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Dr. Ornato said he is more optimistic about the future of research although he was also a member of the committee that published the recommendations on emergency research. He sees a real future in…

Currently, the most exciting area of improving survival and neurologic function after cardiac arrest is hypothermia, a treatment first recommended at least a decade ago. Lack of enthusiasm for the treatment could stem…

Improved methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene, public access defibrillation, and hypothermia to protect the brains of patients surviving cardiac arrest are the newest and yet…

Adding another twist to the ongoing debate over the value of an herbal treatment for patients with heart failure, a new review of existing research suggests that hawthorn extract “significantly” improves…

Increased exercise capacity reduces the risk of death in African-American and Caucasian men, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

The government-supported Veterans Affairs study included 15,660…

Modifying the immune system of a patient with heart failure reduces the patient’s risk of death and the need for hospitalization, according to research published in…

By now, everyone knows that overweight people have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and other problems that arise from clogged, hardened arteries. And people who carry…

Being resistant to aspirin makes patients four times more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or even die from a pre-existing heart…

New research published on bmj.com today suggests that calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack in healthy postmenopausal women.

Calcium supplementation is commonly prescribed to postmenopausal…

Environmental and genetic factors influence a person’s blood fat, or lipid levels, important risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). While there is some understanding…

Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the “movie heart attack,” where no one doubts what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t…

Bill and June Bocalatte work out together several times a week, but married for nearly four decades, they say it’s love that keeps them strong.

“Having the companionship, having someone to…

Heart disease is still a major killer, especially in the western world, but new therapies based on stem cells and other techniques could now be imminent. Progress…

People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the…

Older women heart patients benefit from educational programs as a supplement to clinical care to help significantly lower cardiac symptoms, lose weight and increase physical activity, a new…

As presidential candidates ramp up their primary campaigns, health care reform looms prominently among voters’ main concerns.

A new study in the December 26 issue of the Journal…

Hospital admissions for people with chronic pulmonary heart disease rose from 301,400 to 456,500 stays between 1997 and 2005 – an increase of more than 50 percent –…

Every year, 300,000 Americans die suddenly when, out of the blue, a “storm” of electrical activity arises within their heart muscle – so violent and so abrupt that their hearts…

The first clinical trial of a new kind of drug to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease has been found safe and effective at dropping…

Each year, thousands of babies are born with severe heart defects that must be operated on within days or weeks of their birth.…

New clinical trial data on a variety of aspects of heart attack care has prompted the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association to update portions of their…

About 5 percent of women considered low-risk for heart disease by current classification standards have evidence of advanced coronary artery calcium…

Teens who are overweight today are more likely to develop heart disease.  A new study investigating the health effects of being overweight during adolescence projects alarming increases in the…

A new study, which appears today in the online edition of the European Heart Journal, has found strong evidence that recent respiratory infections increase the risk of heart…

Much attention has been paid to heart failure centers in partnership with hospitals, particularly since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adopted the demonstration project for patients with…