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FHS Investigator Rhoda Au Receives $2.8M Award from AHA, Bill Gates
Rhoda Au Receives $2.8M Award from AHA, Bill Gates The American Heart Association — the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives — and global philanthropist and technology visionary Bill Gates, have committed to advancing the scientific evidence base related to brain health and dementia by... More
Recent Findings: July 27, 2020
Recent Findings: July 27, 2020 Image Credit: © 2020 American Academy of Neurology Dementia-associated common gene variants or the APOE e4 genotype can more than double dementia risk, but good cardiovascular health can decrease dementia risk by 50%, according to a study published in Neurology by FHS investigators. Researchers from Boston University... More
Maura Walker Awarded AHA Grant
Maura Walker, PhD Receives AHA Award FHS Investigator Maura Walker, PhD has been awarded a grant from the American Heart Association for "Integrative omics approach to elucidate diet quality-blood pressure relations". Her research focuses on relationships between diet quality, cardiometabolic risk factors and chronic disease, with an emphasis on dietary fat and... More
Emer MccGrath Awarded HRB Health Research Award
Emer MccGrath Awarded HRB Health Research Award Per NUI Gallway, July 14, 2020 -- Framingham Heart Study Investigator and NUI Galway Clinician Scientist Dr Emer McGrath has been awarded a Clinician Scientist Fellowship as part of the Health Research Board (HRB) €3.7 million investment in twelve new Health Research Fellowships. Dr. McGrath... More
Recent Findings from the FHS CPET station: June 29, 2020
Clinical and Hemodynamic Associations and Prognostic Implications of Ventilatory Efficiency in Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function Nayor et al., 2020 What Is New? Ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2) during exercise potently predicts outcomes in advanced heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. In this study, we establish distinct clinical correlates of VE/VCO2 during... More
Recent Findings: June 12, 2020
High Blood Pressure During And After Exercise May Be Markers For Disease Later In Life (Boston)– Higher blood pressure during exercise and delayed blood pressure recovery after exercise are associated with a higher risk of hypertension, preclinical and clinical cardiovascular disease and death among middle-aged to older adults. Blood pressure responses to... More
June 10, 2020: Recent Findings
Assessment of Incidence and Risk Factors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Among Participants in the Framingham Heart Study Between 1948 and 2016 Key Points Question Is the incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage decreasing over time, and do risk factor profiles for intracerebral hemorrhage located in the deep vs lobar brain regions differ? Findings In this cohort study... More
June 8, 2020: Recent Findings
Investigators use FHS data to find association between atherosclerosis and changes in the structure, heart function Even among individuals free of heart failure and myocardial infarction, there appears to be evidence of an association between calcium buildup in the coronary arteries (atherosclerosis) and changes in the structure and function of the... More
June 3 2020: Recent Findings
Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Hemodynamic Responses to Submaximal Exercise Testing With the Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease: The Framingham Heart Study Joowon Lee, PhD, Rebecca J. Song, MPH, Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD, Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD Dr. Vanessa Xanthakis, an FHS Investigator and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics at Boston University’s... More
March 28, 2020: Recent Findings
Association of Blood Pressure Responses to Submaximal Exercise in Midlife With the Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes and All‐Cause Mortality: The Framingham Heart Study Joowon Lee, Ramachandran S. Vasan, and Vanessa Xanthakis Clinical Perspective What is New? We observed significant associations of higher exercise blood pressure and delayed blood pressure recovery after submaximal exercise... More