#cardiovascular disease

#cardiovascular disease

It got worse, she says, when she tried to leave. "You just don't know if you can sustain living that way," said Dosanjh, who then chose to get an order of protection against her then-husband. The toll on her health started to show. "I had abnormal stress tests," Dosanjh said. "I had to have a cardiac catheterization." And she's not alone according to a study released last month by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

A new study has found a link between high blood pressure at the age of 7 and up to a 50 per cent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease over the next five decades. Currently, children in the UK are not routinely checked for blood pressure as part of a national screening programme. But the researchers said their findings demonstrate the importance of regularly checking children's blood pressure to help them develop heart-healthy habits early on.

Influenza infections trigger heart attacks by causing inflammation and plaque rupture, which increases the risk for those with existing heart disease.

Most ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are characterized by poor nutritional quality, contributing to excessive calories, and are typically high in saturated fats, added sugars and sodium (salt).

Phthalates, commonly found in various consumer products, may have contributed to over 10% of global heart disease mortality among adults aged 55 to 64 in 2018.