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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…
Wider dissemination of portable defibrillators in Japan’s schools, workplaces and other public venues has increased the number of people who survive cardiac arrest, researchers reported Wednesday. Experts say the findings, reported in the New England Journal…
Research has shown that heart disease patients who make lifestyle improvements, take recommended medications and control risk factors such as High cholesterol and High Blood Pressure can prevent heart disease from worsening. A new review of…
New research shows more patients who got drug-coated stents right after suffering a heart attack later died from heart-related problems than those who received older, cheaper bare-metal stents. Seven years after the first drug-coated stent was…
When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men. A large study found that among patients admitted to the hospital for a heart attack, women were far less likely than…
Men with heart disease who also complain of erectile dysfunction die sooner than other male heart patients, researchers reported on Monday. They found that men who had both conditions were twice as likely to die…
Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring, according to research by cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine.…
Sudden Cardiac Arrest syndrome (SCA) is poorly understood, but it’s a real danger for the otherwise young and healthy. For no apparent reason, the heart suddenly stops beating, and without treatment death may follow within minutes. It’s why…
A significant number of people with heart disease will benefit from less invasive transcatheter heart valve replacements in future, finds a review of updated practices in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj080064.pdf …
Like many other top athletes, Harald Sjoelshagen, a 66-year-old Norwegian, has an enlarged heart. When doctors noticed it in the early 1960s, he was already training hard, skiing or running almost every day. He didn’t need to worry,…
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