OHSU researchers say Gamma-prime fibrinogen test may be used in conjunction with cholesterol test to better predict who is most likely to suffer from a heart attack
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Blood test identifies people at risk for heart attack that other tests miss
Posted by Healthy And Fit on April 20th, 2010
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Posted by Healthy And Fit on April 1st, 2010
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Blood Levels, Bone Density, Calcium Intake, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Conditions, Coronary Artery Disease, Dietary Calcium, Harmful Uv Rays, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Kidney Failure, Milliliter, Myocardial Infarction, Nanograms, Skin Cancer, Study Group, Study Researchers, Sunburn, Vitamin D Deficiency Comments OffStudies find treating vitamin D deficiency significantly reduces heart disease risk
Posted by Healthy And Fit on March 16th, 2010
Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies
Preventing and treating heart disease in some patients could be as simple as supplementing their diet with extra vitamin D, according to two new studies at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah.
Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute last fall demonstrated the link between vitamin D deficiency and increased risk for coronary artery disease.
Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Research, Center Heart, Chronic Conditions, Coronary Artery Disease, Diseases Of The Bone, Embargo, Fractures, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Risk, Heart Institute, Md Director, Medical Center, Murray Utah, Risk Reduction, Study Findings, Study Group, Study Researchers, Time Period, Vitamin D Deficiency Comments OffOmega-3 Fatty Acid May Protect Against Aging
Posted by Healthy And Fit on January 22nd, 2010
Patients with coronary heart disease who had higher omega-3 fatty acid blood levels had an associated lower rate of shortening of telomere length, a chromosome marker of biological aging, raising the possibility that these fatty acids may protect against cellular aging, according to a study in the January 20 issue of JAMA.
Several studies have shown increased survival rates among individuals with high dietary intake of marine omega-3 fatty acids and established cardiovascular disease.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: 3 Fatty Acids, Baseline Levels, Biological Age, California San Francisco, Cellular Aging, Chromosome Marker, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Dha Epa, Dietary Intake, Environmental Stressors, Farzaneh, Genetic Factors, Omega 3 Fatty Acid, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Outpatients, Quartile, Rapid Rate, Survival Rates, University Of California San Francisco Comments OffLow Vitamin D = stroke, heart disease and death
Posted by Healthy And Fit on November 16th, 2009
Study finds inadequate levels of Vitamin D may significantly increase risk of stroke, heart disease and death
While mothers have known that feeding their kids milk builds strong bones, a new study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City suggests that Vitamin D contributes to a strong and healthy heart as well – and that inadequate levels of the vitamin may significantly increase a person’s risk of stroke, heart disease, and death, even among people who’ve never had heart disease.
For more than a year, the Intermountain Medical Center research team followed 27,686 patients who were 50 years of age or older with no prior history of cardiovascular disease.
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Posted in Diet and Exercise Tags: American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Research, Conclusions, Coronary Artery Disease, Disease Researchers, Healthy Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Institute, History Of Cardiovascular Disease, Inadequate Levels, Md Director, Medical Center Research, Milliliter, Ml, Nanograms, Orlando Florida, Salt Lake City, Stroke, Vitamin D Deficiency Comments OffNiacin – Blood Cholesterol Levels Improved
Posted by Healthy And Fit on November 16th, 2009
Vitamin B Niacin – Blood Cholesterol Levels Improved, But Arteries Do Not Show It
There were promising gains in bad (LDL) and good (HDL) blood cholesterol levels in those taking niacin.
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