Why Don’t More Women Take a Daily Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease?
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, and evidence-based national guidelines promote the use of…
Increased risk of cardiovascular disease for relatives of cancer patients
A current study shows that the risk for coronary heart disease and stroke increases by almost thirty per…
Starvation linked to greater risk of cardiac complications
Russians born during the Leningrad Siege in World War II, which was responsible for some of the greatest…
Evidence for Coronary CTA in the ED Builds
Results from a second trial reported here confirmed the value of initial coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scan in…
Early dose of glucose thwarts cardiac arrest: study
Patients showing heart attack symptoms who received a mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium from paramedics were half…
Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study
Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who…
Solution does not reduce rate of progression to development of heart attack after chest pain
Patients experiencing symptoms such as chest pain who received from paramedics an intravenous solution consisting of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK)…
Whitney Houston Autopsy Reveals Heart Disease
The death of Whitney Houston in some ways represents a medical “perfect storm” - heart disease and a…
Merck Blood Thinner Stops Heart Attacks With Risk of Bleeding
A study of an experimental blood thinner from Merck & Co. (MRK) showed that while the drug helped…
Complicating Tears during Coronary Angioplasty: Where are they Most Prevalent and how do They Affect Patient Outcomes?
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital discovered that blockages in the right coronary artery and those in bending…
Study Examines Treatment of Heart Failure with Bone Marrow Cells
Use of a patient’s bone marrow cells for treating chronic ischemic heart failure did not result in improvement…
Mayo Clinic Studies Climbers on Everest to Help Heart Patients at Home
It’s a natural laboratory for studying heart disease, lung problems, muscle loss, sleeping disorders and new medical technologies.…
BP Drop When Rising Linked to Heart Failure
Orthostatic hypotension predicted a significant 46% elevated risk of developing heart failure over about 18 years of follow-up,…
Study finds state wealth affects women’s heart disease risk
According to new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), a state’s level of wealth or poverty is…
Taking vitamin E does not impact women’s heart failure risk
Taking vitamin E supplements does not increase or decrease heart failure risk among women, according to a study…
Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes new atrial fibrillation guidelines
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology has published a focused update to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s atrial fibrillation guidelines.…
Meeting Greater Number of Recommended Cardiovascular Health Factors Linked with Lower Risk of Death
In a study that included a nationally representative sample of nearly 45,000 adults, participants who met more of…
No rise in heart deaths after 2008 market crash in LA
The 2008 stock market crash generated a lot of stress, but it did not trigger a spike in…
Hospital survival differs among Hispanic and non-Hispanic heart failure patients
The odds of surviving their hospital stay for heart failure differ between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients according…
Risk of death from heart failure is lower in women than in men
Women with chronic heart failure survive longer than their male counterparts, according to a large analysis of studies…
