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A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests individuals with persistent asthma have higher levels of inflammation and artery plaque, which may increase heart attack or stroke risk - An analysis of data for more than 5,000 adults has found that those with persistent asthma appeared to be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Individuals with persistent asthma had nearly twice the odds of having plaque in their carotid arteries as those without asthma, after adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, weight, other health conditions, prescription medication use and s...

Adults with chronic asthma may have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke due to carotid artery plaque development.

A large, biracial cohort study found that low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol don't raise heart disease risk in Black patients.

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are associated with diabetes risk in African-Americans.

(CNN) — If you want to keep your heart healthy, add a good night’s rest to your to-do list, a new study says. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the country, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Someone in the US dies from cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds. In […]