Category: Heart And Vascular
Starting to control cardiovascular risk factors early is your best course, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Heart attacks and dementia are linked, a new Johns Hopkins study shows. Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert and study author, says reducing your risk factors even before the first problem starts is the best strategy. Johannsen: If you're …
How is it that heart attacks and dementia are linked? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A Johns Hopkins study of over 30,000 people has shown that people who have heart attacks are at increased risk to develop dementia. Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert at Hopkins and study author, says the primary driver is …
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Will the threat of impaired cognition motivate people to address risk factors? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Why would having a heart attack increase risk for dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Looking at heart attacks among more than 30,000 people and following them for years has shown that having a heart attack increases someone’s risk for dementia. That’s according to Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert at Johns Hopkins and …
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Can having a heart attack impact your brain health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Having had a heart attack can put you at risk for dementia years later, a Johns Hopkins study led by Michelle Johannsen, a stroke and cardiovascular expert, shows. Johannsen: We had expected for a little while that acute myocardial infarction …
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If you’ve have Covid could that have triggered a heart arrhythmia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Heart arrhythmias, where the heart doesn’t beat in its normal pattern, are common, especially one called atrial fibrillation, where the top part of the heart flutters, increasing someone’s risk for stroke and other issues. Could this condition, abbreviated afib, develop …