Pulse Wave Velocity and Pregnancy: Implications for Maternal Cardiovascular Health

Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is a key indicator of arterial stiffness, playing an essential role in assessing the cardiovascular health of pregnant women.

Sleep Disorders and Arterial Stiffness: Cardiovascular Risks

The association between sleep disorders and cardiovascular risk has been demonstrated in numerous studies; as both a risk factor and a preventive measure, each aspect of sleep influences the likelihood of a cardiovascular event occurring.

Aging of Organs and Proteomics: A New Perspective

In a recent article, Dr. Éric TOPOL explores the emergence of organ protein clocks to predict and monitor aging, health, and organ-specific diseases. Three key studies are examined, highlighting how plasma proteins can reveal discrepancies between chronological age and biological age of organs, and how these discrepancies are associated with various health risks.

Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk

Most of the people when they think about physical activity they imagine exhausting sessions during which someone with a 2% body fat screams at you to finish the nth series of 100kg squats. Well, although this exists too, physical activity does not always have to be a pain.

Cardiovascular Diseases: The Storm Is Coming!

The landscape of cardiovascular diseases in the United States is witnessing the arrival of an almost perfect storm. The last decade has seen an increase in cardiovascular risk factors such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, each of which raises the risk of developing heart disease and stroke, stated Dr. D. Kazi, head of health economics and associate director of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and director of the cardiac intensive care unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Microbiota and cardiovascular health ?

What if someone would tell you that your cardiovascular health is linked to your microbiota? Interesting no? But wait, what is exactly the microbiota and how does this interact the cardiovascular system?

Deep learning and PPG signals

The application of deep learning in healthcare is transforming the field by using large volumes of medical data to improve patient outcomes, streamline healthcare processes, and advance research.

What if we fought against cardiovascular diseases as we fight against cancer

This is the theme of the book written by Dr. Michael V. McConnell, in which he shares the stories of his family, his patients, and his research in order to present a modern and effective approach to preventing, detecting, and treating heart disease like cancer to avoid its disastrous consequences.