2011

December

• FDA requires precaution on Boston Sci stent

• A simple clip could increase quality of life for thousands of patients with a common heart problem

• Heart attack rates were up three years post-Katrina

• ADHD drugs do not up heart risks in adults: study

• Echocardiography offers the future for infarct size quantification

• Stopping dangerous cell regrowth reduces risk of further heart attacks

• American first at the Montreal Heart Institute: A patient treated with a disappearing heart device

• Low “good” cholesterol doesn’t cause heart attacks

November

• What Can I Do to Lower My Risk of Heart Disease?

• Top Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

• St Jude advises doctors of heart lead problems

• Heart attack risk differs between men and women

• One in 10 stent patients readmitted within a month

• Life-saving transfer of heart patients lagging

• Environment and diet leave their prints on the heart

• Heart patients prefer longevity over quality of life

• Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death

• Similar effects of beer and wine on the risk of cardiovascular disease

• New Design for Mechanical Heart Valves

• Device Sands Away Plaque, May Prevent Heart Attacks

• FDA sees rare but serious issue with stents

• Broken heart syndrome becoming more common

• Broken Heart Syndrome Affects Women The Most

• Heart rate recovery predicts clinical worsening in pulmonary hypertension

• Life-saving prescriptions lagging in heart patients

• UI study explains how heart attack can lead to heart rupture

• More “healthy” patients die after a heart attack

• New medication increases HDL cholesterol and decreases LDL cholesterol levels

• 2 statin drugs similarly effective in reversing coronary heart disease

• Better understanding of neurologic defects improves post-cardiac-arrest discharge

• Hypothermia remains effective in cardiac arrest patients with preexisting cardiomyopathy

• Sugar-sweetened beverages may increase cardiovascular risk in women

• Professional dental cleanings may reduce risk of heart attack, stroke

• Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy live into their 90s

• Reduction in risk of coronary heart disease from alcohol consumption

• Heart procedures linked to cognitive decline

• Study links heart disease to low testosterone

October

• Targeting leg fatigue in heart failure

• Alcohol linked to better survival after heart attack

• New therapy shows promise for treating cardiovascular disease

• To diagnose heart disease, visualization experts recommend a simpler approach

• Young, apparently healthy—and at risk of heart disease

• Heart transplant surgery safe and effective: A Canadian retrospective spanning 3 decades

• Spinal cord injuries associated with increased risk of heart disease

• Can Blood Type Determine Risk After Heart Surgery?

• Study could help improve gene therapy for heart disease, cancer

• New Emergency Treatment for Burst Aortic Aneurysm

• Expandable prosthesis resolves advanced aortic valve disease

September

• Childless men more likely to die of heart disease

• Cardiac rehabilitation improves heart rate recovery, boosts survival

• Rhode Island Hospital researchers find possible cardiovascular risk with NSAID use

• Liposuction may help your heart

• Cardiac rehabilitation programs benefit patients after mini or mild stroke

• Possible new blood test to diagnose heart attacks

• Stents may reduce heart attacks by delivering downstream medication

• U.S. unveils ambitious plan to reduce heart attacks

• Failing erections may point to heart problems

• Psoriasis patients face higher than average death risk after a heart attack

• Researchers find process that clears cholesterol and could reverse major cause of heart attack

• Promising target in treating and preventing the progression of heart failure identified

• Study Links Drinking Pattern to Alcohol’s Effect on Heart Health

• Researchers develop new way to predict heart transplant survival

• Pericardial Fat Boosts Heart Attack Risk

August

• Cardiac disease: Coronary or not?

• What do patients receiving optimal medical therapy after a heart attack die from?

• Assessing the most appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting

• Is chocolate good for your heart? It depends

• Elite cross-country skiing linked to increased risk of subsequent arrhythmias

• How a cardiovascular prevention program in a Brazilian school reduced parent’s CVD risk

• Patients are living longer with ICDs, but pacing impacts survival rates

• Heart Catheterization Performed Through the Wrist Can Result in Fewer Complications

• Coronary artery stenting viable palliative option for infants and toddlers

• Is Marriage Good for the Heart?

• Mayo Clinic Wins Grant to Gauge Genetic Risk of Heart Attacks, Adverse Drug Reactions

• Study questions important heart failure trials

• Fat around heart may be early indicator of coronary disease

• Arthritis sufferers at increased risk of heart disease

• Taking a ‘shine’ to heart repair

• Blood tests tied to anemia in heart attack patients

• UCLA study shows man-made fat may limit damage to heart attack victims

July

• Heart Disease Most Costly Condition for Women

• Good Cardiovascular Health Can Help Us Process What We Hear

• New Research Identifies Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Post-Menopausal Women with Coronary

• New findings on therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest in children

• A heart-rate-reducing medication reduces the risk of heart failure and cardiac fibrosis

• Adding a Stent During Minimally Invasive Surgery to Repair Aneurysms Prevents Recurrence

• Predictors of dying suddenly versus surviving heart attack identified

• Return to smoking after heart attack ups death risk

• Heart failure: Doing what your doctor says works

• Modified Fat Diet Key to Lowering Heart Disease Risk

• Doctors overuse heart treatment, despite guidelines

• Artery-Opening Procedure Still Widely Used In Spite of Changed Guidelines

• Indoor air pollution linked to cardiovascular risk

• A change of heart: Penn researchers reprogram brain cells to become heart cells

• Lifestyle may affect sudden cardiac death risk

• Many U.S. heart stents inappropriate: study

• Higher daily dose of aspirin could play key role in preventing heart attacks for those with diabetes

• Chantix associated with 72 percent increased risk of serious CV events

June

• Heart transplant patients at risk for serious skin cancers

• Researchers Develop New Gene Therapy for Heart Failure