2012

November

• Cardiac bypass surgery superior to non-surgical procedure for adults with diabetes and heart disease -

• Metal-removing therapy may help some heart patients-study -

• Softening Arteries, Protecting the Heart -

October

• Smoking Bans Cut MI Rate -

• Do secondhand smoke laws prevent heart attacks? -

• Risk of cardiac arrest depends on where you live -

• Sudden cardiac death in Ontario under age 40 – is exercise dangerous? -

• Decline in incidence of heart attacks appears associated with smoke-free workplace laws -

• Newborn Heart Screening Up, CDC Reports -

• FDA panel to weigh heart safety of Novo’s new insulin -

• Study: Gene Linked to Inflammation in the Aorta May Contribute to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -

• Study shows whites twice as likely as blacks to get CPR from bystanders -

• Simple, inexpensive risk score can shorten length of stay for MI patients -

• Edwards Lifesciences’ heart valve wins widened approval -

• Coronary angioplasty improves cardiac arrest survival -

• Americans’ heart devices reused safely in India -

• Two-gene test predicts which patients with heart failure respond best to beta-blocker drug -

• Is moderate alcohol intake associated with risk of atrial fibrillation among patients with CVD? -

• Enzyme triggers cell death in heart attack -

• New MRI technique used to identify early-stage coronary disease -

• Heart attack patients in states with public reporting less likely to receive angioplasty -

• New MRI technique used to identify early-stage coronary disease -

• Pacemaker could help more heart failure patients -

• Boston Children’s surgeons pilot expandable prosthetic valves for children with congenital heart disease -

• Study suggests stem cell transplant survivors at increased risk of developing heart disease -

• Moderate drinking linked to abnormal heart rhythm -

• Alere reaches deal with FDA on manufacture of cardiac test -

September

• World Heart Federation says heart health starts earlier than you think -

• Undertreatment of common heart condition persists despite rapid adoption of novel therapies -

• Heart attack patients treated off-hours do as well -

• Cardiovascular disease community calls for tougher targets to curb global risk -

• Restless legs, heart disease link still murky -

• Stressed at work? Look out for your heart -

• Can pacemakers be used twice? -

• Perceived control affects complication rates in patients with acute coronary syndrome -

• For heart health, omega-3 pills are not the answer -

• Tight blood sugar control for pediatric cardiac surgery patients does not improve outcomes -

• Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease increases maternal stress, depression, and anxiety -

• Fewer blacks, Hispanics get new heart device -

August

• Mercury, oils from fish at odds in heart health -

• New study evaluates noninvasive technology to determine heart disease -

• Ten year decline in ischemic stroke after AMI -

• Diagnostic test shows potential to noninvasively identify significant coronary artery disease -

• Family history foretells early heart disease -

• Measure of coronary artery calcium linked with improved prediction of cardiovascular disease risk -

• Heart defects on the decline in European babies -

July

• Cardiac arrest survival improving in U.S. hospitals: study -

• Statins Not Part of Standard Regimen for Elderly in U.K. -

• Cardiac arrest survival improving in U.S. hospitals -

• Half of all heart patients make medication errors -

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