Heart disease rates halve in a decade as statins and stop-smoking campaigns reap huge benefits
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Heart disease rates halve in a decade as statins and stop-smoking campaigns reap huge benefits

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/06/04/heart-disease-rates-halve-decade-statins-stop-smoking-campaigns/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor Heart disease rates have halved in a decade as statins and the fall in smoking have hugely reduced the prevalence of the condition. Although heart disease is still the leading cause of death in Britain, the number of people dying decreased from 80 per 100,000 to…

Heart scan ‘could pick up signs of sudden death risk’
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Heart scan ‘could pick up signs of sudden death risk’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48338479 By  Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter, BBC News Scientists say a new scan technique could identify people at risk of collapsing and dying suddenly from a hidden heart condition. Normally, in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, signs of structural changes in the heart can only be picked up after death. But University…

Heart disease deaths in under 75’s going up for the first time in 50 years
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Heart disease deaths in under 75’s going up for the first time in 50 years

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://apple.news/AcNiBHuCcQ2OydeSG5vwpOg By Henry Bodkin Deaths from heart disease among under-75s are on the rise for the first time in 50 years, figures reveal. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity are all playing a role in driving up deaths among younger people, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said. A…

Skipping breakfast ‘could increase risk of dying from heart disease’
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Skipping breakfast ‘could increase risk of dying from heart disease’

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This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/health/skipping-breakfast-increase-heart-disease-risk-health-news/ By Florence Snead at I News UK More than half of participants said they ate breakfast every day Skipping breakfast on a regular basis could be linked to an increased risk of dying from heart disease, research suggests. The decision to shun the meal is also a behavioural marker for unhealthy lifestyle habits, the study…

New Sheffield research could help to develop preventative treatments for heart disease
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New Sheffield research could help to develop preventative treatments for heart disease

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This article was taken from: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2019/march/new-sheffield-research-could-help-to-develop-preventative-treatments-for-heart-disease By  Isabelle Masters at the British heart Foundation Researchers at the University of Sheffield are to study if ‘turning off’ a protein could help prevent heart attacks and strokes. We’ve provided funding to a team of scientists, led by Professor Paul Evans from the university’s Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease…