2010

January

• National Leaders in Heart Transplantation and Heart Failure Join Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute -

• Severe form of psoriasis ups heart disease risk -

• Crucial Differences Found Among Latino Populations Facing Heart Disease Risks; Not all Hispanics are -

• Heart treatment guidelines often not followed -

• Discovery of enzyme activation process could lead to new heart attack treatments -

• Cardiologists Repair the Heart Through the Wrist -

• Pediatric Cancer Survivors at Risk for Diseases that Predispose Them to Heart Disease -

2009

December

• Quitting smoking after heart attack extends lives -

• Earthquakes stress the heart long-term: study -

• Greater education may mean lower heart attack risk -

• New Gene Linked to Congenital Heart Defects -

• Heart Attacks Increase During the Holiday Season: Exposes the Need for Quicker Diagnosis -

• Low CETP Activity Associated with Heart Disease Risk -

• Link Between Cardiac Deaths, Holidays Is Focus of Podcast -

• Common heart rhythm problem on the rise in the US -

• Folic acid may help prevent fetal heart defects -

• Study finds gender gap persists in cardiac care -

• Body mass and waist size can predict heart disease -

• U-Iowa study helps advance heart-related research -

• Cooling May Benefit Children After Cardiac Arrest -

November

• Ginkgo no help for heart, but may aid leg arteries -

• Spain and Britain use fewer heart devices -

• New Device Implanted by Cardiac Surgeons Help Paralyzed Patients Breathe Easier -

• ‘Covert’ coping with job conflict ups heart risk -

• Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease -

• Study showing alcohol may cut heart risk under fire -

• Just one heart attack leads to 725 X-rays -

• Inhibition of GRK2 is Protective Against Acute Cardiac Stress Injuries -

• Heart Disease Patients Have Nearly 50% Lower Rates of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Death -

• Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease -

• New Mechanism Identified for Beneficial Effects of Aspirin in Cardiovascular Disease -

• Young Athletes Need Dual Screening Tests for Heart Defects, Study Suggests -

• Surgeon ‘gluing’ the breastbone together after open-heart surgery -

• Heart Transplant Recipient Presents Gold Medal to Her Cardiologist -

• Heart failure patients often land back in hospital -

• Walking slowly can increase your chances of death from heart disease -

• One in four hospitalized heart failure patients with Medicare back in hospital within a month -

• New Technology Increases Odds of a Cure for Patients with Arrhythmia -

• Yoga boosts heart health -

• Small Increases in Phosphorus Mean Higher Risk of Heart Disease -

• Bypass surgery safer using heart-lung pump: study -

• New Methods Found Useful for Diagnosing Myocarditis -

• Statins may prevent blood clots in patients with cardiovascular disease -

• Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients -

• Extra heart scan needed to assess heart risk-study -

• ACC/AHA revised guidelines for the perioperative use of beta blockers to minimize cardiac risk -

October

• Say yes to a clinical trial; it may be good for your health -

• No link seen between coffee and heart failure -

• High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease -

• Heart disease risk factors grow in Canada’s teens -

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