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About one in eight American adults have hypertension and Type 2 diabetes and face a significantly higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
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A study of people hospitalized for chest pain found that sedentary time in the months after discharge is associated with additional cardiac events and a greater risk of death.
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A new study shows sleep helps mice recover from heart attacks. Reanalyzed data from a Columbia sleep restriction study suggest sleep plays the same role in people.
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Adding a measure of psychological health to a predictor of mortality from heart disease improved predictions, particularly among Black and female populations.
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- September 15, 2022
When your cholesterol level increases, so do health risks.
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- August 31, 2022
A third of patients undergoing surgery for spinal stenosis, a common back ailment, had protein deposits in their spine that hint at heart failure in their future.
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- July 29, 2022
Now a thriving 19-year-old, the pediatric heart transplant patient offers hope to others.
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- May 17, 2022
A combination of genetic and lab testing could identify 1 million Americans who are at risk of early death from heart disease because they carry a gene that causes high cholesterol.
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- April 15, 2022
The Columbia Hypertension Center has been certified by the American Heart Association, recognition that Columbia is a leader in the care of patients with high blood pressure.
- March 15, 2022
Internationally renowned “surgeon’s surgeon” is known for his skill in highly complex cases.
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- February 17, 2022
An over-the-counter cough suppressant can knock some heart cells back into rhythm, a finding that may lead to a new way to treat a rare heart condition.
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- February 11, 2022
Black American women are more likely than white women to develop heart disease, with stress and structural racism playing a role. Columbia cardiologist Marwah Abdalla explains.
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- February 1, 2022
Essential tips for a healthy heart at any age, from Columbia cardiologist Marc Eisenberg.
- December 23, 2021
New guidelines for patients with coronary artery disease emphasize the role of a multidisciplinary heart team, an approach pioneered at Columbia.
