Mental stress may cause reduced blood flow in hearts of young women with heart disease
Mental stress may cause reduced blood flow in the heart muscle of younger women with heart disease. Younger women with heart disease are more susceptible to reduced blood flow from mental stress compared to men and older patients, new research has found. Ref. Source 6r.
First-of-its-kind test for HDL cholesterol function could transform the way healthcare providers predict your risk for heart disease. A new test could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart disease by measuring how effectively a patient’s high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) cleans up arterial cholesterol, new research shows. Source 7n.
Excess fat disrupts heart cell's energy system. A new study finds that lipid overload in heart cells, a common feature in diabetes and obesity, leads to misshapen mitochondria that don't produce energy efficiently. This structural disruption may contribute to the two- to five-fold increased risk of heart failure in people with diabetes. Source 4t.