2016

October

• Coronary artery disease tests prompt patients toward healthier habits -
  
  
  

March

• Improved lifestyle led to decreased cholesterol and less cardiac death -
  
  
  

February

• Emerging vascular risk factors in women: Any differences from men? -
  
  
  

January

• Study shows minorities had lower risk of coronary heart disease than whites -
  
  
  

2015

December

• In pursuit of the causes of cardiac hypertrophy -
  
  
  

• New research offers reassurance over multiple artery procedures for heart attack victims -
  
  
  

November

• Study finds tree nut consumption may lower risk of cardiovascular disease -
  
  
  

October

• Heart CT scans outperform stress tests in spotting clogged arteries -
  
  
  

• Worldwide shift in heart medication delivery required: Study -
  
  
  

• Male and female hearts don’t grow old the same way -
  
  
  

August

• Taking A Midday Nap May Help Lower Your Blood Pressure, Stave Off Future Heart Attacks -
  
  
  

• Gene associated with sudden cardiac death identified by ICD monitoring -
  
  
  

• Patients with abnormally fast heart rhythms to benefit from modification of treatment -
  
  
  

• Supercomputers listen to the heart -
  
  
  

• Just 1 in 10 are referred for cardiac rehab after treatment for heart failure -
  
  
  

• Predicting risk for deadly cardiac events -
  
  
  

July

• Preventable onset of myocardial infarction through coadministration of 2 drugs -
  
  
  

• Texas Children’s Hospital cuts waitlist times for pediatric heart transplant patients -
  
  
  

• Menopause associated with more fat around heart, raising risk for heart disease -
  
  
  

• Can pregnancy complications predict future cardiovascular disease risk? -
  
  
  

• Traumatic Events, PTSD Raise CVD Risk in Women -
  
  
  

June

• Osteoporosis linked with heart disease in older people -
  
  
  

• Heart patients can stop blood thinners when undergoing elective surgery -
  
  
  

• Patients test drive pacemaker before choosing permanent implant -
  
  
  

• Swift intervention doubles survival rate from cardiac arrest -
  
  
  

• Earlier surgical intervention for mitral valve disease is better for most patients -
  
  
  

• Images reveal structure of heart cells that may hold heart attack clues -
  
  
  

May

• Race influences warfarin dose -
  
  
  

• Measuring kidney health could better predict heart disease risk -
  
  
  

• Cognitive impairment predicts worse outcome in heart failure -
  
  
  

• Cooling children after cardiac arrest provides no significant benefit -
  
  
  

• Evaluating adverse cardiac events in patients with chest pain at hospital admission -
  
  
  

• Scientists discover bacterial cause behind fatal heart complications -
  
  
  

• Even Olympic athletes have cardiac abnormalities and may be at risk of CVD -
  
  
  

• New analytics model predicts readmission of congestive heart failure patients -
  
  
  

• Thermometer-like device could help diagnose heart attacks -
  
  
  

• How do neural cells respond to ischemia? -
  
  
  

• Duke study uncovers foundations of heart regeneration -
  
  
  

April

• Fresh whole blood reduces possible complications in pediatric heart surgery patients -
  
  
  

• Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivors have higher risk for cardiovascular diseases -
  
  
  

• Hepatitis C infection linked to increased risk of heart disease -
  
  
  

• Atrial fibrillation recurrence lower with sleep apnea treatment -
  
  
  

• Some atrial fibrillation patients receive unnecessary blood thinners -
  
  
  

• Selenide protects heart muscle in the wake of cardiac arrest -
  
  
  

• Common antidepressant increased coronary atherosclerosis in animal model -
  
  
  

March

• Frequency of blood tests in heart surgery patients may lead to anemia, transfusions -
  
  
  

• Scans for clinic patients may cut heart attack risk, study finds -
  
  
  

• Heart failure patients fare better with catheter ablation than Amiodarone -
  
  
  

• Statin guidelines miss middle-age patients and over-target seniors -
  
  
  

• Have a sense of purpose in life? It may protect your heart -
  
  
  

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