Heart

U.S. “stroke belt” also hit by heart failure

People who live in the southeastern U.S., already dubbed the nation’s “stroke belt,” may have a higher-than-average rate of death from heart failure as…    

U.S. health system not helping heart disease: CDC

Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is…    

Researchers uncover link to increased atherosclerosis risk in lupus patients

Researchers in China have demonstrated interferon-alpha (IFN-a) is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). For the first…    

Stroke threat after heart surgery on the decline

Bypass heart surgery is becoming safer, according to doctors who say the risk of stroke in the operating room has been dropping since the…    

Controlling the rising costs of cardiovascular care

Canada’s health care system could have saved $77 million in 2006 if it had adopted a more restrictive policy on the cardiovascular drugs angiotensin…    

Cost to treat heart disease in United States will triple by 2030

The cost to treat heart disease in the United States will triple by 2030, according to a policy statement published in Circulation: Journal of…    

Culprit found for increased stroke injury with diabetes

Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) are especially deadly, and there…    

Researchers Uncover New Gene for Heart Failure in Caucasians

Nearly five million Americans live with heart failure, with as many as 700,000 new cases diagnosed each year. In addition to lifestyle factors, scientists…    

Spanish heart risk study challenges image of healthy Mediterranean diet and lifestyle

A Spanish study has challenged the long-held belief that people in the Mediterranean all enjoy more healthy diets and lifestyles, after discovering alarmingly high…    

Warfarin may be underused to prevent strokes

The blood thinner warfarin prevents strokes and saves money, but the drug is only used by a little more than half the elderly patients…    

NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease

Researchers at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston were recently awarded a $6.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…    

Eating healthier means living longer

The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected…    

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Snowstorms are a time of excitement and wonder for a child: snowball fights, sledding and closed schools. For adults, it’s the dreaded shoveling season…    

Genome-wide hunt reveals links to abnormal rhythms behind sudden death, heart damage

A study among almost 50,000 people worldwide has identified DNA sequence variations linked with the heart’s electrical rhythm in several surprising regions among 22…    

Don’t trouble your heart: Naturally high hemoglobin OK in dialysis patients

Naturally occurring high hemoglobin levels are safe for kidney disease patients on dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of…    

New Blood Test Could Detect Heart Disease in People with No Symptoms

A more sensitive version of a blood test typically used to confirm that someone is having a heart attack could indicate whether a seemingly…    

Scientists find gene linked to congenital heart defect

A gene that can cause congenital heart defects has been identified by a team of scientists, including a group from Princeton University. The discovery…    

New heart scans pose small cancer risk: study

The added cancer risk from undergoing state-of-the-art heart scans may be trivial, according to Greek researchers.

Over a lifetime, they estimate, about…    

A high BMI in childhood linked to greater heart disease risk in adolescence

Children who have a high body mass index (BMI) between 9 and 12 years of age are more likely to have high blood pressure,…    

Heart surgery can trigger stroke

Heart surgery can trigger a stroke and other serious complications, especially in the elderly, a U.S. neurologist says.

Dr. Jose Biller of…    

Heart Surgeries Trigger Strokes, Seizures

Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for “considerable morbidity and mortality,” Loyola University Health System neurologists report in the…    

Medtronic device helps in earlier heart failure

Patients with mild to moderate heart failure benefited from an implanted Medtronic Inc device that combines a pacemaker to coordinate pumping with a defibrillator…    

Statins don’t prove useful for general pediatric lupus population

Lupus puts children at higher risk for coronary artery disease when they become adults, but routinely using statins doesn’t provide enough benefit to…    

Newfoundland researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer

Researchers in Newfoundland have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer.

As a result, they have developed a unique…    

Medical groups push to expand heart x-ray

More patients could benefit from x-ray scans of their hearts, according to new advice put forth in a report from several medical societies.

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