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Digital “cardiac twins” offer advantages for advancing healthcare by providing precise, noninvasive monitoring and early detection of diseases, but distinguishing between biological differences in cardiovascular physiology remains a challenge. ART STOCK CREATIVE/ Shutterstock

AI ‘digital twins’ are transforming heart care but will they work for women?

Sumesh Sasidharan, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)

In cardiology, sex and gender-sensitive diagnosis and treatment planning are crucial, but biological differences remain the missing link in AI-powered human virtual twin technology.
Cardiac rehab is an outpatient chronic disease management program covering exercise, diet, lifestyle and psychosocial elements in hour-long sessions about twice per week over several months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

Cardiac rehab for heart patients saves lives and money, so why isn’t it used more?

Sherry L. Grace, York University, Canada

Cardiac rehabilitation is a low-cost approach with proven benefits for heart patients, that drastically lowers future cardiac risks. So why do only 10 to 25 per cent of heart patients access it?
Standing up when doing routine things such as talking on the phone can reduce the amount of time a person sits. YoloStock/Shutterstock.com

Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?

Gautam Ramesh, University of California, San Diego; Andrea LaCroix, University of California, San Diego, and John Bellettiere, University of California, San Diego

Sitting has been maligned in recent years for its role in obesity and diabetes. Now, a recent study in older women suggests that sedentary behavior may also increase heart disease risk.

Related Topics

  1. behavioural change
  2. cardiac rehab
  3. Cardiovascular health
  4. Diet
  5. Europe
  6. Heart disease
  7. Sedentary lifestyles
  8. Stents
  9. Women's health

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