2005

September

• Heavy drinking tied to heart rhythm problem in men

• Valvular Heart Disease

• Atrial Septal Defect and Patent foramen ovale

• Ventricular Septal Defect

• Patent Ductus Arteriosus

• Pulmonary Stenosis

• Signs of Heart Disease

• Functional Classification of Heart Disease

• Heart: Symptoms and signs

• Heart Disease: Diagnostic testing

• Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography

• Coarctation of the Aorta

• Takeda diabetes drug cuts heart attacks

• Mobile phones can affect pacemakers

• B vitamins no help in stopping heart attacks

• Heart disease spotted, treated too little in women

• Cholesterol crystals may cause heart problems

• High-fiber diet may slow atherosclerosis

August

• Genentech cancer drug raises heart risk

• Women less likely to survive heart bypass surgery

• Eating fish may cut risk of heart problems

• “Silent” heart disease common in older people

• Heart surgery can be safe for octogenarians

• Diet prevents healthy developing heart disease

• Stopping aspirin therapy triples stroke risk

• Hostility may be hard on women’s hearts too

• New drug offers hope to heart disease sufferers

• Genetic screening may help prevent heart-related deaths

• S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games

• “Prehypertension” raises heart attack risk

• Surgery ups survival with common heart ailment

• Study finds aspirin, vitamin E don’t prevent cancer

• Hostility adds to heart-attack risk factors

• Vitamin C protection against heart disease doubted

• Newer arthritis drugs also lower heart risks

• Heart surgery aids elderly with diabetes, angina

July

• Vitamin C can help stabilize heart rhythm

• Cardiac Resynchronization Effective in Diabetics

• “Prehypertension” increases heart attack risk

• Anatomy of the Heart

• Frequently Asked Questions About Heart Attack

• Heart Attack: Summary

• What Causes a Heart Attack?

• How Can I Prevent a Heart Attack?

• What Are the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack?

• Heart Attack: Who’s at Risk

• Life after a Heart Attack

• How is a Heart Attack Diagnosed?

• How is a Heart Attack Treated?

• What Is a Heart Attack?

• What Is Coronary Artery Disease?

• What Is Angina?

• What is Atherosclerosis?

• Cardiac Biomarkers

• CK-MB / Creatine Kinase

• Troponin Test

• Myoglobin

• CK - Creatine Kinase

• Artery plaques affect thinking ability in elderly

• Hostility may speed death from heart disease

• Low chromium levels may raise heart attack risk

• Scientists find gene defect link to heart disease

• Cheney tests show dilated leg artery, esophagitis

• Healing touch, music, aids heart surgery patients

• Dual pacemakers no better for people over 70

• Reperfusion therapy after heart attack has lasting benefits

• Fit heart curbs risk of ‘metabolic syndrome’

• Heart failure major burden on US health

• Rapid drop in air pressure may trigger heart attack

• Child’s birthweight tied to parents’ heart risks

• UK north-south divide in heart deaths widens

• Soybean protein may lower blood pressure

• Tests detect ‘masked’ hypertension

June

• Obesity surgery lowers heart risk, US study shows

• Diuretics best first-step for high BP in diabetics

• Lower Cholesterol, Lower Mortality . . .

• Cardiovascular Risk Factors Have Declined Over the Past 40 Years

• Snuff, Chew Tobacco Raise Heart Death Risk

• Dark chocolate seen healthy for arteries

• US panel narrowly rejects Abiomed artificial heart

• US clears Nitromed heart drug for blacks

• After heart attack, first 30 days riskiest

• FDA panel rejects CorCap heart sleeve device

• Pfizer begins making combo cholesterol drug

• Caffeine’s blood pressure effect persists in some

• Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs

• The difference between LDL and HDL cholesterol

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Pharmacologic Therapy

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Therapy

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Revascularization

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Diagnostic Strategies

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Guidelines

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Overview

• Chronic stable angina pectoris: Therapy - Lifestyle Changes