Heart Attack
Heart Attack Warning Signs
Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the “movie heart attack,” where no one doubts what’s happening.…
Statewide Program Helps Improve Quality of Care For Heart Attack
Implementation of a program in North Carolina to increase the rate of coronary reperfusion (restoring blood flow to…
Brief Overview of Heart Failure
Heart failure is a varied clinical syndrome with a complex pathophysiology that is still being defined. These features…
Poor memory and slow reactions linked to heart attacks
According to British research, people with a below average mental agility are prone to heart attacks.
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A tipple a day keeps heart attacks away
Researchers say that seniors who have a drink each day may live longer and suffer fewer heart problems…
Vioxx user was a heart attack waiting to happen
In the on-going court battle facing drug company Merck over it’s blockbuster painkiller Vioxx, a lawyer for Merck…
Women Still Get Lower-quality Heart Attack Care than Men
A new study shows that a puzzling gap between the sexes persists in hospital care for heart attack…
Common Painkillers Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Failure
Common painkillers, such as ibuprofen, are associated with a 30% increased risk of first hospital admission for heart…
Optional Programs and Heart Attack Care
People who have heart attacks are about 15 percent less likely to be treated with bypass surgery or…
Rapid return to work after heart attack OK for some
Some heart attack survivors may be able to go back to work much sooner than is typically recommended,…
New drug could reduce heart attack damage
A new drug that blocks a protein could reduce the damage and scarring caused by heart attacks, British…
Hormone Therapy May Prevent Heart Attacks for Women in Their 50s
For the last few years, women have heard conflicting reports about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement…
Low-income patients with treatable cardiac risk factors may benefit from telemedicine
Low-income patients with treatable cardiac risk factors may benefit from regular visits with an Internet based telemedicine doctor,…
Aspirin still the best for reducing the heart attack risk
New research has revealed that the addition of the blood-thinning drug Plavix to a daily dose of aspirin…
Filter more effective than diuretics for heart failure
Researchers in the U.S. say that filtering the blood works better than diuretic drugs to remove excess fluid…
Study may lead to ways to reduce heart attacks in diabetes patients
For people with type 2 diabetes, the death rate from a first heart attack is two to three…
Genes determine coffee-related heart attack risk
A genetic mutation that slows the rate that the body metabolizes caffeine increases individuals’ risk of having a…
Should Heart Attack Care be More Like Trauma Care?
In a heart attack, every minute counts. But should patients spend a few more of those minutes getting…
Bone marrow stem cells do not improve cardiac function in heart attack patients
Therapy that involved bone marrow stem cells did not improve cardiac function in patients following a heart attack,…
Statins lessen heart attack risk
For patients with undiagnosed heart disease, taking medications known as statins and beta-blockers may mean the difference between…
