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Whitaker named ACSM, AHA fellow

Kara Whitaker, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology and director of the Physical Activity and Women’s Health Lab, was named a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association (AHA). ....

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AHA Scientific Statement: Support Physical Activity in Patients During Life Events, Transitions

AHA Scientific Statement: Support Physical Activity in Patients During Life Events, Transitions
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Higher pulse pressure in smokers may signal cardiovascular disease risk


Higher pulse pressure in smokers may signal cardiovascular disease risk
Karen Schmidt, American Heart Association News
April 27, 2021
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Consistent cigarette smoking has a small but significant effect on pulse pressure, according to research that suggests a possible new link between smoking and cardiovascular disease, especially among Black and white women.
Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic blood pressure, the top number in a reading, and diastolic blood pressure, the lower number. As that gap widens, it s problematic, said study co-author Kara Whitaker, assistant professor of health and human physiology at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
It is measured by mmHg, which is a millimeter of mercury. So, for someone with a blood pressure reading of 120/80, the pulse pressure would be the difference between the two numbers, or 40 mmHg. The normal range is 40 to 60. ....

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