Younger heart attack survivors may face premature heart disease death : medicalxpress

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Younger heart attack survivors may face premature heart disease death

Younger heart attack survivors may face premature heart disease death

For patients age 50 and younger, the risk of premature death after a heart attack has dropped significantly, but their risk is still almost twice as high when compared to the general population, largely due to heart disease and other smoking-related diseases, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.The study is based on data from 21,693 heart attack survivors age 50 and younger who were compared to 216,930 people from the general population and followed for an average of 11 years.Four of every five heart attack survivors were men and their average age was 45.The majority of heart attack survivors—83.6 percent—were between the ages of 40 and 49, whereas only 1.8 percent of them were under age 30.


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Surveys find public awareness about heart valve disease alarmingly low in the U.S.

Surveys find public awareness about heart valve disease alarmingly low in the U.S.

New public opinion surveys released today by the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) show that public awareness about heart valve disease (HVD) in the U.S. is alarmingly low.A national omnibus survey of 2,018 adults reveals that, while over half of respondents say they have heard of heart valve disease, less than one in four know somewhat or a great deal about HVD.Although awareness increases with age, 30 percent of those over the age of 65 say that they know nothing about HVD."Considering that heart valve disease affects more than five million Americans, public awareness of the condition is shockingly low," says Susan Peschin, MHS, Alliance president and CEO.


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History of gallstones may signal higher risk of heart disease

History of gallstones may signal higher risk of heart disease

By Kathryn Doyle(Reuters Health) - People who have had gallstone disease are more likely than others to develop coronary heart disease, according to a large analysis of past studies.Hardened deposits known as gallstones form in the gallbladder when the bile contains too much cholesterol or other abnormal substances, and while the cause is not fully understood, factors like obesity, high-calorie diets and metabolic syndrome are associated with gallstone risk.The same factors increase the risk for coronary heart disease, which kills 370,000 Americans per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."Several previous studies have suggested a potential link between gallstones and cardiovascular disease," said senior author Dr. Lu Qi, professor of epidemiology at Tulane University in New Orleans.


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Mediterranean diet can cut risk of heart disease

Mediterranean diet can cut risk of heart disease

Mediterranean diet can cut risk of heart diseaseThe Mediterranean diet has long been considered healthy, but now scientists have discovered it actually makes hearts healthier, making patients more likely to survive heart attacks or cardiovascular disease.A study has found that those who had a diet rich in vegetables, nuts, fish and oils were a third less likely to die early, compared with those who ate butter and larger quantities of red meat, such as beef.The study followed 1,200 people with a history of heart attacks, strokes and blocked arteries over seven years.During this time, 208 patients died, but it was concluded that the closer people were to an ideal Mediterranean diet the less likely they were to be among the fatalities.