Diabetes and heart disease: Learn the link • Heart Disease news • May 15 10 When someone has diabetes, checking their blood sugar is a priority. But, they also need to pay close attention to what may be happening to their heart and blood vessels… Cardiovascular Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea • Heart Disease news • May 15 10 Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Cause Cardiovascular Disease? As our understanding of the prevalence and pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) expands, so does the list of adverse consequences imposed by this… Women clear winners with heart failure device • Heart Disease news • May 14 10 For women with mild heart failure, device therapy is an extremely attractive option to prevent progression of the disease, according to a study presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society’s… Stronger evidence pollution damages heart: report • Heart Disease news • May 12 10 Fine particulate matter from burning fossil fuels such as gasoline, coal and oil is the clearest offender, the group said. “Particulate matter appears to directly increase risk by triggering events in… Study Shows Whole-Grain Foods Lower Cardio Risk in People With Diabetes • Heart Disease news • May 12 10 People with diabetes who eat plenty of bran-rich whole grains appear to have a reduced risk of death from heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular causes,… Stronger evidence pollution damages heart: report • Heart Disease news • May 11 10 The evidence is stronger than ever that pollution from industry, traffic and power generation causes strokes and heart attacks, and people should avoid breathing in smog, the American Heart Association said… Non-cardiac surgery too soon after stenting raises risk of heart problems • Heart Disease news • May 10 10 Patients who can postpone non-cardiac surgery for at least six weeks after receiving a coronary stent are less likely to suffer reduced blood flow to the… Evidence growing of air pollution’s link to heart disease, death • Heart Disease news • May 10 10 The scientific evidence linking air pollution to heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular death has “substantially strengthened,” and people, particularly those at high cardiovascular risk, should limit their… Couple of coffees may help some heart patients • Heart Disease news • May 10 10 A couple of cups of coffee a day may help some heart attack patients to avoid further serious problems, provided they have normal blood pressure, researchers said on Friday.… Bypass, stents equally safe five years on: study • Heart Disease news • May 06 10 Patients who got heart bypass surgery and those who got their blocked arteries propped open with stents fared equally well five years after their procedures, South Korean doctors reported… Work stress can raise women’s heart disease risk • Heart Disease news • May 06 10 High pressure jobs like nursing can increase young women’s risk of heart disease and younger women appear to be more vulnerable, scientists said on Thursday. It is already known… Clinical Benefit of Aspirin on Heart Attacks is Not Attributable to “Aspirin Resistance” • Heart Disease news • May 05 10 Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University,… Receiving Vaccine for Pneumonia By Men Not Linked With Reduced Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke • Heart Disease news • May 05 10 Men 45 years or older who received pneumococcal vaccine were not less likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared to… Increased Cardiac Mass Called an Enemy of the Kidneys • Heart Disease news • May 03 10 Data presented today at the American Society of Hypertension, Inc.‘s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010) indicate that in men with high cardiovascular risk, left ventricular… Heart Disease and Associated Problems • Heart Disease news • May 02 10 To be told you have heart disease can strike fear into anyone hearing it for the first time, however it’s not as bad as it sounds. In this article I am going… Almost half U.S. adults have heart risk • Heart Disease news • Apr 30 10 Forty-five percent of U.S. adults have hypertension, hypercholesterolemia - high blood cholesterol and triglycerides - or diabetes, health officials said. Cheryl D. Fryar, epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control… Measure of Calcium in Coronary Arteries May Help Predict Heart Disease Risk • Heart Disease news • Apr 28 10 Use of a score based on the amount of calcium in coronary arteries in addition to traditional risk factors improved the classification of risk for… Endovascular Repair vs. Surveillance of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms • Heart Disease news • Apr 27 10 While repair of large abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA’s) is well accepted, randomized clinical trials have failed to demonstrate benefit for early surgical repair of small aneurysms over surveillance,… Value of B vitamins in cutting heart disease risk challenged • Heart Disease news • Apr 26 10 Two studies released this week reach contradictory conclusions on the value of B vitamins and folic acid (or folate in its naturally occurring form) in reducing the… Study questions value of pricey heart screening • Heart Disease news • Apr 26 10 Examining patient records to pick out those at high risk of developing heart disease is cheaper and just as effective as screening all adults aged between 40 and 74,… Hospitals Striving to Reduce Heart Attack Treatment Times • Heart Disease news • Apr 22 10 National guidelines say patients undergoing heart attacks should receive balloon angioplasties as soon as possible or within 90 minutes of arriving at the hospital - known as the “door-to-balloon… Framingham risk assessment doesn’t accurately predict coronary artery disease, study suggests • Heart Disease news • Apr 21 10 If patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) are excluded from further screening because of a low Framingham score, many patients with substantial atherosclerosis (a build-up… Outcomes of patients dismissed from the hospital with non-cardiac chest pain • Heart Disease news • Apr 20 10 The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain. In a study published in the April… Ethnic groups show different cardiovascular risk profiles • Heart Disease news • Apr 19 10 There are striking differences in the cardiovascular risk profiles of four ethnic groups — white, Chinese, South Asian and black — living in Ontario, Canada, found a new study in… Exercise-Based Rehab for Heart Failure Can Improve Quality of Life • Heart Disease news • Apr 14 10 Your heart is an incredible muscle, pumping an estimated 2,000 gallons of blood through about 60,000 million miles of blood vessels — and beating maybe 100,000 times… Page 30 of 73 pages « First < 28 29 30 31 32 > Last » << Back to main