Hacker News with Generative AI: Heart Disease

Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence (escardio.org)
Belgrade, Serbia – 18 May 2025. Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2025,1 a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Health, Heart Disease, Science, Research, Medicine

6 points by geox 20 days ago | 3 comments

Shingles vaccine reduces risk of heart disease by 23%, study of one million (cnn.com)

Health, Vaccines, Heart Disease, Research

18 points by Bender 25 days ago | 3 comments

Don't Die of Heart Disease (empirical.health)
Heart disease kills more people than all cancers combined—but it’s also the area of health most in your control. 80% of heart attacks can be avoided, and your risk is predictable using statistical models up to 30 years in advance.

Health, Heart Disease, Statistics, Prevention

25 points by brandonb 30 days ago | 8 comments

Engineers develop wearable heart attack detection technology (medicalxpress.com)
Every second counts when it comes to detecting and treating heart attacks. That's where a new technology from the University of Mississippi comes in to identify heart attacks faster and more accurately than traditional methods.

Medical Technology, Health, Heart Disease, Wearable Devices

74 points by PaulHoule 31 days ago | 40 comments

Study links sugar-filled drinks to millions of heart disease and diabetes cases (bgr.com)
From sodas to energy drinks, the consumption of sugary drinks has been linked to more than 2.2 million new cases of diabetes and 1.1 million new cases of heart disease annually, raising concerns over the health risks these drinks bring to the table.

Health, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Sugar Consumption

107 points by hochmartinez 146 days ago | 166 comments

Morning coffee may protect the heart better (eurekalert.org)
People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a lower overall mortality risk compared to all-day coffee drinkers, according to research published in the European Heart Journal [1] today (Wednesday).

Health, Coffee, Heart Disease, Research

7 points by cratermoon 150 days ago | 2 comments

The Story of Stent (om.co)
Today is my 17th re-birthday. If you’ve been a longtime reader, you know why I call it my re-birthday. If you are new around here, well, here is a short recap. Just after I turned 41—17 years ago—a life of poor habits and family genetics caught up with me. I had a heart attack and was in the hospital for a few days. The doctors discovered all sorts of problems, and I ended up on the operating table.

Health, Personal Stories, Heart Disease

69 points by rmason 160 days ago | 5 comments

Why heart attacks spike during the winter holidays (news.northwestern.edu)
Whether it’s due to cold weather, holiday stress or disrupted routines — or a combination of all three — heart attack and stroke rates surge during the last two weeks of December, warns Northwestern Medicine cardiologist Dr. Patricia Vassallo.

Health, Winter, Holidays, Heart Disease

14 points by gnabgib 171 days ago | 5 comments

Is there a "golden hour" to go to sleep that reduces risk of heart disease? (bhf.org.uk)

Health, Heart Disease, Sleep

4 points by haltingproblem 336 days ago | 0 comments

Eko Health scores $41M to detect heart disease earlier and more accurately (techcrunch.com)

Healthcare, Startups, Artificial Intelligence, Heart Disease

16 points by PaulHoule 361 days ago | 6 comments

Vegetarian diets significantly reduce risk of cancer, heart disease and death (cnn.com)

Vegetarian Diets, Health, Cancer, Heart Disease

14 points by priyankanath 375 days ago | 0 comments

Decline in heart failure deaths has been undone, led by people under 45 (statnews.com)

Health, Mortality, Heart Disease, Demographics

36 points by gulced 409 days ago | 32 comments