2011

February

• Rapid Response Team Prepares for Snow Shoveling Heart Attacks -

• Vegans’ elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and B12 -

• When 2 rights make a wrong: Combating childhood heart disease -

January

• Phone counseling can help lower heart disease risk -

• Super Bowl losses can increase cardiac death -

• Deaths reduced with cardiac resynchronization therapy -

• Scientists climb Mt. Everest to explain how hearts adapt and recover from low oxygen -

• Recalled ICD leads fail in women, youths most often -

• Nitrous Oxide Anesthesia May Increase Heart Attack Risk -

• Altered gene protects some African-Americans from coronary artery disease -

• U.S. panel backs Abbott carotid stent for more patients -

• Defibrillators useful in public, less so at home -

• Occurrence of stroke after coronary artery bypass graft surgery appears to be decreasing -

• Untimely jolts not uncommon with heart device -

• HEPA filters reduce cardiovascular health risks associated with air pollution -

• Radiation may increase long-term heart risks -

• Acute Coronary Syndrome Carries High Costs for Employers -

• Heavy drinking may raise abnormal heart rhythm risk -

• Statin benefits questioned in low-risk patients -

• Eating more fruit and vegetables is linked to a lower risk of dying from ischemic heart disease -

• Patient-Derived Stem Cells Could Help Test Cardiac Disease Treatments -

• A Different Path to Fat-Related Heart Disease -

• Post-heart attack, patients with lower kidney function not taking prescribed meds -

• New measure trumps HDL levels in protecting against heart disease -

• Pump Up Your Heart in Five Easy Steps -

• Statin risks may outweigh benefits for patients with a history of brain hemorrhage -

• Many Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Do Not Meet Criteria for Use -

• Many heart devices used in unqualified patients -

• More evidence olive oil and veggies help the heart -

2010

December

• How exercise grows a healthy heart -

• Shouldering family demands and worries bumps up angina risk -

• Top research highlighted in fight against heart disease and stroke -

• Heart disease, stroke deaths continue to fall but costs remain high -

• Lower education level tied to heart failure risk -

• Chinese study suggests that alcohol increases angiographically significant coronary artery disease -

• New national study highlights dangers of exertional heat-related injuries -

• European summit agrees that lifestyle change is the only answer to heart disease -

• Heart-attack risk increases rapidly after rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed -

• Pattern of drinking affects the relation of alcohol intake to coronary heart disease -

• Investigators First to Show New Mechanism for Beneficial Effects of Aspirin in Cardiovascular Disease -

• Heart stenting on the rise in Canada -

November

• Screening tool may better identify heart disease in African-Americans -

• People with sleep apnea at higher risk for aggressive heart disease -

• Regenerative stem cell therapy offers new hope for treating cardiovascular disease -

• Gene Screening May Refine Prediction of Heart Attack Risk -

• Cardiac MR sheds light on obscure heart muscle condition -

• Researchers Discover Potential Genetic Target for Heart Disease -

• Community education may shorten treatment time for heart attack patients -

• Researchers find tie between fat outside of the arteries and cardiovascular disease -

• Protein With Cardioprotective Capabilities During Heart Attack Discovered -

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