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Air Pollution and Heart Disease

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:33:13 +0000

Air Pollution’s Surprising Heart Risks and What You Can Do to Lower Them The health threats of air pollution have been getting a lot of attention lately, and the news is both surprising and worrisome. A rash of new studies suggests that breathing in bad air isn’t just associated with respiratory ills like asthma or emphysema, but also with several ...

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3 New Tests to Predict Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

Cleveland Heartlab — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 16:54:02 +0000

Three new blood tests can help identify hidden risk for a heart attack or stroke in seemingly healthy patients—before symptoms strike. The new tests, now available through Cleveland HeartLab (CHL), check levels of certain biomarkers that have been linked to cardiovascular danger in peer-reviewed studies. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading killer of men and women, accounting for one in ...

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Natural Way to Lower Blood Pressure

Cleveland Heartlab — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:13:06 +0000

Omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA–found in fatty fish and fish oil supplements–reduce blood pressure as effectively as lifestyle changes such as exercising more, cutting back on salt, or limiting alcohol, according to a recent meta-analysis published in American Journal of Hypertension. That’s good news for the 70 million Americans who suffer from hypertension (HTN). Defined as blood pressure of ...

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Triglycerides May Predict Risk For Repeat Heart Attacks

Cleveland Heartlab — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:03:06 +0000

Survivors of heart attacks and other acute coronary events are up to 61 percent more likely to suffer repeat events if they have high fasting triglycerides, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). The investigators examined outcomes in two studies of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS): sudden blockage of blood flow ...

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Fight Depression and Inflammation

Cleveland Heartlab — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:21:13 +0000

Omega-3 fatty acids may help treat depression, new research suggests. Found in oily fish, walnuts, flaxseed and other foods, as well as supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fight inflammation, which has been implicated in a wide range of disorders from cardiovascular disease to type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, as we recently reported. Now researchers are examining the link between inflammation ...

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5 Supplements that Boost Heart Health

Cleveland Heartlab — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:03:55 +0000

Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements Omega-3 fish-oil supplements may have heart-protective benefits and reduce the “overall atherothombotic risk profile” of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), new research presented at the American College of Cardiology 2015 Scientific Sessions suggests. The study, which included 600 subjects with suspected CAD, found that those who took fish-oil supplements had significantly lower levels of ...

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