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Men who believe they are at low risk of a heart attack may in fact live longer than those with a more pessimistic outlook, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 2,800…
Up to 45,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur each year in Canada, and less than five percent survive. In some of these cases, the event cannot be explained by the presence of underlying heart disease. In order to identify…
In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke…
Heart failure is associated with a 30 percent increase in major fractures and also identifies a high-risk population that may benefit from increased screening and treatment for osteoporosis, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The…
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. Researchers found that…
Older adults who had the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, most commonly found in fish, were 30 percent less likely to later develop an irregular heartbeat than peers with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s, according…
Why is cardiovascular disease still the number one killer in the Western World when risk factors are well known and risk-reduction strategies are widely available? The Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force…
Edwards LifeSciences Corp on Monday said patients who received the company’s Sapien replacement heart valve through an incision between the ribs fared better in a new study than an earlier small group of patients who got the valve.…
The death rate from heart attack in England has halved in the last decade, claims a research paper published today in the British Medical Journal. Compared with earlier years, the study found there were fewer heart…
Sophia Antipolis, 25 January 2012: European Society of Cardiology extends its scientific activities beyond Europe and into the emerging regions of the world While the rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions is thought responsible for the high…
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