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News items on 'Cardiovascular Risk Assessment'
Slower walkers 'more likely to die from heart disease'
(The Scotsman 11/11/2009)
ELDERLY people who walk slowly are about three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who walk faster, researchers say. Walking pace has already been linked to increased hospital admissions and the incidence of falls and disability. Now experts say walking slowly is "strongly associated" with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke. In all, 3,208 men and women aged 65-85 took part in the study.
Smoking may cut life short by ten years
(The Scotsman 18/09/2009)
MIDDLE-aged smokers with high cholesterol and blood pressure face a ten-year cut in life expectancy, researchers warned yesterday. The three risk factors combined to reduce lifespan by a decade among over-50s compared with non-smokers with normal cholesterol and blood. Those with additional health worries, such as being overweight, fare even worse, losing 15 years of their life expectancy. The stark warning follows an Oxford University study of 19,000 men over an average of 38 years.
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NHS heart care 'must get better'
(BBC 18/09/2009)
The Care Quality Commission highlighted a number of areas of care where standards could improve. In particular, the report said doctors were not doing enough to record cases of CVD, particularly in deprived areas. Just over 1% of adults do not have their heart disease and stroke problems recorded, but this rises to 7% in poor neighbourhoods. The regulator said this could mean they may not be given access to the services they need.
Fight against the 'big three' killers is on track, says minister
(The Scotsman 08/08/2009)
EFFORTS to hit targets in cutting Scotland's "big three" killers - heart disease, stroke and cancer - are on track, the government said yesterday. Ms Robison's comment came as annual statistics revealed how many Scots died from the conditions in the past year. Of the 55,700 deaths registered in 2008, 27 per cent were from cancer, 16 per cent from heart disease, and 10 per cent were from strokes. Overall, the conditions caused 53 per cent of deaths last year, compared with 65 per cent in 1981.
Death data boost to cardiac care
(BBC 29/07/2009)
Outcomes for adult cardiac patients in the UK have improved significantly since publication of information on death rates, research suggests. The study also found more elderly and high-risk patients were now being treated, despite fears surgeons would not want to take them on. It is based on analysis of more than 400,000 operations by the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery. Experts said all surgical specialties should now publish data on death rates.
Warning over private health scans
(BBC 02/05/2009)
Health charities and government advisers say they have concerns about private medical screening to detect early signs of several diseases. About 75,000 people in the UK have paid a US firm up to £150 for tests for conditions such as heart disease and strokes - often after getting letters. GPs say the letters are scaremongering and the tests are often unnecessary. Life Line Screening says it identifies risks and that NHS tests are only provided if patients display symptoms.
Britons 'in denial' over heart risk from obesity and smoking
(Daily Mail 13/03/2009)
Britons at high risk of heart attack are ignoring doctors' advice to change their lifestyle, says a new survey. More than three-quarters are obese - and most smokers refuse to give up. The new survey of 12 countries looked in detail at 381 high risk patients in the UK, who had been diagnosed as 'high risk' at least six months earlier by their GPs.
'Fat neck' a clue to heart risk
(BBC 12/03/2009)
Measuring the thickness of a person's neck may provide as many clues to their risk of developing heart problems as measuring their waist, a study says. Researchers from the Framingham Heart Study found even those with relatively trim waistlines appeared to be at greater risk if they had larger necks. Risk was defined as having lower levels of "good" cholesterol for instance, or higher levels of blood glucose. The US team looked at more than 3,300 women and men with an average age of 51.
(BBC 08/03/2009)
Every 15 minutes in Scotland someone has a heart attack. Some 10% of Scots are believed to be living with some form of heart or circulatory disease and the country has some of the worst heart health in the UK. So when Robin Plevin was looking for a focus for his plays he did not find it hard to decide on the subject matter - heart health.
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