Researchers tracked the earnings and heart health of nearly 9,000 adults in the United States for thirty years and found that those who experienced a drop in their income in the first decade of the study had an elevated risk for heart attack, fatal … [Read more...]
Watching TV for Over Four Hours a Day Is Really Bad for You
Researchers followed nearly 3,600 adults for nine years and found that those who watched TV four or more hours per day had a 50% higher risk for heart attack, stroke, and early death than participants who watched TV less than two hours a day. Journal … [Read more...]
Highly Processed Foods Linked to Heart Disease
Researchers monitored the health and dietary behaviors of over 100,000 adults for five years and identified an association between ultra-processed food consumption and an elevated risk for both heart attack and stroke. BMJ, May 2019 … [Read more...]
Smoking Raises Heart Attack Risk in Those Under 50
An analysis of data from more than 1,700 adult heart attack patients revealed smokers under age 50 have a heart attack risk nearly 8.5 times higher than former smokers and nonsmokers in their age group. Heart, November 2016 … [Read more...]
Anger Plus Heavy Exertion May Result in a Heart Attack
Intense anger along with heavy physical exertion may be a trigger for a first heart attack among some people. According to a study that involved more than 12,000 men and women, both intense activity and intense emotions double one's heart attack risk … [Read more...]
Being Physically Fit Reduces Depression Risk After Heart Attack
People who are physically fit may be less likely to become depressed after a heart attack. Researchers looked at 189 middle-aged and older Norwegians and found that those who exercised regularly in the years preceding their heart attack were less … [Read more...]
High Blood Sugar Can Increase Heart Attack Complications
A new study suggests that high blood sugar can cause stronger contractions of blood vessels, increasing the risk of complications in heart attack patients. Researcher Dr. Richard Rainbow explains, "This is the first study to show direct evidence of … [Read more...]
Heart Attack Survival Rates Affected by Arrival Time at Hospital
The American Heart Association has found that heart attack patients who present to a hospital at night, during the weekend, or on a holiday have a 13% increased risk of dying compared with heart attack patients who are admitted during regular hours. … [Read more...]
Two Explanations for the Link Between Stress & Heart Attack
Scientists may have a better understanding of why ongoing stress raises an individual's risk of having a heart attack. They believe stress triggers the body to make extra disease-fighting white blood cells, and this can cause inflammation in the … [Read more...]