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…
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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…
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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…
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Genetic testing helps diagnose Long QT syndrome
Long QT syndrome is an uncommon, and sometimes fatal, heart rhythm disorder that is often present from birth.…
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H. Pylori And Heart Disease
UAB researchers are investigating a potential connection between a common stomach bacteria and the incidence of heart disease…
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Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients Have High Odds of Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing are two to four times more likely to experience complex, abnormal heart rhythms…
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Getting to the heart of cardiovascular diseases
A new collaboration covers the spectrum from molecules to therapies. Three research organisations have announced the merging of…
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Girl’s heart restarted after donor organ removed
A British girl is thought to have become the first heart transplant patient in the UK and possibly…
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Statins may be able to play a role in preventing or slowing heart valve disease
Research to be published in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology…
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“Typical” heart patients not represented in trials
Patients enrolled in randomized clinical trials of coronary interventions are younger and have better cardiac risk profiles than…
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Strong economy generates more heart attacks
If a high-fat cholesterol-laden snack doesn’t trigger a heart attack, then a healthy economy just might.
Proteomics yields new drug targets for treating cardiogenic shock
When it comes to cell signaling and bioregulation, it’s tough to find a more important molecule than nitric…
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Fiber may lower protein linked to heart disease
A fiber-rich diet may help control levels of a blood protein linked to an increased risk of heart…
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Light drinking may not be good for you
Researchers on Friday poured cold water on the idea that moderate drinking helps prevent heart disease, noting that…
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Just when you thought that glass of wine did you good!
Just when you thought those one or two glasses of wine were of benefit to your health, a…
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Aerobic training may help heart failure patients
Aerobic-based cardiac rehabilitation may help improve heart rate recovery (HRR) in patients with heart failure and low exercise…
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Aspirin equally heart-protective in men and women
Studies have suggested that aspirin is less effective for preventing heart attack in women than in men, although…
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Evista’s heart effects deemed neutral
The osteoporosis drug raloxifene, sold as Evista, does not appear to have a beneficial or harmful effect on…
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Angina is more dangerous for women than was previously thought
Angina, a common form of heart disease, is more dangerous for women than was previously thought, according to…
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Study identifies patients at risk for sudden cardiac death
Researchers have found a more accurate way to tell which children and teenagers are likely to be among…
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