Wednesday, November 25, 2009

heart attacks

Rapid Cooling Might Help Heart Attack Patients

Pumping coolant into the nose right away seems to prevent brain damage, study finds more >>

New Wiring Adds Risk When Replacing Pacemaker

Complications most likely when new lead is needed in heart devices, researchers find more >>

Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men

Males have triple the odds than women, study finds, and black men are especially prone more >>

Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts

Inexpensive EKGs would reduce risk of sudden death, study finds more >>

For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better

Those who stroll are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, study finds more >>

Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure

Result may be left atrial enlargement, study finds more >>

No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug

Plavix helped men and women almost equally, study finds more >>

Determining the Best Way to Prevent Sudden Death in Athletes

There's a debate over whether adding an ECG to pre-competition exams is a wise move. more >>

Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?

Study ties poor supervisors to higher odds for heart attack more >>

Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?

Designed for a rare condition, it might have a wider application, experts say more >>

Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery

Keeping patients on the heart-lung machine improved survival, study found more >>

Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients

But no one's suggesting the drugs should be stopped more >>

Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors

Vampire bats, spiders and even a monster have sparked new treatments more >>

Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths

But expert says it could be that statins protect heart during infection more >>

Health Tip: At Risk for Another Heart Attack?

Factors that raise your chances of subsequent trouble more >>

Health Buzz: Risk of Heart Attack Growing in Women and Other Health News

Managing your pain without addiction; making sure your kid is getting enough vitamin D more >>

Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows

Middle-aged women have more heart attacks than in past, but are more likely to survive, studies show more >>

Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure

No risk reduction for heart patients when ARB added to ACE inhibitor therapy, study finds more >>

Heart Failure Treatment Underused

Two-thirds of patients in U.S. hospitals fail to get recommended therapy, study finds more >>

Fish Oil Supplements Don't Help Depressed Heart Patients

Those who took them with antidepressant fared same as those who didn't more >>

Micardis Given Wider Approval

For cardiac patients who can't take an ACE inhibitor more >>

Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not

Despite potential heart benefits, other risks await, experts warn more >>

Stem Cells Grow Heart Tissue in Lab

New technique described as a Band-Aid for damaged muscle more >>

Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks: Study

Report could get more states to pass laws to curtail secondhand smoke, experts say more >>

American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives

Heart attack, heart failure survival better at hospitals given awards for following program more >>

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