22Jan/14

Couch potatoes at increased risk of heart failure – Business Standard


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Couch potatoes at increased risk of heart failure
Business Standard
The study is the first to examine the link between heart failure risk and sedentary time, said Deborah Rohm Young, lead researcher and a senior scientist at Kaiser Permanente in Pasadena, California. “Be more active and sit less. That’s the message
Do you want to cut heart failure risk? Exercise more and sit lessDaily News & Analysis
Sitting for long periods increases your risk of heart failure by 52%India.Com Health
Sitting link to heart failure riskThe Australian
International Business Times –University Herald –USA TODAY
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21Jan/14

Are you sitting down? Your heart failure risk is higher – USA TODAY


HealthDay

Are you sitting down? Your heart failure risk is higher
USA TODAY
Both sitting too much — sometimes called sitting disease — and exercising too little may increase the chance of heart failure, a new study suggests. The risk of heart failure was more than double for men who sat for at least five hours a day outside
Too Much Sitting May Raise Heart Failure Risk for MenHealthDay
Exercising more, sitting less reduces heart failure risk in menMedical Xpress
Sedentary Behavior and Low Physical Activity Linked to Heart Failure in MenPR Newswire (press release)

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21Jan/14

Biznet and Heart Doctor Introduce LVAD Calculator App to Help Heart Failure … – Midland Daily News

Biznet and Heart Doctor Introduce LVAD Calculator App to Help Heart Failure
Midland Daily News
Jennifer Cowger, MD, MS, created an iPhone app to help doctors assess a patient’s suitability for a LVAD (left ventricular assist device), which is used to support heart function and blood flow in patients waiting for a transplant or for long-term

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