University of Toronto - Meadowbrook Care Center

For Heart Attack and Stroke Survivors, Dog Ownership Is Associated with a Longer Life

By Meadowbrook Staff | October 29, 2019 |

Living alone after a cardiac event and not owning a dog may be hazardous to your health. A recently released study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA), reported that dog ownership may be associated with longer life and better cardiovascular outcomes, especially for those heart attack…

Study challenges “no pain no gain” requirement for patients with clogged leg arteries

By Meadowbrook Staff | June 27, 2019 |

Patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) should be given the option of pain-free exercise, suggests the findings of a recent study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). According to the ESC article published June 20, around 200 million people worldwide have PAD, where arteries in…