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Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows
It is well documented that
police officers have a
higher risk of developing
heart disease: The question
is why. In the most recent
... > full story
Advanced Image Analysis Can Provide Better Risk Assessment In Hardening Of The Arteries
Ultrasound examination of
the carotid artery is a
patient-friendly and
inexpensive method for
assessing atherosclerosis
... > full story
Benefit Of Aspirin For Healthy People Is Uncertain
A new study has shown that,
while taking aspirin is
beneficial in preventing
heart attacks and strokes
among people with
established cardiovascular
... > full story
Stem Cells Transplanted From Marrow Into Heart May Improve Heart's Performance
Scientists are carrying out
clinical tests with patients
who have suffered from a
severe heart attack. With
the implantation of the
... > full story
- Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows
- Advanced Image Analysis Can Provide Better Risk Assessment In Hardening Of The Arteries
- Benefit Of Aspirin For Healthy People Is Uncertain
- Stem Cells Transplanted From Marrow Into Heart May Improve Heart's Performance
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Current Search For Heart Disease Treatment May Not Be Fruitful
July 7, 2009 — A protein used by doctors to indicate a patient's risk of coronary heart disease may have drug developers barking up the wrong treatment tree, according a new study. Their research suggests that ... > full story -
Rush Of Blood To The Head: Anger Increases Blood Flow
July 4, 2009 — Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments also found that this dilatory reflex was absent in people with high blood ... > full story -
Binge Drinking Linked With Hemorrhagic Stroke In Korean Men
June 29, 2009 — Frequent binge drinking -- having six or more alcoholic drinks at one occasion, at lease once a week -- by Korean men was associated with a dramatic increase in hemorrhagic stroke. It is unclear ... > full story -
Inflammation Markers Linked More With Fatal Than Nonfatal Cardiovascular Events In Elderly
June 29, 2009 — For elderly people at risk of cardiovascular disease, the presence of inflammatory markers in the blood can identify that an individual is at a higher risk of a fatal rather than a nonfatal heart ... > full story -
Best Heart Disease And Stroke Treatments For Patients With Diabetes Found With New Tool
June 29, 2009 — Researchers have developed a computer model that medical doctors can use to determine the best time to begin using statin therapy in diabetes patients to help prevent heart disease and ... > full story -
Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors Have Increased Risk Of Stroke And Transient Ischemic Attack
June 25, 2009 — Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation therapy have a substantially higher risk of stroke, according to a new ... > full story -
New Approach To Treating Heart Attacks Reduces Risk Of Life-threatening Complications
June 25, 2009 — Transferring heart attack patients to specialized hospitals to undergo angioplasty within six hours after receiving clot-busting drugs reduces the risk of life-threatening complications including ... > full story -
Some Stroke Survivors' Function Slowly Declines Over Time
June 25, 2009 — Functional ability gradually declines annually for at least five years after a first ischemic stroke. The decline occurs even in patients considered functionally recovered six months after stroke. ... > full story -
Blocking A Muscle Growth-limiting Hormone Protects Against Obesity And Atherosclerosis
June 23, 2009 — Knockout of myostatin, a growth factor that limits muscle growth, can decrease body fat and promote resistance against developing atherosclerosis, or "hardening" of the arteries, according to a new ... > full story -
Deaths From Heart Disease In Canada Decreased 30 Percent: 10-year National Study
June 22, 2009 — Rates of death and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease declined 30 percent over a 10-year period in Canada, according to a new ... > full story
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