Many Physicians Do Not View Cardiovascular Risks as Reason to Change Treatment
A study of patients with uncontrolled hypertension found that although nearly two-thirds had high or very high cardiovascular…
5 Simple Steps for Women and Heart Disease Prevention
The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement is encouraging women to follow 5 simple steps, during…
Heart disease risk factors may bring on menopause
Women with more risk factors for cardiovascular disease tend to enter menopause earlier than women without cardiovascular risk…
Optional Programs and Heart Attack Care
People who have heart attacks are about 15 percent less likely to be treated with bypass surgery or…
Type D personality boosts heart disease risk
People with coronary heart disease and a type D personality—a propensity to experience negative feelings - have a…
Corticosteroids may be linked to an increased risk for atrial fibrillation
High doses of medications known as corticosteroids may be linked to an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, a…
Urgent effort underway to learn how diabetes increases heart disease risk
A researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center has won the 2006 Thomas R. Lee Career Development…
Cocaine use linked to serious heart condition
Long-term cocaine use may be associated with regional left ventricular dysfunction, a condition that reduces the heart’s pumping…
Heart Disease Risk Tracks Increases in Serum ALT
Women with elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the absence of hepatitis or excessive alcohol consumption are twice…
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,…
Early obesity not linked to future heart disease
A new study suggests people who are overweight or obese early in life may not be more likely…
Women’s Heart Program Provides Innovative Diagnostic Test for Microvascular Disease
Internationally renowned cardiologist C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., is hoping that innovative diagnostic tests for microvascular cardiac disease,…
Does secondhand smoke increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in children?
Whether exposure to secondhand smoke increases the chance that children with a family history of cardiovascular disease will…
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…
Coffee may not increase risk of heart disease
Drinking filtered coffee—even six or more cups per day—does not appear to increase the risk of coronary heart…
Alternative anti-inflammatory drugs promise less cardiovascular problems
Researchers at Queen’s University and the University of Pennsylvania have identified one reason why drugs like Celebrex and…
Hypnotherapy Helps Relieve Chest Pain
Treatment of non-cardiac chest pain: a controlled trial of hypnotherapy Online First. Gut 2006; doi. 10.1136/gut.2005.086694
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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…
Rare Form of Alzheimer’s Disease Found in Camelford Resident
A rare form of Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered in a resident of Camelford, the town in south…
Study shows how painkillers raise heart risk
Painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors may increase the risk of heart attacks by raising blood pressure and making the…
