Not just bad shoes and sore muscles - she had peripheral artery disease
Suzanne Marta, American Heart Association News
April 9, 2021
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Abigail Dudek celebrated her 40th birthday in Las Vegas a few months ago, grateful to go hiking and cycling without pain for the first time in more than two years.
The problem started in April 2018. As her county s 911 public educator, she spent most the day on her feet at a public event. Although she was accustomed to achy feet, this time it felt different. It was like a hard pea in between my toes on my right foot, she said. It didn t come on gradually, it was just suddenly there.
Flu may play part in plaque-rupturing heart attacks
Thor Christensen, American Heart Association News
April 8, 2021
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Getting a flu vaccine can reduce the risk of a common type of heart attack in people 60 and older, according to new research that suggests the virus plays a role in rupturing plaque.
In a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers in Spain used data from five consecutive flu seasons and zeroed in on 8,240 people who had Type 1 heart attacks. They found flu and cold temperatures were each independently associated with an increased risk of that kind of heart attack, and flu shots could reduce that risk among people 60 and up.
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Want to help fight for health justice? It may be time to listen
Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News
April 6, 2021
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A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation s long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of millions of Americans. People who ve never confronted racism before are asking, How can I show I m an ally?
For the uninitiated, being a partner in the fight against racism can begin by looking inward. First and foremost, it s about listening, particularly listening to the communities and the people that are directly impacted by injustices, said Judy Lubin, president of the Center for Urban and Racial Equity, a social change consulting group in Washington, D.C.
Physical therapy visit for knee injury was first step toward his quadruple bypass
Suzanne Marta, American Heart Association News
April 6, 2021
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James Pete Watt walked into a physical therapy appointment in April 2018 feeling unusually lightheaded and anxious. I just felt off, he said.
The therapist took his blood pressure reading. It was dangerously high – 200/100. You re not going anywhere until someone comes to get you, she told him.
Pete, who lives in Lake Stevens, Washington, called his wife, Lisa. She took him to an urgent care clinic. Doctors there recommended he get more testing from his physicians.
Nearly two decades before, doctors told Pete he had high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes. He d been taking medication and thought they were under control.