A new study which was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that obese people had a higher prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Although the American Heart Association has released scientific statements describing obesity as an independent risk factor for CVD (cardiovascular disease), including CHD (coronary Read more…
Researchers from the Duke University Health System recently led a study at the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and shared the findings of that study at the American College of Cardiology 67th Annual Scientific Session. The intent of the study was to develop a model to identify patients with PAD within Read more…
A new study published in The Physiological Study provides some insightful data into just how much exercise is required to guard heart health. Findings were published based on a comparison of exercise histories and heart health with over 100 people aged 60 and up. This study only looked at how Read more…
The American Heart Association has been employing machine learning to produce some encouraging research to coffee drinkers interested in their heart health. Leveraging the long-running Framingham study, machine learning techniques were leveraged to determine some observed associations between cardiovascular health and what people eat and drink. Using these tools, they Read more…
At the 2018 New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) meeting, there was a new session called “Gender and Racial Disparities in Peripheral Interventions”, in which the SAGE group presented a talk titled “Prevalence and Epidemiology Burden of Peripheral Artery Disease and Venous Disease in Women“. Mary Yost, President of the SAGE Group, Read more…
A 2017 study by the NYSPMA (New York Podiatric Medical Association) reveal some interesting facts that indicate podiatric treatment can lower healthcare costs while improving patient outcomes and quality of life. This research-based study was performed by a third-party consulting firm as a response to an effort to redesign New Read more…
Good news is coming out of a survey of 27,000 Americans; the smoking rate in the United States has hit another record low. The latest survey indicates that 14% of US adults were smokers last year, down from 16% the year before. Although the rate of decline has been slowing, encouraging Read more…
A new US study of 438,000 adults has some interesting findings on regional variations and the prevalence of obesity in rural versus urban or suburban areas. This study was performed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and considered a patient obese if they had a BMI of 30 or Read more…
In honor of Memorial Day, Biomedix has put together an infographic about veterans with PAD
New Biomedix infographic featuring the results of a study published in JAMA about peripheral artery disease (PAD), and confirms the importance of prevention, focusing on four main risk factors that not only contribute to the prevalence of PAD, but also heart disease and stroke