Tag: arterial stiffness
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Exercise beats yoga for improving heart and blood vessel health
Introduction: The stakes of sedentarism Sedentary lifestyles are a growing public health concern. In 2022, more than a third of adults worldwide failed to meet recommended physical activity guidelines, with many spending eight or more hours each day sitting. Prolonged sitting is linked to poorer metabolic and vascular health, including higher fasting insulin, adverse lipid…
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Exercise Beats Yoga for Heart Health: Strengthening Vascular Function in Sedentary Adults
Why the debate matters: exercise vs. yoga for heart health As modern life keeps many people seated for long hours, public health researchers are keen to identify simple, effective strategies to protect the heart and blood vessels. A recent systematic review comparing yoga and conventional exercise provides important insights: both activities improve vascular function, but…
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Exercise Beats Yoga for Heart Health: What the Latest Review Finds
New Insights on How Exercise and Yoga Affect Heart and Blood Vessel Health A recent systematic review published in Advances in Integrative Medicine takes a closer look at how two popular approaches—conventional exercise and yoga—affect vascular function in sedentary adults. While both routines offer benefits, the analysis concludes that structured physical exercise delivers stronger improvements…
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COVID-19 Accelerates Vascular Aging in Women: A Global Study
Overview Groundbreaking international research led by Université Laval reveals that COVID-19 may cause arteries to age faster in women than in men. The study, involving about 2,100 participants across 18 countries, shows a clear link between SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and increased arterial stiffness in women, a key marker of cardiovascular aging. How the study was conducted…
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COVID-19 May Accelerate Vascular Aging in Women: New Findings
COVID-19 may accelerate vascular aging in women: key findings A new international study published in the European Heart Journal reports that infection with SARS-CoV-2 could hasten the loss of elasticity in the walls of blood vessels among women. The increase in arterial stiffness after COVID-19 begins to resemble vascular aging that would typically take several…
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COVID-19 Accelerates Vascular Aging in Women, Laval Study Finds
New evidence from Laval and international partners A large international study led by researchers at Université Laval has found that a COVID-19 infection appears to accelerate vascular aging in women, while men do not show the same effect. The work examined how the disease affects arterial stiffness in about 2,100 people across 18 countries, including…
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COVID-19 May Accelerate Vascular Aging in Women, Study Finds
Overview A new international study published in the European Heart Journal reports that COVID-19 may accelerate vascular aging in women. The research suggests that the loss of elasticity in the body’s blood vessels that typically accompanies aging could be hastened after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Depending on the severity of the infection, this vascular stiffening could…
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COVID-19 accelerates vascular aging in women: new international findings
Introduction A new international study led by researchers from Université Laval suggests that a COVID-19 infection may accelerate vascular aging in women, while men appear less affected. The research draws on data from about 2,100 participants across 18 countries and sheds light on sex-specific cardiovascular risks following SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study design Researchers assessed arterial…
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COVID-19 May Accelerate Vascular Aging in Women After Infection
New evidence links COVID-19 to faster vascular aging in women A large international study published in the European Heart Journal reports that the loss of elasticity in blood vessels accompanying normal aging may be accelerated in women after a COVID-19 infection. The researchers found that arterial stiffness—measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV) in the aorta—appears…