Heart Disease
In 2012 heart disease was the biggest cause of death in the UK - killing 15.6% men (1 in 6) and 10.3% (1 in 10) women. So anything you can do to help your heart out - eating healthily is a good start - will increase your longevity.
This section will maintain key information and medical advancements relating to heart disease - how to prevent it and what treatments are available.
Resources
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Journal covering basic, translational, and clinical cardiovascular medicine
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
- Scientific Journal providing information about cardiovascular diesases.
American College of Cardiology
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (EJCN)
- Scientific Journal providing information about cardiovascular diesases.
Your Heart: An Owner's Guide
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Heart Disease Blog Posts
Repairing damaged hearts - first step to rejuvenation
02-Jun-2013
Recent News
Mitochondrial transplants are successful but benefits are short lived
Lifespan.io - 25-Mar-2020
May be a solution to ageing related mitochondrial dysfunction which leads to diseases
Read more...Metastudy reviews impact of mitochondrial aging on cardiovascular disease
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) - 18-Mar-2020
Still lots to discover, but SENS already looking at ways to stop it in its tracks
Read more...Heart aging and disease risks can be predicted through simple blood test
News Medical - 24-Feb-2020
Measuring amyloid-beta in blood key to identifying future heart complications
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