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Can Your Eyes Predict A Heart Attack? What Your Retinal Scan Actually Reveals
The retina is the only place in the body where blood vessels can be seen directly and non-invasively, in real time, without an incision or a dye injection.
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Can Smoking Raise Your Blood Pressure? Doctors Explain What Happens
When a person smokes, nicotine stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, which can increase heart rate and cause blood vessels to narrow. As a result, the heart has to work harder to pump blood through the body, potentially causing blood pressure to rise temporarily.
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These Seemingly Harmless Habits Can Quietly Damage Your Heart
Skipping regular health checks, sitting for hours, eating too much processed food or consistently sleeping poorly may not seem dangerous on a single day. However, when they are repeated, they can lead to high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels and other heart-related risks.
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Eating 100g More Ultra-Processed Food Daily May Raise Heart Risk By 14%: Study
A new meta-analysis of 51 studies involving 88 lakh adults found that every additional 100g of ultra-processed food consumed daily was associated with a 14% higher risk of cardiovascular events. Here is what the findings mean.
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Can An Eye Scan Detect Heart Disease? Cardiologist Explains What Your Retina Can Reveal
The growing interest in retinal imaging comes from the possibility of using the eye as a non-invasive window into vascular health
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Heart Calcium Scan: Who Really Needs It And When Is It Necessary?
A heart calcium scan detects calcium deposits in coronary arteries to assess cardiovascular risk in people with uncertain heart disease risk.
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Can You Have Heart Disease With A Clear Angiogram? Doctor Explains The Hidden Causes In Women
Heart disease can show up with a clear angiogram in women for certain reasons. Here are the hidden causes in women, as explained by Dr Ajeet Bana.
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Heart Patients: 5 Simple Tests That Can Detect Hidden Kidney Disease
Heart disease and kidney disease are closely linked, and kidney damage can remain silent for years. These simple blood, urine and routine health checks can help heart patients detect chronic kidney disease early and reduce future cardiovascular and kidney risks
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Could Inflammation Be The Missing Piece In The Heart Disease Puzzle?
Chronic arterial inflammation often develops silently without obvious outward signals in its early stages. However, as arterial narrowing progresses, patients may experience warning signs of reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.
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Beyond Standard Lipid Profiles: What An ApoB Blood Test Reveals About Your Real Heart Risk
An ApoB blood test could reveal real heart disease risk. Here is how it can measure your risk of developing heart-related health issues, and the exact values that indicate increased risk.
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The Silent Cholesterol Problem: Why Fit-Looking People Still Have Heart Attacks
One in five heart attack patients today is younger than 40, a significant increase from a decade ago
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When High-Intensity Exercise Isn't The Best Choice For Your Heart
For some people, especially those with an undiagnosed heart condition or several cardiovascular risk factors, sudden high-intensity exercise may place more strain on the heart than it can safely handle.
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Triglyceride-To-HDL Ratio: The Single Number On Your Blood Test That Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Dr Vinayak Agrawal explains how heart-healthy risk is determined by lipid markers. Here is the ratio that could be linked to heart disease risk and how to stabilise it naturally.
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Why The Future Of Heart Care Is About Prevention, Not Procedures
With advances in non-invasive imaging and risk assessment, doctors are increasingly able to identify heart disease before it becomes a crisis
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International Self-Care Day: Cardiologist Shares The Best Heart Self-Care Habits You Can Start Today
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of illness worldwide, but the good news is that many cardiovascular problems can be prevented through simple lifestyle changes.
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Can Your Eyes Predict A Heart Attack? What Your Retinal Scan Actually Reveals
The retina is the only place in the body where blood vessels can be seen directly and non-invasively, in real time, without an incision or a dye injection.
-
Can Smoking Raise Your Blood Pressure? Doctors Explain What Happens
When a person smokes, nicotine stimulates the sympathetic nervous system, which can increase heart rate and cause blood vessels to narrow. As a result, the heart has to work harder to pump blood through the body, potentially causing blood pressure to rise temporarily.
-
These Seemingly Harmless Habits Can Quietly Damage Your Heart
Skipping regular health checks, sitting for hours, eating too much processed food or consistently sleeping poorly may not seem dangerous on a single day. However, when they are repeated, they can lead to high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol levels and other heart-related risks.
-
Eating 100g More Ultra-Processed Food Daily May Raise Heart Risk By 14%: Study
A new meta-analysis of 51 studies involving 88 lakh adults found that every additional 100g of ultra-processed food consumed daily was associated with a 14% higher risk of cardiovascular events. Here is what the findings mean.
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Can An Eye Scan Detect Heart Disease? Cardiologist Explains What Your Retina Can Reveal
The growing interest in retinal imaging comes from the possibility of using the eye as a non-invasive window into vascular health
-
Heart Calcium Scan: Who Really Needs It And When Is It Necessary?
A heart calcium scan detects calcium deposits in coronary arteries to assess cardiovascular risk in people with uncertain heart disease risk.
-
Can You Have Heart Disease With A Clear Angiogram? Doctor Explains The Hidden Causes In Women
Heart disease can show up with a clear angiogram in women for certain reasons. Here are the hidden causes in women, as explained by Dr Ajeet Bana.
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Heart Patients: 5 Simple Tests That Can Detect Hidden Kidney Disease
Heart disease and kidney disease are closely linked, and kidney damage can remain silent for years. These simple blood, urine and routine health checks can help heart patients detect chronic kidney disease early and reduce future cardiovascular and kidney risks
-
Could Inflammation Be The Missing Piece In The Heart Disease Puzzle?
Chronic arterial inflammation often develops silently without obvious outward signals in its early stages. However, as arterial narrowing progresses, patients may experience warning signs of reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.
-
Beyond Standard Lipid Profiles: What An ApoB Blood Test Reveals About Your Real Heart Risk
An ApoB blood test could reveal real heart disease risk. Here is how it can measure your risk of developing heart-related health issues, and the exact values that indicate increased risk.
-
The Silent Cholesterol Problem: Why Fit-Looking People Still Have Heart Attacks
One in five heart attack patients today is younger than 40, a significant increase from a decade ago
-
When High-Intensity Exercise Isn't The Best Choice For Your Heart
For some people, especially those with an undiagnosed heart condition or several cardiovascular risk factors, sudden high-intensity exercise may place more strain on the heart than it can safely handle.
-
Triglyceride-To-HDL Ratio: The Single Number On Your Blood Test That Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Dr Vinayak Agrawal explains how heart-healthy risk is determined by lipid markers. Here is the ratio that could be linked to heart disease risk and how to stabilise it naturally.
-
Why The Future Of Heart Care Is About Prevention, Not Procedures
With advances in non-invasive imaging and risk assessment, doctors are increasingly able to identify heart disease before it becomes a crisis
-
International Self-Care Day: Cardiologist Shares The Best Heart Self-Care Habits You Can Start Today
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of illness worldwide, but the good news is that many cardiovascular problems can be prevented through simple lifestyle changes.
