Obese survive heart attacks better
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While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one. Scientists are stumped over why that seems to be the case and pose several theories.
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Obese people face a higher risk of passing out &#151; or worse &#151; during heat waves, some health experts say.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 14 :People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.
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Heavily drinking -- or binging -- even intermittently, almost doubles a person&#39;s risk of dying after a heart attack, compared to that of a moderate drinker, according, to a first-of-its-kind study, reported at the American Heart Association&#39;s Scientific
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NEW YORK  - Heart attack survivors are more likely to suffer further heart problems if they are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke, Greek researchers report.
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Oct. 6, 2004 (Atlanta) -- There&#39;s more evidence that obesity can be deadly. A new study shows obese women with early stage breast cancer are at greater risk of dying of their disease.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary artery bypass surgery is more effective at extending the lives of patients with severe coronary artery disease than either angioplasty or heart medications, Duke University researchers report.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese children are more likely than normal-weight kids to have dangerously enlarged heart muscles as they enter adulthood, according to a Tulane University study in the November issue of the journal Circulation.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people find it harder to fight infections, and a weakened immune response may be to blame, suggests a new study from Boston University researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Even in the absence of apparent heart disease, obesity appears to prevent the heart from functioning normally, according to a new report.
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Morbidly obese men tend to have  more breathing difficulties than morbidly obese women, partly  because they have much larger waistlines, a new study suggests.
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Very obese people are as unhealthy,  and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure,  U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
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Abdominal obesity is a bigger heart attack risk factor in Latin America than elsewhere, partly because of surging consumption of junk foods loaded with sugar and fat, researchers reported on Monday.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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WHAT THEY FOUND: Obese patients with blunt trauma injuries caused by car accidents, motorcycle falls and assault were five times more likely to die than other patients with similar injuries.
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People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows. The findings, presented last week at a conference