Blood Vessel Function May Point to Heart Problems
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A measure of blood vessel capacity called endothelial function could be an early predictor of heart problems, a Finnish study finds.
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Cold snaps and air pollution can trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day out may help heart disease develop in the first place, researchers said on Sunday.
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Sept. 20, 2004 -- Tests that screen for markers of inflammation in the blood may be able to help doctors determine which people with chest pain are headed for trouble and which can wait before undergoing heart surgery.
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Middle-aged adults who do not yet have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have clogged arteries, researchers said on Monday.
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The combination of high blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol add up to serious risk for heart attack, says a Penn State College of Medicine study.
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NEW YORK  - The risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart-related causes is raised substantially for people who have suffered a stroke, even for those without high-risk features, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Depression appears to increase the development of blood vessel plaques, known as atherosclerosis, a condition that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and a host of other cardiovascular problems, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Sep 21  - A childhood involving abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction increases the risk of heart disease in adulthood, according to a report in the online issue of the journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Giving blood transfusions to patients  with acute heart problems nearly triples the risk they will die  or suffer a heart attack within a month, a study said on  Tuesday.
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A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study suggested Monday people with a history of migraines are more likely to suffer angina chest pain.
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Giving blood transfusions to counter anemia in patients hospitalized with heart attacks or other acute coronary problems may do more harm than good, a study finds.
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Middle-aged adults who do not yet  have heart disease but have a spectrum of symptoms called  metabolic syndrome are very likely to also have clogged  arteries, researchers said on Monday.
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A single gene fault could hold the key to a range of disorders linked to heart disease and stroke, a study has found.
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The findings may be relevant to many people who take aspirin to prevent heart problems as well as a COX-2 inhibitor drug like Vioxx for arthritis.
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Cold snaps and air pollution can  trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day  out may help heart disease develop in the first place,  researchers said on Sunday.
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Blood vessel plaques and the heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - A number of physiological  changes occur in the body as we age, including a decrease in  heart's ability to pump blood. New findings show that blood  vessels in the legs adapt to reduced cardiac output by  regulating the flow of blood to the leg muscles during  exercise.