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Inactivity is culprit in women's heart disease
Inactivity is culprit in women's heart disease
Physical inactivity in women aged 30 years and older has a greater impact on the risk of developing heart disease than any other major risk factor, according to an Australian study.Professor in the Centre for Research on Exercise, Physical Activity, and Health at the University of Queensland, Australia, and fellow researchers, found that up to age 30 years, smoking was the most important contributor to heart disease in Australian women, but for age 30-80 years, physical inactivity was the top risk factor.The researchers looked at the population attributable risk of ischemic heart disease in adult Australian women.They looked at four risk factors: excess weight (high body mass index); smoking; high blood pressure; and physical inactivity.
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Study: Gallstone disease may increase heart disease risk
Study: Gallstone disease may increase heart disease risk
|Photo from ThinkstockA history of gallstone disease may increase the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study by Tulane University researchers published in the American Heart Association's journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.Researchers analyzed the relationship between history of gallstones and the development of coronary heart disease using data from more than 840,000 participants in seven studies, which included more than 51,000 cases of coronary heart disease.They found that a history of gallstone disease increased the risk of developing coronary heart disease by 23 percent."Our results suggest that patients with gallstone disease should be monitored closely based on a careful assessment of both gallstone and heart disease risk factors," said study senior author Dr. Lu Qi, HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and professor of epidemiology at Tulane.
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China's facing a 'rising epidemic' of heart disease thanks to lifestyle changes, study finds
China's facing a 'rising epidemic' of heart disease thanks to lifestyle changes, study finds
The world has watched the dramatic economic growth and industrialization of China unfold in awe.But, according to a new Harvard study, these changes are also fueling the rise of China's deadliest killer: cardiovascular disease.The study, published Monday, asserts that major shifts in Chinese lifestyle – like the adoption of a more Western diet, increased television time and decreases in bicycle ownership – facilitated a 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) due mostly to high blood pressure and obesity.Unhealthy diets, decreased physical activity and rampant smoking have also added to this growing burden that appears will worsen over the next 20 years.
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