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Elderly patients with heart disease who undergo coronary revascularization surgery enjoy better long-term health status and quality of life than those who are managed medically with drug therapy,…

Stun guns used by law enforcement officers may rarely cause lethal heart rhythm disturbances, what doctors call cardiac arrhythmia, investigators in Canada report, based on animal experiments.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased levels of two coagulation (clotting) factors and may thereby promote atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease,…

Preventing children from accumulating too much body fat between adolescence and young adulthood could help protect their heart health, a new study suggests.

Individuals who showed the highest…

“The heart is the single most energy-consuming organ per weight in the body,” says Lisa de las Fuentes, M.D.

Under some conditions this energy-hungry organ is prone…

According to a newly published report as many as two-thirds of cardiac arrest patients who are taken to hospitals by emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) die despite efforts to revive…

British researchers say that in order to help reduce coronary heart disease, food labels should list trans fats as well as cholesterol and saturated fat.

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Food labels should list trans fats as well as cholesterol and saturated fat to help reduce coronary heart disease, say researchers from the University…

People who have an underactive thyroid without symptoms appear to have an increased risk of heart disease, according to a review of published studies that appears in the American Journal…

Researchers say that seniors who have a drink each day may live longer and suffer fewer heart problems than teetotalers do, but they are not sure why.

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Use of the 16-row multidetector computed tomography (CT) scan to detect narrowing of coronary arteries may result in a high number of cases in which the…

Older adults who have up to one drink a day may live longer and suffer fewer heart problems than teetotalers do - though the exact reason remains unknown, researchers…

A team of medical experts led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has established a set of clinical guidelines to help physicians determine how to best care for patients with pacemakers…

Mayo Clinic investigators have discovered a gene mutation causing chaotic electrical activation of the heart muscle and atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart-rhythm disturbance affecting millions of Americans. Atrial…

Couch potatoes who start exercising in later life can still significantly cut their chances of developing coronary artery disease, suggests a small study published…

Older adults who live alone are more likely to suffer a heart attack or die suddenly from cardiac arrest than those who live with a mate, a large study suggests.

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People who work a mix of day and night shifts may face a greater risk of dying from heart disease than those who work fixed days or nights only,…

High humidity can increase the risk of a heart attack in the elderly even in relatively mild climates, according to research published on Thursday.

Scientists who studied deaths from heart…

People who live alone double their risk of serious heart disease as those who live with a partner, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community…

The calibre of the small veins and arteries in the eye may be a good indicator of a middle aged person’s chances of dying from coronary heart…

In the on-going court battle facing drug company Merck over it’s blockbuster painkiller Vioxx, a lawyer for Merck has said one of the plaintiffs was more or less…

Screening for levels of C-reactive protein and other compounds recently found to be associated with coronary heart disease may not help physicians predict risk for the…

A new study in rat hearts suggests that combining antioxidants with a drug used to treat severe chest pain may help improve how a heart recovers from a…

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver have identified a common genetic variation that could…

UT Southwestern Medical Center is among 10 institutions selected to oversee innovative clinical trials designed to test life-saving interventions for critical trauma and sudden cardiac…