Coarctation of the Aorta
• Heart Disease articles • Sep 12 05

Essentials of Diagnosis

  • Infants may have severe heart failure; children and adults are usually asymptomatic, presenting with hypertension.
  • Absent or weak femoral pulses.
  • Systolic pressure higher in upper extremities…

 

Takeda diabetes drug cuts heart attacks
• Heart Attack • Sep 12 05

Giving Diabetes patients Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.‘s drug Actos not only lowers their blood sugar levels but also protects them from heart attacks, researchers said on Monday.

A 5,200-patient…


 

Mobile phones can affect pacemakers
• Heart Disease news • Sep 09 05

Under certain circumstances, mobile phones can have adverse effects on the function of pacemakers, but the devices usually start working properly again once the phones are moved away, researchers in Turkey report.

…

 

B vitamins no help in stopping heart attacks
• Heart Attack • Sep 06 05

Giving B vitamins to Heart Attack survivors does not cut their risk of having another attack and may actually do more harm than good, researchers said on Monday.

The…


 

Heart disease spotted, treated too little in women
• Heart Disease news • Sep 02 05

cardiovascular disease in women is under-diagnosed and under-treated compared to cases in men, an expert said on Friday.

“Many women are unaware that Coronary heart disease is their main…


 

Cholesterol crystals may cause heart problems
• Heart Attack • Sep 02 05

Heart Attacks and Strokes often occur when plaques inside the blood vessels rupture and block blood flow. Now, new research sheds light on how cholesterol…


 

High-fiber diet may slow atherosclerosis
• Heart Disease news • Sep 01 05

Researchers from Finland and the United States report evidence that diets high in cereal fiber and whole-grain products may slow the progression of Atherosclerosis, plaque build-up in the arteries, of

 

Genentech cancer drug raises heart risk
• Heart Disease news • Aug 31 05

An early review of a recent study showed Genentech Inc.‘s cancer drug Herceptin can significantly increase the risk of heart problems, the company said in a letter released by U.S. regulators…


 

Women less likely to survive heart bypass surgery
• Heart Disease news • Aug 30 05

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to die from complications of Heart bypass surgery, and their typically smaller body size may be one of the…


 

Eating fish may cut risk of heart problems
• Heart Disease news • Aug 23 05

A relatively low level of fish consumption may reduce the risk of having a Heart Attack and other “acute coronary syndrome” (ACS) such as heart-related Chest pain ,…


 

“Silent” heart disease common in older people
• Heart Disease news • Aug 19 05

A reduction in blood flow to the heart muscle that causes no symptoms, also referred to as “silent myocardial ischemia,” is common among late middle-aged and elderly individuals without apparent…


 

Heart surgery can be safe for octogenarians
• Heart Disease news • Aug 18 05

Cardiac surgery can be safely performed in octogenarians and may improve their life expectancy, according to a report in an online issue of the medical journal Heart. These findings are…


 

Diet prevents healthy developing heart disease
• Heart Disease news • Aug 17 05

Encouraging everyone to follow a healthy, cholesterol-lowering diet and quit smoking would do more to cut the number of deaths from Heart disease than targeting people who already suffer…


 

Stopping aspirin therapy triples stroke risk
• Heart Attack • Aug 10 05

For the many people who take Aspirin regularly to thin the blood because they’re at high risk for having a Heart Attack, stopping aspirin abruptly endangers more than the…


 

Hostility may be hard on women’s hearts too
• Heart Attack • Aug 10 05

As in men, a hostile temperament may worsen the outlook for women with signs and symptoms of Heart disease, a new study suggests.

Among 506 women doctors…


 

New drug offers hope to heart disease sufferers
• Heart Attack • Aug 09 05

Medical researchers at the University of New South Wales say they are a step closer to finding an effective treatment for Heart disease.

A drug is being…


 

Genetic screening may help prevent heart-related deaths
• Heart Disease news • Aug 09 05

Heart researchers are aiming to set up a national screening program to help prevent sudden death in young people.

Each year in Australia hundreds of people under the age of…


 

S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games
• Heart Attack • Aug 09 05

A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe,…


 

“Prehypertension” raises heart attack risk
• Heart Attack • Aug 09 05

People with blood pressure at the high end of what used to be considered normal - now termed “Prehypertension” - run an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease…


 

Surgery ups survival with common heart ailment
• Heart Disease news • Aug 08 05

People with an enlargement of the heart walls that obstructs the flow of blood can expect to live longer after undergoing a surgical procedure to ease the condition, a study…


 

Study finds aspirin, vitamin E don’t prevent cancer
• Heart Disease news • Aug 08 05

A 12-year of study involving nearly 40,000 U.S. women has found that regular, low doses of Aspirin do not generally prevent cancer, and vitamin E…


 

Hostility adds to heart-attack risk factors
• Heart Attack • Aug 05 05

Men with the metabolic syndrome - a cluster of disorders such as High Blood Pressure, high blood sugar and a large waistline - run an increased risk…


 

Vitamin C protection against heart disease doubted
• Heart Attack • Aug 05 05

High blood levels of vitamin C have been associated with lower Heart Attack risk, but now UK researchers say socioeconomic status may account for the relationship.

In other…


 

Newer arthritis drugs also lower heart risks
• Heart Attack • Aug 04 05

People with Rheumatoid Arthritis are prone to develop heart disease, but treatment with the newer class of drugs called TNF inhibitors appears to lower risk of a cardiovascular…


 

Heart surgery aids elderly with diabetes, angina
• Heart Disease news • Aug 01 05

Elderly Diabetic patients with chronic heart-related Chest pain - Angina - benefit from surgery to open blocked coronary arteries to the same degree as…


 
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