Cardiovascular
Ageing cells may help trigger unstable plaques in blood vessels linked to heart attacks and strokes, preclinical research suggests. The findings could help explain how disturbed blood flow contributes to plaques becoming dangerous and forming clots. They may also shed light on cardiovascular side effects linked to some cancer treatments, which can accelerate cellular ageing. [...]
Less fit people may need 30 to 50 minutes more exercise a week than fitter people for similar heart health gains, research suggests. The study analysed data from more than 17,000 British adults in the UK Biobank study. Participants, aged 40 to 69, completed a cycle test to measure baseline cardiorespiratory fitness, or how well [...]
A smart wearable may detect cardiac arrest automatically, which could speed help outside hospital and improve survival, a study suggests. The technology could act as a “digital witness” when cardiac arrest happens out of hospital and no one is there to call for help. Senior study author Dr Judith Bonnes, a cardiologist at Radboud University [...]
Yoga may support cardiometabolic health in adults with overweight or obesity, according to a new study. The study examined 30 yoga studies involving 2,689 participants to assess cardiometabolic health, meaning measures linked to heart health and metabolism such as blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. Researchers found that people who practised yoga had lower blood [...]
An AI tool predicted heart failure risk up to five years before onset with 86 per cent accuracy in 72,000 patients in England, researchers said. The AI tool, developed by a team at the University of Oxford, looks for signs in fat around the heart that show whether it is inflamed and unhealthy. Those signs [...]
More than 1.2m people in England could get weight loss drugs on the NHS to lower their risk of heart attacks and strokes. Semaglutide, sold as Wegovy, is already available on the health service for some people living with obesity and is also offered as Ozempic to treat type 2 diabetes. Now people who are [...]
Rates of high blood pressure in children have almost doubled since 2000, with more than one in 20 now affected, new global research shows. In 2020, 6.2 per cent of under-19s had high blood pressure, compared with 3.2 per cent in 2000. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, now affects 114 million children worldwide, [...]
A new study has found that blood pressure synchronises to predictable phrase structures in music. Blood pressure was more affected by loudness than tempo and was more strongly influenced by phrase structures that were more predictable. The researchers say the research finding could help to inform personalised music based cardiovascular therapies for those with high [...]
Analysis of over 36,000 people with high blood pressure has shown that taking more steps, even below the recommended daily target of 10,000 steps, and walking faster, is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of major problems of the heart and blood vessels. The study found that compared to a daily step count [...]
New research has found that fisetin - a natural substance found in fruits and vegetables - helps protect blood vessels from hardening, which is a common problem in older adults and people with kidney disease. This discovery highlights fisetin’s potential to prevent vascular calcification and reduce cardiovascular damage caused by ageing and chronic kidney disease. [...]
