Author: SChH

If a room or car is smoky, stay away until it has cleared. That’s the main message of research presented today at EuroHeartCare 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). (1) “Avoid exposure to secondhand smoke regardless of whether the smoker is still in the room,” said study author Professor Byung Jin Kim, of Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. “Our study in non-smokers shows that the risk of high blood pressure (hypertension) is higher with longer duration of passive smokingbut even the lowest amounts are dangerous.More informaciónwww.sciencedaily.com

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A stressful work environment coupled with a lack of sleep can result in a threefold-higher risk of cardiovascular death in people with hypertension. Recent research looked at how stress and insomnia affected the health of employees who have hypertension, and the news was sobering. More information – www.medicalnewstoday.com

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Las enfermedades Cardiovasculares ya no son un problema exclusivo o mayoritariamente masculino. Muy por el contrario, el aumento de casos en la población femenina es proporcional al de hombres, siendo casi un 40% del total de casos según los últimos estudios vigentes. Justamente por ello, nuestra Sociedad participará patrocinando el 11º Simposio Cuyano de Enfermedad Cardiovascular en la Mujer a efectuarse en la ciudad de Mendoza entre los días 1 y 2 of August. Desde ya invitamos a toda la comunidad e interesados a inscribirse en: https://www.eventbrite.com.ar/e/11o-simposio-cuyano-de-enfermedad-cardiovascular-en-la-mujer-tickets-57212199228 También pueden descargar el programa en: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bh6RzLeNbUmsqquEHfHiDVBro_0nuUo6/view

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El Mes de Medición de Mayo se trata de una iniciativa de medición de la presión arterial a nivel mundial centrada en hacer hincapié en la necesidad de tomar un mayor grado de conciencia con respecto a la presión arterial Nuestra meta: mejorar la salud mundial aumentando el grado de conciencia en materia de presión arterial. Información pública que es la hipertensión Se denomina “presión arterial” a la fuerza física que ejerce la sangre en los vasos sanguíneos. La misma hace posible la circulación de la sangre por el cuerpo para que les llegue sangre limpia, con oxígeno y nutrientes, a…

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FUENTE: Prat, H., They are blind, A., alarcon, G., Barquin, I., Escobar, E., Fernández, M., … & Varleta, P. (2017). Guidelines for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring of 24 hours. Document of the Chilean Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. Chilean journal of cardiology, 36(3), 264-274.

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Researchers from the Department of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London evaluated the effect of consuming anthocyanins, polyphenol that gives blueberries their color, in the regulation of blood pressure. The study was carried out in 40 participants, who were in perfect health, and they were randomly divided into two groups. The first group was supplied 200 grams of blueberries and the second group (control) They were given a drink with minerals. After monitoring blood pressure and measuring arterial dilation, Researchers found that the consumption of anthocyanin has a beneficial effect…

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