News tagged with cardiovascular epidemiology

Bottling up work woes increases heart risk: study

Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published in Britain on Tuesday suggests.

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men

Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension. However, those studies have looked at lead concentrations in blood, not ...

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created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating fatty fish once a week reduces men's risk of heart failure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eating salmon or other fatty fish just once a week helped reduce men’s risk of heart failure, a recent study shows, adding to growing evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are of benefit to cardiac health. Led ...

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Waist size predictor of heart failure in men and women

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding to the growing evidence that a person’s waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found ...

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0