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EPA to review possible health risks of Teflon
• Heart • Jan 13 05
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday a panel of scientists will help it determine the health risks to humans of a chemical…
Elderly with heart failure may do well on statins
• Heart • Jan 11 05
Treatment with cholesterol-lowering “statin” drugs, such as Lipitor and Zocor, seems to improve survival in elderly patients with heart failure, new research suggests.
However,…
Small measures could cut UK heart disease deaths
• Heart • Jan 10 05
Up to 50,000 deaths from heart disease each year in England and Wales could be prevented with even small reductions in smoking, cholesterol and…
Anti-inflammatory protein cuts heart attack risk
• Heart • Jan 10 05
High circulating levels of a protein called mannan binding lectin (MBL), which prompts scavenger cells to remove various inflammatory agents, appear to reduce the…
U.S. studies point to protein role in heart attacks
• Heart • Jan 06 05
It’s not enough to reduce “bad” cholesterol to prevent heart attacks because a substance called CRP also must be kept low, doctors said on…
Lifestyle changes cut heart risk without drugs
• Heart • Jan 05 05
In a new study, a 12-week program designed to change unhealthy lifestyles helped adults with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar…
Dual pacemakers worth the cost, U.S. study finds
• Heart • Jan 04 05
Pricey pacemakers that regulate the heart’s upper and lower chambers separately are worth the extra cost because they help keep patients out of the…
Dual strategy fixes valve and artery heart disease
• Heart • Jan 04 05
A “hybrid” approach combining angioplasty followed by valve surgery works well for people who have both coronary artery disease and valve problems, according to…
With diabetes, women do worse after stenting
• Heart • Jan 04 05
When people with diabetes undergo coronary artery stenting to open clogs, women are more at risk for major adverse events than men, doctors in…
Insulin may raise death risk from heart failure
• Heart • Dec 30 04
People with advanced heart failure and who also have diabetes that requires insulin treatment have about a fourfold greater mortality rate than heart failure…
Working while ill increases risk of heart attack
• Heart • Dec 28 04
Men who never take a sick day even though they’re not in good health may be setting themselves up for a heart attack,…
Quitting smoking quickly benefits heart patients
• Heart • Dec 28 04
Smokers with coronary heart disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators report.
Smoking…
Heart group urges home blood pressure monitoring
• Heart • Dec 20 04
The American Heart Association has updated its 1993 guidelines on blood pressure (BP) measurement, putting more emphasis on home monitoring.
The update was needed,…
Exercise before fatty meal may curb bad effects
• Heart • Dec 20 04
People gearing up for an indulgent holiday feast may want to make time for some pre-meal exercise. A small study out Monday suggests that…
Heart attack, stroke risk spikes after infection
• Heart • Dec 15 04
Acute infection can apparently trigger a heart attack or stroke in susceptible individuals, British investigators report. However, the cardiovascular risk does not appear to…
Heart patch pulses like the real thing
• Heart • Dec 14 04
Pulsing transplanted heart cells with electrical current helps them grow into mature cardiac cells, bringing doctors closer to a grow-your-own heart patch, U.S. researchers…
Higher risk with two-drug hypertension therapy:study
• Heart • Dec 14 04
Women treated for high blood pressure with a drug combination that included a calcium channel blocker had a higher risk of death than…
Blood pressure after exercise may predict heart risk
• Heart • Dec 14 04
Systolic blood pressure, the upper number in a blood-pressure reading, during the recovery period after exercise stress testing may help predict the risk of…
Heart attack risk rises after stopping NSAIDs
• Heart • Dec 13 04
People who have recently stopped using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy are about 50 percent more likely to experience a heart attack than nonusers,…
Heart attack deaths spike over the holidays
• Heart • Dec 13 04
Death rates from heart disease, as well as deaths from all other causes, are more common around Christmas and New Year’s Day than other…
Shock device doesn’t cut deaths after heart attack
• Heart • Dec 08 04
By delivering a small shock that gets the heart beating regularly again, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICDs can save the lives of patients with heart…
Fingertip test points to early heart disease
• Heart • Dec 07 04
People with abnormalities in the microvessels supplying blood to the heart - an early stage of coronary heart disease - often show abnormal blood…
New Approach to Lowering Cholesterol Tested
• Heart • Dec 03 04
A new approach to preventing hardening of the arteries looks promising.
California researchers report that they reduced cholesterol levels in mice by honing…
Taking a ‘statin’ soon after heart attack helpful
• Heart • Dec 02 04
Heart attack survivors might do well to begin treatment with a statin drug - such as Lipitor or Zocor - as soon as…
Carbon pollution blamed for heart damage
• Heart • Dec 02 04
Air pollution clearly causes immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are harder…