2008

July

• First human use of new device to make arrhythmia treatment safer -

• Coronary heart disease patients live longer, but not always happier, lives -

• Optimism about heart risks may be a good thing -

• Kidney Disease Linked to Lower Medication Use After Heart Attack -

• Mayo Clinic Spearheads Research to Discover Unsuspected Gene for Atrial Fibrillation -

• Screening for heart disorders in competitive athletes would save lives -

• Catheterization after heart attack helps women too -

• Gender Differences and Heart Disease -

• The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease -

June

• Women’s Heart Health: Fact Sheet -

• Chest Pain Common One Year After Heart Attack -

• Seven Dirty Words About Heart Disease -

• Drug-Releasing Stents Decrease Need For Procedures to Unblock Arteries -

• Exercise blood pressure may predict heart problems -

• Cardiologists Use Magnetic Navigation to Guide Heart Catheter Procedures -

• Diabetic Women Get Less Intense Treatment of Heart Disease than Men -

• Rheumatoid arthritis factors equal to cardiovascular factors in risk of severe cardiovascular events -

• Vitamin D: New Way to Treat Heart Failure? -

• Primary snoring in children impacts cardiovascular functioning -

• Ultrasound Contrast Agent Safe During Stress Echocardiogram -

• Study Finds Chinese Food Good for Your Heart -

• Brief, intense exercise benefits the heart -

• Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young -

• Study Finds Link Between Amphetamine Abuse and Heart Attacks in Young Adults -

• Agent in Red Wine Found to Keep Hearts Young -

• Members of European Parliament discuss food labeling and heart health -

May

• Treatment Guidelines Lead to Four-fold Increase in Survival Rate for Cardiac Arrest -

• Many patients with heart disease have poor knowledge of heart attack symptoms -

• Coronary calcium distribution tied to heart attack risk -

• Silent thyroid dysfunction has risks: study -

• High-dose Lipitor cuts CV risk 27% in bypass patients -

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Health Factor from Day One -

• Bypass not to blame for heart patients’ mental decline -

• Analysis: Control Reduces Cardiovascular Risk by 42% -

• Juice may beat fruit for preventing heart disease -

• Men with RA at increased risk for heart trouble -

• New Role Found for a Cardiac Progenitor Population -

• Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk: study -

• Study Documents Obesity and its Association With Heart Risk -

• Calm the Heart to Stop a Stroke? -

• Some women more likely to miss or ignore heart attack warning signs -

• Discovery has implications for heart disease -

April

• Exercise Related to Lower Heart Disease Risk in Overweight Women -

• Use of Blood Substitutes Linked to Increased Risk of Death, Heart Attack -

• Gender difference in heart risks starts early -

• Study highlights heart disease risk in India -

• Seven in Ten Patients Who Need Test for Early Stage Heart Disease Do Not Receive One -

• Drug Reduces Biomarkers in Coronary Heart Disease -

• Exciting Times for Heart-assisting Devices -

• A Healthy Breakfast May Protect Against Heart Disease -

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