Cardiovascular health
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What’s a heart attack? How can you tell if you’re on the edge of one?
One in every 25 deaths in Australia is from heart attack. More than half will be sudden. What are the signs?
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Yes, real difference can be made to your heart and health in middle age
If you’ve never exercised, or you’ve lost fitness, massive health benefits can be gained from increasing physical activity levels by just a little bit.
- by Sarah Berry
‘Death by Peloton’? No, but cardio over 50 comes with caveats
Men of a certain age don’t need to cut cardio altogether, but they do need to ease up a bit.
- by Richard Holt
Silicon Valley pacemaker hopes to capture Aussie hearts with ASX float
Australia’s strength in cardiovascular research has drawn this medtech startup Down Under, supported by high-profile financial backers such as Mark Carnegie.
- by Emma Koehn
‘Reassuringly low’ rates of heart problems in first wave COVID-19 patients
An ongoing study should be able to next examine the impact of the Delta variant on cardiac health, amid reports cases abroad are showing complications.
- by Mary Ward
The best way to avoid heart disease? Eat more plants and less meat
There is constant squabbling over the virtues of various diets, but a new report makes one thing clear: to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, follow a plant-based diet.
- by Cara Rosenbloom
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Apple
Kate blamed stress for a racing heart. A smartwatch told her otherwise
Technology empowers us with information about our health we’ve never had before. For Kate Bendall, 50, it alerted her to a condition that could have led to a stroke.
- by Sarah Berry
How to eat for better heart health – bread and butter included
For many of us, bread and butter are among life’s greatest pleasures. And the pairing may be harmful to our heart depending on how we eat it – and how often.
- by Sarah Berry
Researchers using ‘soft robots’ to toughen up artery implants
Scientists are working on a method to “train” new blood vessels grown from a patient’s own cells to make them ready to be implanted in the tough environment of the human body.
- by Stuart Layt
‘Lot of grey’: Global study muddies water on heart benefits of eating fish
A major new study has raised questions about whether eating fish helps ward off heart disease.
- by Liam Mannix
Coffee helps heart health? It’s more complicated than that
Two new studies about the impact of caffeine on heart health show that the evidence is mixed but the message is clear: everything in moderation.
- by Sarah Berry