Too much, too little sleep linked to higher heart disease risks
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In a new study from Henry Ford Hospital, researchers found that people who clock six to seven hours of sleep a night had the lowest chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke when compared with those who got less or more sleep.
They found sleeping six to seven hours a night is linked to more favorable heart health.
The researchers say sleep is often overlooked as something that may play a role in heart disease, and it may be among the most cost-effective ways to lower heart risk.
May 06, 2021
For young adults, sex differences in care start as early as when they present to the emergency department (ED) seeking help for chest pain, where men are evaluated more quickly than women and are more likely to be under close scrutiny for myocardial infarction, according to an analysis of data collected by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The findings are set to be presented May 15 in the upcoming American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session.
Against an overall backdrop of rising MI rates in young adults, women are seeing the sharpest increase, investigator Darcy Banco, MD (NYU Langone Health, New York, NY), said in a press briefing ahead of ACC 2021. It’s also well known that young female patients receive suboptimal MI care compared with their male counterparts, and also that women in general are less likely than men to have their chest pain recognized as possibly being caused by cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Nishant Vatsa is with Emory University and lead author on a recent study showing Black women face a high risk of developing heart disease at an early age. GPB s Ellen Eldridge reports.
Caption Young Black women have a number of risk factors that put them on a trajectory for developing heart disease at a young age, a study finds. These factors include a high prevalence of obesity, and elevated blood pressure. Credit: Unsplash
Researchers find an increased need for early intervention strategies to better educate people about the risks of heart disease after a study found a high prevalence of elevated blood pressure and obesity in young Black women.
Many People with High Blood Pressure are Taking a Medicine that Could Actually Raise It
Boston – Nearly 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure, a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke, also take a medicine that could be elevating their blood pressure, according to new research conducted by physician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session. The findings underscore the need for patients to routinely review all of the medications they take with their care team, including those available over the counter, to make sure none could be interfering with blood pressure lowering efforts.
Mental health may influence a person s recovery after heart attack
Young and middle-aged adults who reported severe psychological distress such as depression or anxiety after suffering a heart attack were more than twice as likely to suffer a second cardiac event within five years compared with those experiencing only mild distress, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology s 70
th Annual Scientific Session.
The study is the first to comprehensively assess how mental health influences the outlook for younger heart attack survivors, according to the researchers. The researchers also tracked inflammatory markers that appear to have a role in increasing cardiovascular risk among people experiencing distress. The findings align with previous studies focusing on older adults, bolstering the evidence for mental health as an integral part of a person s recovery after a heart attack.