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Occasional Smoking Increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk Researchers say that smoking as few as two cigarettes a day can significantly increase a person’s risk of heart disease. Experts say there is no safe level of smoking, and the best preventive strategy is to never start the unhealthy habit. They say quitting smoking can be a challenge, […]
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‘Beer Belly’ Linked to Heart Damage A new study found that abdominal fat, or a “beer belly,” may be linked to harmful changes in heart structure, particularly in males. The researchers say that a high waist-to-hip ratio may be associated with more concerning cardiac remodeling than BMI scores alone. The study utilized advanced cardiac […]
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Predicting Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: AI Innovations That Could Change the Game It’s estimated that as many as one in 500 people in the United States have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart disease where the heart muscle thickens (that’s the hypertrophy part) and reduces the amount of blood pumped through the body with each heartbeat. However, many people remain undiagnosed […]
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Obstructive vs. Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM): What Your Diagnosis Means for Treatment and Lifestyle If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), you may have questions about what it means for your health and how to manage the condition. Understanding whether your HCM is obstructive or nonobstructive can offer some […]
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Coffee, and Caffeine: How Much Is Too Much? Coffee can be an effective jump start to your day, but if you have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), you may want to weigh its pros and cons before you commit to making this stimulant a regular habit. HCM, a genetic disease, causes the heart to grow […]
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It’s Possible To Reverse Heart Failure—Here’s What That Means, According to Cardiologists When you hear a word like “failure,” especially in the context of “heart failure,” it’s easy for your mind to turn dark. It sounds daunting and untreatable. Those are pretty scary thoughts (to understate it), and they often feel permanent. Thankfully, when it comes to heart […]
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Nearly 90% of Americans Are at Risk for CKM Syndrome—Here’s Everything to Know A survey of 4,000 adults from the American Heart Association found that only 12 percent of respondents had heard of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. CKM syndrome links cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic diseases to help identify how these systems impact one […]