Written by Tony Hicks on February 18, 2021 Fact checked by Maria Gifford
Experts say the use of alcohol and drugs at a young age can cause heart problems later, especially in women. Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images
Researchers say young adults who use alcohol, tobacco, or drugs are more likely to prematurely develop heart health issues.
They say women are more susceptible than men due to biology as well as a lack of screening for heart problems.
They add that young adults need to be educated about the long-term effects of substance use, as many feel they are invincible.
Drinking, smoking, and using drugs even recreationally is linked to premature heart disease in young people, especially women, according to new research.
Fill up that mug: Having one or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day may reduce your risk of heart failure, new research suggests. There was one caveat, however: Decaffeinated coffee doesn t appear to provide the same protection.
Music may help patients recover more quickly after surgery
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Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients anxiety and postoperative pain without any extra side effects.
A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help patients as they recover.
Advertisement This is a fascinating question for heart surgeons because we perform the most invasive procedures that require opening the chest, stopping the heart, using a heart-lung machine while we fix the heart, and then allowing the patient to return to life again, said Dr. Harold Fernandez, a U.S. cardiac surgeon unconnected to the new study.