 young adults and found women ages 35 and younger were 44% more likely to experience ischemic stroke compared to men the same age.

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After reviewing data that hundreds of young adults shared throughout 25-30 years, researchers found increasing blood pressure patterns were associated with structural brain changes later in life.

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Researchers found Latino and Hispanic children living in the U.S. who experienced severe food insecurity were less likely to have favorable indicators of cardiovascular health.

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Sleeping with even a small amount of light in the room can harm the heart and increase blood insulin levels, according to researchers.

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The percentage of adults requiring hospital care for high blood pressure, or hypertension, is small, but increased between 2002-2014. Researchers found men were more likely to require hospital care for a hypertensive event, but women experienced similar in-hospital death rates.

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Through an adaptive research trial, doctors and patients from 30 U.S. study locations are working together to study if five new medications can help patients with severe asthma by altering the underlying biology of this airway disease. As Erin Routh prepares to walk in winter weather, she does more than put on a jacket, hat, and gloves. The 46-year...

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NHLBI in the Press
The antibiotic azithromycin did not reduce wheezing among infants and toddlers hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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Thirty patients who received lung transplants for a COVID-19-related complication survived and were living about a year after the operation, according to research published in JAMA.

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INTRODUCTION: April P. Carson, Ph.D., was recently named director of the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), the largest and longest running study of cardiovascular disease in African Americans. With this appointment, Dr. Carson becomes the first woman to be named director of the study, which is now in its 22nd year. In addition to holding the title of JHS...