New tool to rule out coronary heart disease in primary care • Heart Disease news • Jul 05 10 A simple new rule can help primary care physicians rule out coronary heart disease in patients with chest pain, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian… Testosterone gel linked to heart problems • Heart Disease news • Jul 02 10 Testosterone treatments may build muscle mass in older men, but they may carry a risk of heart problems in people with poor mobility, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The Massachusetts study,… Filtering Donor Blood Reduces Heart, Lung Complications • Heart Disease news • Jun 22 10 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have discovered yet another reason to filter the foreign white cells from donor blood: the resulting blood product is associated with… Penn bioengineers create simulator to test blood platelets in virtual heart attacks • Heart Disease news • Jun 21 10 A team of bioengineers from the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Medicine and Engineering have trained a computer neural network model to accurately predict… Risk of heart attack in patients • Heart Disease news • Jun 18 10 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients face a two-fold increased risk of suffering a Myocardial Infarction (MI, heart attack) versus the general population, which is comparable to the increased risk of MI seen… Does it matter what time you have a heart stent? • Heart Disease news • Jun 17 10 People who have procedures to unclog their heart’s arteries in the morning may do better than those who have them in the afternoon, according to a… Only 37% Exercise a Year After Cardiac Event • Heart Disease news • Jun 15 10 Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University found that one year after 248 individuals completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program following… Elderly patients in need of heart valve replacements have alternative to surgery • Heart Disease news • Jun 15 10 Doctors at the University Heart Center in Hamburg, Germany successfully used transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in elderly patients with degenerated bioprostheses in aortic and mitral position.… Possible link between sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease revealed • Heart Disease news • Jun 14 10 Doctors have long known that snoring is hazardous to health for a number of reasons. In addition to restless nights and increased daytime sleepiness, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has… Asymptomatic Perioperative Arrhythmias Associated with Sudden Death • Heart Disease news • Jun 12 10 Vascular surgery may be accompanied by cardiovascular complications, like ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT). Though, these arrhythmias initially might be asymptomatic, they can lead to increased risk for late sudden cardiac death… Increased Use of Preoperative Beta-Blockers Studied • Heart Disease news • Jun 12 10 A regional quality improvement effort aimed at increasing the use of preoperative beta-blocker (BB) usage to help prevent postoperative myocardial infarction (POMI) was revealed today at the 64th Vascular Annual Meeting®… Non-Operative Safety, Healing of Aortic Injuries Studied • Heart Disease news • Jun 12 10 Select patients with blunt aortic injury (BAI) can be safely managed non-operatively with beta-blockade to lower the heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study from the 64th… England smoking ban cut heart attacks, health cost • Heart Disease news • Jun 09 10 A ban on smoking in public places in England led to a swift and significant drop in the number of heart attacks, saving the health service 8.4 million… Study backs heart-healthy effect of dairy fat • Heart Disease news • Jun 08 10 Eating dairy foods could help protect your heart, new research from Sweden suggests. Dairy foods are a major source of saturated fat in the diet, which has been associated with… New Gene Therapy Proves Effective in Treating Severe Heart Failure • Heart Disease news • Jun 03 10 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a (produced as MYDICAR®)… Mineral intake cuts heart disease risk • Heart Disease news • May 31 10 Increased mineral intake is likely to cut down the risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, according to a study. Potassium has been associated with the low incidence… Is milk from grass-fed cows more heart-healthy? • Heart Disease news • May 28 10 If milk does the heart good, it might do the heart better if it comes from dairy cows grazed on grass instead of on feedlots, according to a new… Study Sheds Light on Deadly Gastrointestinal Disease in Infants Born with Complex Congenital Heart Disease • Heart Disease news • May 26 10 Infants born with complex congenital heart disease are not only at risk for serious heart-related complications, but also for developing a… Beta-Blockers May Be Associated With Benefits in Patients With Lung Disease • Heart Disease news • May 25 10 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have fewer respiratory flare-ups and longer survival if they take beta-blocker medications, according to a report in the… Heart valve clip effective after 2 years: study • Heart Disease news • May 25 10 An experimental minimally invasive technique developed by Abbott Laboratories to repair the most common type of heart valve problem appeared to be as durable as surgical repair two years… Heart attack sufferers ‘should be encouraged to have more sex’ • Heart Disease news • May 24 10 Many sufferers’ fear that lovemaking will get them over excited and put them back in hospital, or even kill them, was misguided, experts said. The American Heart… Sexual activity declines for heart attack patients not getting doctors’ advice • Heart Disease news • May 21 10 Sexual activity declines in the year after heart attack for patients who don’t get instructions from their doctors about when it’s safe to resume sex, researchers… Preoperative Statin Therapy Protects Elective Aneurysm Patients • Heart Disease news • May 20 10 Preoperative statin therapy has a protective effect on patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair that reduces risk and subsequent total hospital costs according to a new study from… Diabetes may be independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation • Heart Disease news • May 20 10 Patients with diabetes appear to be at greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation, especially those with longer duration of treated diabetes and poor glycemic control. Results of… A Handful a Day May Keep the Cardiologist Away • Heart Disease news • May 17 10 A study published last week in Archives of Internal Medicine found that a diet containing nuts, including pistachios, significantly lowered total and LDL-cholesterol levels, in addition to… Page 29 of 73 pages « First < 27 28 29 30 31 > Last » << Back to main