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Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies
Hardening of the arteries
has been detected in
Egyptian mummies, some as
old as 3,500 years,
suggesting that the factors
causing heart attack and
stroke are not only modern
... > full story
Smoking Gun: Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults
Even one cigarette has
serious adverse effects on
young adults, according to
new research. ... > full story
Cost Effectiveness Of Blood Pressure Device Evaluated
For certain patient
populations, an experimental
device that lowers blood
pressure may be a cost
effective treatment. The
implantable device, called
... > full story
Longer Life For Milk Drinkers, Study Suggests
Drinking milk can lessen the
chances of dying from
illnesses such as coronary
heart disease (CHD) and
stroke by up to 15-20%
according to new research.
... > full story
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New Mechanism Identified for Beneficial Effects of Aspirin in Cardiovascular Disease
November 19, 2009 — New data in humans shows that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is released from the blood vessel wall and may decrease the development and ... > full story -
Women Suffering Sudden Cardiac Arrest Have Lower Prevalence of Structural Heart Disease Than Men
November 19, 2009 — A woman who suffers sudden cardiac arrest is significantly less likely than a man to exhibit the decrease in the heart's pumping ability that is widely recognized as a precursor, says a new ... > full story -
Your Own Stem Cells Can Treat Heart Disease, Study Suggests
November 18, 2009 — The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina results in ... > full story -
Vitamin B Niacin Offers No Extra Benefit to Statin Therapy in Seniors Already Diagnosed With Coronary Artery Disease, Study Suggests
November 18, 2009 — The routine prescription of extended-release niacin, a B vitamin (1,500 milligrams daily), in combination with traditional cholesterol-lowering therapy offers no extra benefit in correcting arterial ... > full story -
Transcendental Meditation Helped Heart Disease Patients Lower Cardiac Disease Risks by 50 Percent
November 17, 2009 — Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing transcendental meditation technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to ... > full story -
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Drug Therapy More Cost-Effective Than Angioplasty for Diabetic Patients With Heart Disease, Study Suggests
November 17, 2009 — Many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, a new study ... > full story -
Early End to Key Study on Benefits of Niacin, a B Vitamin, in Keeping Arteries Open Was Premature
November 16, 2009 — Heart experts are calling premature the early halt of a study on the benefits of combining extended-release niacin, a B vitamin, with cholesterol-lowering statin medications to prevent blood vessel ... > full story -
Migraine Raises Risk of Most Common Form of Stroke
November 16, 2009 — Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of ... > full story -
Inadequate Levels of Vitamin D May Significantly Increase Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease and Death
November 16, 2009 — Researchers found that patients with very low levels of Vitamin D were 77 percent more likely to die, 45 percent more likely to develop coronary artery disease, and 78 percent were more likely to ... > full story -
Stroke Incidence Related to Angioplasty Remains Steady Over Past 15 Years
November 16, 2009 — The incidence of stroke or mini-stroke related to a coronary angioplasty remained steady over a 15-year period, according to a new study. Researchers say this is good news because physicians now are ... > full story
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