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Selected from a pool of nominations of alumni who graduated in the past 10 years ago, Kara Whitaker has been awarded the Gerry Sue Arnold Alumni Award from the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health. ....
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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Higher pulse pressure in smokers may signal cardiovascular disease risk Karen Schmidt, American Heart Association News April 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 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. ....