NHLBI News: Researchers are studying how to update and personalize the tools doctors use to predict a patient’s chance of developing cardiovascular disease
c/o NHLBI News: Researchers are studying how to update and personalize the tools doctors use to predict a patient’s chance of developing cardiovascular disease “Physicians use multiple tools to predict a patient’s risk for heart disease.” [The NHLBI discusses] emerging ideas about ways to update one, the pooled cohort equation, a common cardiovascular disease risk […]
Learn about the “Many Cultures, One Heart” sculptures at FHS
“Many Cultures, One Heart” is a public art project designed to highlight the artistic and ethnic diversity of Framingham through a series of heart sculptures painted by local artists and placed around the Cultural District and the City of Framingham. The artists on this project represent the many communities that call Framingham home, and include Black, […]
Recent Findings from the AHANewsroom, “FHS Participants are living longer and with less risk…”
c/o American Heart Association Newsroom FHS Participants “are living longer and with less risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from coronary heart disease, according to a new analysis that underscores the power of prevention, screening and treatment efforts.” Scientists have known for decades about the risks posed by plaque buildup in the […]
FHS PI and Director, Vasan Ramachandran, M.D., named AHA’s 2021 Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine
Framingham Heart Study Principal Investigator and Director, Vasan S. Ramachandran, M.D., named the American Heart Association’s 2021 Distinguished Scientist in General Preventive Medicine Per the American Heart Association (AHA) — Dr. Ramachandran was selected for this honor because of the impact of his work on clinical practice in cardiovascular health, significant contributions to the […]
Recent Findings: Walking Is Good. But Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness Three Times More
More than 2,000 FHS Participants’ data have contributed to largest study to date aimed at understanding the relationship between regular physical activity and a person’s physical fitness. Matthew Nayor, MD and his research team at Boston University School of Medicine found that bouts of moderate to vigorous exercise—working out with more intensity than, say, walking […]
Summary: Framingham Heart Study: JACC Focus Seminar, 1/8/2021
In this publication researchers Andersson et. al., 2021 discuss how FHS participants continue to provide the scientific community with important information on human cardiovascular and noncardiovascular physiology over the lifespan, as well as to identify major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Researchers also summarize some of the more recent progress in molecular epidemiology and discusses […]
Dr. Vasan Ramachandran, FHS Principal Investigator and Director, receives Lucian Prize
Dr. Vasan Ramachandran, FHS Principal Investigator and Director, receives prestigious Lucian Prize for contributions to cardiovascular science c/o — BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Boston) — Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, the Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the […]
Design, deployment, and usability of a mobile system for cardiovascular health monitoring within the electronic Framingham Heart Study
Design, deployment, and usability of a mobile system for cardiovascular health monitoring within the electronic Framingham Heart Study (eFHS) Read about eFHS: an FHS ancillary study in which FHS participants are using a smartphone app and other digital tools to track their health and complete survey assessments! Usability and adherence results are from researchers […]
Recent Findings: Autonomic Imbalance and Risk of Dementia and Stroke
Autonomic Imbalance and Risk of Dementia and Stroke: The Framingham Heart Study by Galit Weinstein, Kendra Davis-Plourde, Alexa S. Beiser, Sudha Seshadri Published 20 Apr 2021 Abstract Background and Purpose: The autonomic nervous system has been implicated in stroke and dementia pathophysiology. High resting heart rate and low heart rate variability indicate the effect of […]
Recent Findings: ASCVD risk factors also risk for Cancer: Lau et al., 2021
An FHS & PREVEND collaboration finds that atherosclerotic (ASCVD) risk factors, except hypertension, are risk factors for cancer Abstract Background The extent to which co-occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer is due to shared risk factors or other mechanisms is unknown. Objectives This study investigated the association of standard CVD risk factors, CVD biomarkers, […]