2008

April

• Many African-Americans Have a Gene That Prolongs Life After Heart Failure -

• Readily Available Treatment Could Help Prevent Heart Disease in Kidney Patients -

• People with Cardiac Arrest Less Likely To Survive If Admitted on Weekend -

• New research shows no link between aromatase inhibitors and cardiovascular problems -

• Saliva Can Help Diagnose Heart Attack -

• Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet -

• Infant heart defects tied to maternal smoking -

• Genetic test offers clues about cardiac hypertrophy in children -

• JAMA Article Looks at Data-Sharing in Clinical Trials for Heart Disease -

• Surgeons Announce Advance in Atrial Fibrillation Surgery -

• Tart Cherries May Reduce Heart/Diabetes Risk Factors -

• For children with heart disease, a risk of attention and behavior problems -

• Cardio-metabolic risk can occur at normal BMIs -

• Inactive Kids Face Six-fold Risk of Heart Disease by Teen Years -

• Heart failure drug shows promise in study -

• Latest Cardiology Findings at AAC Meeting -

• Mixed Results For Weight Loss Drug on Slowing Progression of Coronary Disease -

March

• Smoking after heart attack lifts risk of second -

• ACTOS Prevented Progression of Atherosclerotic Plaque Volume in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes -

• Statin Can Reduce Plaques That Cause Heart Attack -

• Retired National Football League Players at Increased Risk for Heart Problems -

• Heart failure treated ‘in the brain’ -

• Cardiovascular and Metabolic Issues in Thyroid Disease Patients -

• Study Finds Important Links Between Heart Failure and Complications During Non-Cardiac Surgery -

• ‘Mutant’ Proteins Could Lead to New Treatment for Heart Disease -

• Most heart disease patients not active enough -

• Hispanics with Clogged Arteries at Greatest Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack -

• HDL-Associated Protein Gene Linked to Heart Disease Risk -

• Short hospital stay after heart attack can be safe -

• Low Cost Tactics Improve Medication Use after Heart Attack -

• Pessimism ups risk of death in heart patients -

• Mailed Reminders Encourage Heart Attack Patients to Take Medicine -

• Heart disease different in women and men: study -

• Moderate alcohol consumption in middle age can lower cardiac risk -

• Pericarditis—Inflammation That Mimics Heart Attack Symptoms -

• Heart enlargement rare in elite athletes: study -

• Low-Fat Diets More Likely to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease Than Low-Carb Diets -

February

• Obesity raises risk of common heart arrhythmia -

• Heart attack rates fall following national smoking bans -

• More Elderly Americans Are Living with Heart Failure -

• Urinary Biomarkers for Coronary Disease -

• Why So Many Children Are on the Road to Heart Disease -

• What’s Good for the Heart May be Good for the Prostate -

• Why So Many Children Are on the Road to Heart Disease -

• Heart Disease Patients Need Sustained Support to Quit Smoking -

• Diet, Exercise Can Put Kids on a Path to a Healthy Heart -

January

• Heart rate predicts survival after heart attack -

• Congenital heart defects increasing among IVF twins -

• Study Analyzes Best Approach for Treating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms -

• Heavy drinking in youth tied to heart risks later -

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