“The study suggests that a given burden of atherosclerosis is riskier in postmenopausal women than it is in men of that age,” said study author Dr. Sophie van Rosendael of Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands. “Since atherosclerotic plaque burden is emerging as a target to decide the intensity of therapy to prevent heart attacks,… Read More »
Irregular Sleep Tied to Increased Heart Disease Risk
Feb. 24, 2023 — Irregular sleep, such as sleeping for an inconsistent number of hours each night or falling asleep at different times, may increase the risk of developing atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries, among adults over age 45, a new study suggests. In particular, a variation in sleep duration of more than… Read More »
Inflammation Increases Arterial Stiffness
“Contrary to some earlier findings, we now know that premature inflammation-induced vascular damage in adolescents, such as higher arterial stiffness, may cause elevated blood pressure, hypertension, insulin resistance, obesity, and elevated heart rate,” says Andrew Agbaje, a physician and clinical epidemiologist at the University of Eastern Finland. The current study was conducted among 3862 adolescents… Read More »
