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Fortunately, most of these changes are only temporary.
Rates of cardiac arrest are high. So, why don’t more people know CPR?
Women are often under-diagnosed and under-treated for heart disease and may be unaware of their specific risk factors. Clinical and research practices need to reflect the diversity of women in Canada.
Commotio cordis is the result of blunt trauma to the heart, and is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death in youth sports. Improvements in protective equipment may help prevent it.
Tiny fluctuations in the time between each beat of your heart can provide clues about how much stress your body is experiencing.
Wearables and smartwatches can track your pulse – but if you’re using them to scan for irregular heart rhythms, there are some things you should know.
Don’t skip your next eye exam – it could be important for your overall health.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a low-cost approach with proven benefits for heart patients, that drastically lowers future cardiac risks. So why do only 10 to 25 per cent of heart patients access it?
Shane Warne’s untimely death from a suspected heart attack has prompted some people to consider their own heart health and what improvements they can make.
It’s a love song cliché and a Hollywood staple, but your heart really might race or skip a beat when you feel love and attraction.
Heart health is strongly linked to brain health and risk of dementia. That means improving one can protect us from the other.
Myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination is rare, and the risk is much smaller than the risks of cardiac injury linked to COVID-19 itself.
COVID can cause heart inflammation, abnormal heart rhythms, blood clots in the legs and lungs, stroke, and heart failure.
But more intense exercises – such as weightlifting – are still important for health and fitness.
Cutting out dairy, eggs and meat is thought to prevent and reverse heart disease. But as our latest study shows, the evidence doesn’t back this claim up.
Our study is the first to directly show that swimming, aqua-aerobics and other water workouts offer as many benefits to cardiovascular health as exercising in a gym.
For patients recovering from heart surgery, being overweight or moderately obese appears to be an advantage over being underweight or even having a normal BMI.
Jumping rope is short on time, fun, and good for your heart health.
Shovelling snow is excellent exercise that works the upper and lower body. However, it’s important to remember that digging out from a storm pushes many people to their maximal fitness capacity.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, Registered Dietitian, Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Faculty of Professional Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Executive Director, George Institute Australia, George Institute for Global Health
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Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
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Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Australian National University
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SHARP Professor, leader of the Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, UNSW Sydney, and leader of the UNSW Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
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Nutrition Epidemiologist, CSIRO
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer - Exercise Physiology, University of South Australia
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Fellow, George Institute for Global Health
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
