Research Discoveries
(May 10, 2017)
People living near heavily trafficked roadways may be at higher risk of heart disease due to fine particles in the air that lower levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)...
(October 11, 2016) MESA researchers published new evidence that calcium supplements may damage the heart, even though calcium-rich diets appear to be protective of the heart.
(May 24, 2016)
Dr. Joel Kaufman, the leader of the MESA Air study, led a 10-year study of 6,000 people in six cities that found air pollution accelerates deposits of calcium in heart arteries, a known cause of heart attack and stroke.
(March 9, 2016)
MESA researchers originally measured the amount of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in participant’s blood vessels because CAC is a well-known predictor of heart disease and stroke. Recently, investigators noticed that a high CAC score might also be predictive of cancer and kidney and lung diseases.
(October 20, 2015)
MESA participants had detailed pictures of their hearts taken using MRI scans in 2002 and again around 2012. By looking at the ways the hearts changed in volume and wall thickness over this ten-year period, MESA researchers discovered something interesting: male hearts and female hearts had both changed over time, but in different ways!
(February 16, 2015)
Researchers looked at five "risk calculators" doctors use to weigh their patients’ risk of suffering heart attacks or strokes.
(July 10, 2014)
MESA researchers discovered an association between negative emotions like stress, depression, and hostility and increased risk of stroke.