2008

November

• New biomarker for heart failure identified -

• Minority children waiting for heart transplants have higher death rates -

• Secondary Prevention Program May Reduce Risks After Heart Attack -

• Past Gains in Reducing Risk of Heart Disease Have Flattened; Women Especially Affected -

• Heating the Heart Works Better than Drugs for Common Heart Rhythm Disorder -

• Study shows direct link between leptin and obesity-related cardiovascular disease -

• Daily rhythms in blood vessels may explain morning peak in heart attacks -

• Age, Race Are Among Factors That Influence Carotid-Surgery Success -

• Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Appears Increased Within 30 Days of Heart Attack -

• Heart Experts Available to Answer Questions -

October

• Can your doctor correctly read a critical heart test? -

• Grapes May Aid a Bunch of Heart Risk Factors, Animal Study Finds -

• Blacks at Higher Risk of Heart Failure -

• Repeated cocaine use raises heart attack risk -

• Effects of anesthesia on the heart -

• Risk of Heart Attack Nearly Doubles within First 10 Years of RA Diagnosis -

• With hot coffee, we see a warm heart, Yale researchers find -

• People with Rheumatoid Arthritis Fare Worse After a Heart Attack -

• Sudden Cardiac Death Number One Risk for Patients on Dialysis -

• After 2 Years of Living with Congestive Heart Failure -

• Aspirin does not prevent heart attacks in patients with diabetes -

• Cardiovascular Discovery Is Highlighted in Prestigious Scientific Journal -

• Study reveals that signs of heart disease are attributed to stress more frequently in women than men -

• Eating dark chocolate may keep heart healthy -

• One Dose of EPO May Halt Cell Suicide Following a Heart Attack -

September

• Popular COPD Treatment Increases Risk for Cardiac Events, Cardiac Death -

• Low Neighborhood Income, Medicaid Linked to Delays in Reaching Hospital After Heart Attack -

• New mechanism for cardiac arrhythmia discovered -

• Study suggests why heart attack victims do better with social support -

• Blood Pressure Drug Combination Reduces Heart Attack Deaths -

• Cardiologists Find Physical Exams Just as Good for Assessing Heart Failure -

• 2 beta blockers found to also protect heart tissue -

• Stem Cell Regeneration Repairs Congenital Heart Defect -

• Infectious heart disease death rates rising again say scientists -

• “Healthy” Individuals May Be at Risk for Heart Disease -

• A home early warning system for cardiac patients -

August

• Will screening for cardiovascular problems be effective? -

• Risk of repeat attacks in heart patients causes concern for doctors -

• More Aortic Aneurysms Being Treated With Stents -

• Heart disease risk soars with obesity, diabetes -

• Looking for heart disease? The eyes have it -

• Anti-HIV Treatment Lowers Cardiovascular Risk -

• BP drug key in hospitalized heart failure patients -

July

• Fat Around the Heart May Increase Risk of Heart Attacks -

• New Method Assesses Risks for Heart Failure Patients -

• Personalizing Cardiac Medicine -

• Emergency Physicians Have Good First Instincts in Diagnosing Heart Attacks -

• Small birth size linked to changes in the cardiovascular system that predispose to later disease -

• Heart attack not a death sentence -

• Mini ECG gets heart attack rehab patients mobile -

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