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Body fat reduces ability to control blood pressure
• Heart • Dec 01 04
In response to a stressful event, it is normal for a person’s blood pressure to rise and then fall after the event. Now,…
Radiologist sees dual use for colon scans
• Heart • Dec 01 04
Scanning a patient’s colon for cancerous polyps also offers an opportunity to assess the risk of a heart attack by checking for calcium…
Milk protein may reduce high blood pressure
• Heart • Dec 01 04
A section of a protein derived from milk appears to reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension, results from a small study suggest.
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Heart failure improves with resistance training
• Heart • Nov 25 04
Combining resistance exercises such as weight lifting with endurance training safely improves the health of people with chronic heart failure, researchers in Belgium report.
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Heart attacks declining in US diabetics
• Heart • Nov 24 04
People with diabetes seem to be taking better care of themselves. Between 1950 and 1995, there was a 50 percent drop in the rate…
HDL cholesterol stimulates heart perfusion in mice
• Heart • Nov 24 04
HDL cholesterol is often called “good” cholesterol, because it carries cholesterol out of the bloodstream back to the liver, where it’s broken down. Now…
A racing “holiday heart” can spook you out
• Heart • Nov 24 04
There are many holiday traditions that are not so good for the heart, but here’s one that may cause a real scare: festive binge…
Cholesterol levels change with the seasons
• Heart • Nov 21 04
Higher levels more common in winter
The amount of artery-clogging cholesterol running through your veins may peak during the winter months. A new study…
Wrist best spot for angioplasty in elderly
• Heart • Nov 19 04
The wrist is a better access spot than the groin for performing angioplasty in very elderly patients with heart disease, new research shows.
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Study suggests how COX drugs cause heart disease
• Heart • Nov 18 04
Painkillers suspected of causing fatal heart disease may act by starting the process of hardening the arteries, researchers proposed on Thursday.
The drugs,…
High-dose steroids up heart disease risk greatly
• Heart • Nov 15 04
Treatment with high doses of medicinal steroids (aka, glucocorticoids) more than doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease, new research suggests.
Many people have to…
Plaques cut survival in young heart attack patients
• Heart • Nov 12 04
Blood vessel plaques and the heart’s pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who’ve suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
The…
Genetic technique used to cut cholesterol
• Heart • Nov 11 04
Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way that could one day be used to treat a…
Low LDL-Cholesterol at Time of Myocardial Infarction Means Higher Long-Term Mortality
• Heart • Nov 11 04
Patients with low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol at the time of a myocardial infarction (MI) have decreased 3-year survival, according to data…
Waist size linked to future heart trouble - studies
• Heart • Nov 10 04
The best tool for predicting the risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said on Tuesday.
Studies presented at a meeting…
Syndrome predicts heart disease in healthy adults
• Heart • Nov 09 04
Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have…
Syndrome predicts heart disease in healthy adults
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have…
Pollution, cold snaps linked with heart death
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Cold snaps and air pollution can trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day out may help heart disease develop in…
Drug duo slows heart failure in African Americans
• Heart • Nov 08 04
Adding the drugs isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine to conventional therapy for advanced heart failure increases survival and improves quality of life in black patients,…
Optimism May Lower Heart Disease Risk
• Heart • Nov 03 04
Seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty may pay off in terms of a longer, healthier life, according to new research.
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Statins seem beneficial during heart attack
• Heart • Nov 02 04
Patients suffering a heart attack may not fare as well if their cholesterol-lowering statin therapy is stopped in the first 24 hours, according…
Tamoxifen lowers risk of cardiovascular disease
• Heart • Nov 02 04
Five years of tamoxifen in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer appears to reduce mortality due to coronary heart disease by more than…
FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim to Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
• Heart • Nov 01 04
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the availability of a qualified health claim for monounsaturated fat from olive oil and reduced risk…
Infant heart transplant may have down side
• Heart • Oct 22 04
Children who were given a heart transplant in infancy score in the low-average range on tests of neurological development and IQ, according to a…
Traffic may trigger heart attack
• Heart • Oct 21 04
Being in traffic, either in an automobile or on public transportation, increases the risk of heart attack in susceptible individuals, German researchers report.
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