Heart Disease
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Heart Attacks in Women: Different Symptoms, Different Outcomes
Posted 7:03 PM 2/21/2012
Feb 21, 2012 -- Heart disease kills more women every year than any other health condition.
However, a new study suggests that more work is needed to help women and their doctors recognize heart attack symptoms, since women are less likely than men to (More)
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Millions of Women Are Unaware They Have Arterial Disease
Posted 7:05 PM 2/15/2012
Feb. 15, 2012 -- Between 4 million and 5 million women in the United States have peripheral artery disease, or PAD, but few are diagnosed and even fewer receive adequate treatment.
In a special report released at the midpoint of American Heart Month, the American Heart Association is calling for greater efforts to identify and diagnose women at risk for the condition that commonly affects the leg arteries, and is also calling for more women to be involved (More)
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Even a Little Air Pollution Raises Heart Attack Risk
Posted 7:05 PM 2/14/2012
Feb. 14, 2012 -- A new study shows that as little as a week in a place with high levels of air pollution raises the risk of heart attack.
The additional risk is slight compared with classic heart attack risk factors like high blood (More)
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Scarred Hearts Healed After Heart Attack
Posted 9:09 PM 2/13/2012
Feb. 13, 2012 -- A new stem cell treatment resurrects dead, scarred heart muscle damaged by a recent heart attack.
The finding, just in time for Valentine's Day, is the clearest evidence yet that literally broken hearts can heal. All that's needed is a (More)
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Some Men May Inherit a Higher Risk of Heart Disease From Dad
Posted 9:30 PM 2/8/2012
Feb. 8, 2012 -- Move over, estrogen. There's a new theory that helps explain why men are more likely than women to get heart disease.
A new study shows that some men may inherit a higher risk for (More)
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New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
Posted 9:08 PM 2/2/2012
Feb. 2, 2012 -- Two new studies shine a light on some lesser known consequences of heart failure: fractures and memory problems.
About 5 million people in the U.S. have heart failure, according to the American Heart Association. A (More)
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Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke May Be Underestimated
Posted 7:02 PM 1/25/2012
Jan. 25, 2012 -- The method doctors use to determine a person's risk for heart disease could underestimate the future odds of heart attack and stroke.
That's because a person's risk of heart disease is currently estimated in the short-term, meaning the likelihood of having heart disease in the next 10 years.
But a new study calculates lifetime risk by measuring it across the adult age spectrum, beginning in middle age. This research estimates risks (More)
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AHA: Sex Safe for Most Heart Patients
Posted 9:14 PM 1/19/2012
Jan. 19, 2012 -- Most patients can safely resume sexual activities one week after having an uncomplicatedheart attack, according to a new report from the American Heart Association.
The report represents the most comprehensive review of the research on sex in heart patients ever conducted by the group, and it is intended to help (More)
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Aspirin Therapy for Heart Disease, Stroke Prevention Not for Everyone
Posted 8:53 PM 1/12/2012
Jan. 12, 2012 -- Many people who have never had a heart attack or stroke take an aspirin every day to lower their risk for these (More)
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Cardiac Arrest Risk Low in Marathons, Study Finds
Posted 8:03 PM 1/11/2012
Jan. 11, 2012 -- When a runner dies during a marathon because their heart stops, it's big news -- and can be scary to the 2 million runners who participate in U.S. long-distance events each year.
However, the risk of cardiac arrest during long-distance races is relatively low, according to new research. A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating, and it's (More)
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