India bears a heavy burden of heart disease. As of 2016, it is India’s most prominent killer, reaping a death toll of lives far in excess of any other condition. Pregnancy complications could be another addition to the already substantial list of risk factors. Already in recent months COVID-19 has been added to the list […]
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Quarantine: Bad for heart health?
COVID-19 has affected health in ways both direct and indirect. The disease has now taken more than a million deaths globally. However, more indirect effects could linger for decades even after the disease has been controlled or eradicated. Heart disease may be among these issues. A study conducted by Bharti AXA General Insurance has […]
Heart health and COVID-19
Heart health is a matter of mounting public concern – including in India. The country’s escalating heart health crisis has, for some time, been an issue that is imperative for the health system to address. However, this may not be the case. In 2016, heart disease acted as the country’s leading cause of death. Heart […]
Heart damage and COVID-19
The potential link between COVID-19 and heart damage has been underscored by new research, which indicates that even months later those affected display indicators. Researchers in the United States have found that those infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or simply coronavirus – which causes COVID-19 – may display symptoms of heart […]
Coronary heart disease deaths and tobacco: The link you need to know
Tobacco is responsible for more than twenty percent of coronary heart disease deaths, according to new findings from the World Health Organization (WHO). In a statement on the basis of a report examining this link, issued jointly by the WHO, the World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle, Australia in advance of World Heart […]
New Research Finds Physicians and Patients Point to Emerging Technology and Data as Central to Closing Treatment Gaps and Improving Vascular Health
New Research Finds Physicians and Patients Point to Emerging Technology and Data as Central to Closing Treatment Gaps and Improving Vascular Health New research found physicians and patients agree that there are widening gaps in vascular disease treatment 55% of physicians from nine countries around the globe, including India, say the shortage of time to […]
Can bacterial infection increase heart disease risk?
Bacterial infections, along with diabetes, can notably increase the risk of heart disease, claims a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. “We were able to study the association between antibiotic purchases, endotoxemia and incident coronary heart disease in one of the largest cohorts of individuals with type 1 diabetes,” said the study’s authors […]
Heart inflammation: A consequence of COVID?
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we learn more about the potential long-term health consequences of the disease. The impact on cardiac health is among the issues researchers have studied and research released earlier this week lends an insight into one potential ramification: heart inflammation. Research published in JAMA Cardiology studied the cardiovascular magnetic imaging results […]
Critical COVID-19: Bad news for heart health
Critical cases of COVID-19, warranting admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), could pose a danger to heart health. Patients admitted to the ICU with COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, the coronavirus – are ten times more likely to develop heart health complications such as […]
Heart disease: Differing by gender?
Heart disease — if calculated by overall deaths caused — is India’s most concerning health condition. The disease has been on the rise for many years and is likely to continue to increase in number for many more. Heart disease accounted for 28.1 percent of all deaths in India in 2016. The condition is […]