2006

July

• Atrial fibrillation on the rise in US -

June

• Heart attack predictors different in men and women -

• Increased Nighttime Blood Pressure May Be Linked to Higher Risk for CHF -

• More men than women get best care for heart attack -

• “Broken Heart Syndrome” Can Result From Opioid Withdrawal, Cocaine Use -

• Is Expensive New Heart Rhythm Treatment “Worth It”? -

• Heart recommendations emphasize calories, exercise -

• Doctors probe heart attack risk for soccer fans -

• Engineering Electrically Conducting Tissue for the Heart -

• Meditation May Improve Cardiac Risk Factors in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease -

• Meditation benefits patients with heart disease -

• Green tea may help explain “Asian paradox” -

• Raising “good” cholesterol cuts heart disease risk -

• New way to assess risk of heart disease in ethnic groups -

• New drug combo to cut cardiovascular disease -

• Students’ Device May Improve Chest Closure After Heart Surgery -

• High doses of common painkillers raise heart risk -

• Clipping or coiling aneurysms - study -

May

• Can early referral explain heart surgery results? -

• International study launched testing new drug combination to cut cardiovascular disease -

• Coffee May Aid Postmenopausal Hearts -

• Alcohol may actually be good for the heart in men -

• Drinking Daily Cuts Heart Disease Risk for Men, but Not for Women -

• Common Painkillers Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Failure -

• Cheapest but Least Effective -

• Metabolic Syndrome Significantly Boosts Risk of Heart Failure in Middle Age -

• Many Physicians Do Not View Cardiovascular Risks as Reason to Change Treatment -

• 5 Simple Steps for Women and Heart Disease Prevention -

• Heart disease risk factors may bring on menopause -

• Optional Programs and Heart Attack Care -

• Type D personality boosts heart disease risk -

• Corticosteroids may be linked to an increased risk for atrial fibrillation -

• Urgent effort underway to learn how diabetes increases heart disease risk -

• Cocaine use linked to serious heart condition -

• Heart Disease Risk Tracks Increases in Serum ALT -

• Rapid return to work after heart attack OK for some -

• Early obesity not linked to future heart disease -

• Women’s Heart Program Provides Innovative Diagnostic Test for Microvascular Disease -

April

• Does secondhand smoke increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in children? -

• New drug could reduce heart attack damage -

• Coffee may not increase risk of heart disease -

• Alternative anti-inflammatory drugs promise less cardiovascular problems -

• Hypnotherapy Helps Relieve Chest Pain -

• Hormone Therapy May Prevent Heart Attacks for Women in Their 50s -

• Rare Form of Alzheimer’s Disease Found in Camelford Resident -

• Study shows how painkillers raise heart risk -

• Genetic testing helps diagnose Long QT syndrome -

• H. Pylori And Heart Disease -

• Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients Have High Odds of Abnormal Heart Rhythms -

• Getting to the heart of cardiovascular diseases -

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