Study suggests why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk
Linemen's rapid weight gain can lead to hardening of heart, arteries, but problems may be offset with increased aerobic training
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Learn about the aorta, the largest artery in the body that carries oxygen rich blood from the heart to all major organs and limbs.
The portion of the aorta in the chest is called the thoracic aorta. It begins at the level of the heart and extends upwards in the anterior chest (aortic root and ascending thoracic aorta), next passes from front to back under the neck (aortic arch), and then descends in the posterior chest adjacent to the spine (descending thoracic aorta). Finally, the aorta continues through the abdomen (abdominal aorta), where at last it splits into two smaller branches (common iliac arteries) that supply the circulation to the lower extremities.
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Linemen's rapid weight gain can lead to hardening of heart, arteries, but problems may be offset with increased aerobic training
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A biological pathway previously found to contribute to the impact of stress on the risk of cardiovascular disease also may underlie the increased incidence of such disease experienced by individuals with lower socioeconomic status.
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A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found that activity of an important signaling pathway increases with aging and with heart failure and that inhibiting that pathway can improve cardiac function in mouse models.
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