Heart disease risk soars with obesity, diabetes
People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime,…
Looking for heart disease? The eyes have it
The eyes may carry important early clues to heart disease, signaling damage to tiny blood vessels long before…
Anti-HIV Treatment Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
Antiretroviral medications for HIV do not seem to increase the risk of cardiovascular events, suggest a pair of…
BP drug key in hospitalized heart failure patients
Patients hospitalized for heart failure should continue to take a blood pressure drug known as a beta…
Fat Around the Heart May Increase Risk of Heart Attacks
When it comes to risk for a heart attack, having excess fat around the heart may be worse…
New Method Assesses Risks for Heart Failure Patients
Data from 260 hospitals across the United States has led to the creation of a new method for…
Personalizing Cardiac Medicine
Improving patient care by “personalizing” the practice of medicine often results from studying specific drugs and their impact…
Emergency Physicians Have Good First Instincts in Diagnosing Heart Attacks
A study out of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center demonstrates emergency room doctors are correctly identifying patients…
Small birth size linked to changes in the cardiovascular system that predispose to later disease
Researchers have found the first evidence that smaller size at birth is associated with specific alterations in the…
Heart attack not a death sentence
Survivors of cardiac arrest who received intensive care can expect long-term quality of life at reasonable expense to…
Mini ECG gets heart attack rehab patients mobile
Dr Charles Worringham of Queensland University of Technology’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said the unique ‘Cardiomobile’…
First human use of new device to make arrhythmia treatment safer
On June 16, 2008, Barbara Ganschow of Palatine, IL, became the first person in the world to be…
Coronary heart disease patients live longer, but not always happier, lives
Better treatments have improved survival in people with coronary heart disease, but the quality of those extra years…
Kidney Disease Linked to Lower Medication Use After Heart Attack
Patients with kidney disease - especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis - are less likely to receive…
Mayo Clinic Spearheads Research to Discover Unsuspected Gene for Atrial Fibrillation
Mayo Clinic researchers have found a gene mutation linked to one family’s hereditary form of atrial fibrillation. Researchers…
Screening for heart disorders in competitive athletes would save lives
Athletes who take part in competitive sport should be screened for potentially fatal heart problems before they compete,…
Catheterization after heart attack helps women too
Women benefit just about as much as men from cardiac catheterization after having a heart attack, according to…
Gender Differences and Heart Disease
Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease (CV) drug-treatments for enlarged heart, according to NewYork-Presbyterian…
The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in…
Women’s Heart Health: Fact Sheet
Heart disease is the nation’s number one killer for women. But, the well-known heart attack symptoms – acute…
