Heart Disease Risk in Women Linked to Sex Hormone Levels
As hormone levels change during the transition to menopause, the quality of a woman’s cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at greater risk for heart disease, researchers at the University of...
View ArticleFebruary Is American Heart Month
Some fast facts about women and heart disease: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American women over the age of 25. A woman suffers a heart attack every 90 seconds in the United States. One in three...
View ArticleMay Is National Stroke Awareness Month
A stroke is a brain attack that occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. Brain cells begin to die. “Stroke is the fifth...
View ArticleBlood Pressure Treatment Could Increase Risk of Stroke
Untreated high blood pressure, or hypertension, wreaks havoc on the body, leading to heart disease and stroke. New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in the journal Stroke...
View ArticleThe Shocking Reason Why Where You Live Affects Your Odds of Surviving a Stroke
A new map of emergency stroke care in America shows just how much of a patchwork system we still have for delivering the most effective stroke treatment. In the July issue of the journal Stroke,...
View ArticleOsteoporosis Linked to Heart Disease
Osteoporosis puts you at risk of more than just broken bones. University of Southampton scientists have discovered a link between coronary heart disease and osteoporosis, suggesting both conditions...
View ArticleRehab Improves Prognosis of Heart Disease Patients
Rehabilitation is recommended for many patients following a hospital stay for acute heart disease. In a recent original article in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl 112: 527–34), Axel...
View ArticlePredicting Risk of Future Cardiac Trouble
In patients with chronic ischemic heart disease, a small left ventricle with thick walls, is the strongest predictor of morphologic remodelling, which is generally considered a first step towards heart...
View ArticleUsing 3D Scans to Spot Signs of Heart Disease
Past studies have indicated that people with high blood pressure develop changes in their hearts even before symptoms appear. New research suggests it is possible for doctors to recognize such signs of...
View ArticleTaking Cholesterol Medication Improves Aneurysm Outcomes
One of the most dramatic medical emergencies a person can face is rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. It usually strikes without warning, killing approximately 50 percent of those who experience...
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