Endurance Training May Stave Off Heart Failure
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Long-term training in endurance activities, such as running, swimming or cycling, may help prevent the stiffening of the heart that occurs with age, an effect
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Doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump to help people with heart failure.
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NEW YORK  - Blood vessel plaques and the heart&#39;s pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who&#39;ve suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
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When it comes to heart disease, being  fit may be more important than being thin, according to a study  of more than 900 women published on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - In adults at risk of developing   high blood pressure, or hypertension, a series of shorter   bursts of activity may be more effective in keeping blood   pressure in check than a single long exercise session,   according to a study.
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NEW YORK  - Older men who exercise  regularly may not only keep themselves in good shape, they may  also give their immune systems a boost, new study findings  show.
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Building an artificial heart has proved tougher than landing men on the moon, but a new study shows that a heart once considered a flop can prolong the lives of desperately sick
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NEW ORLEANS - More than five million Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood, starving the body of oxygen and leading to weakness, chest pain and, eventually, death.
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NEW YORK  - Exercise training helps patients with high blood pressure, or "hypertension," control their heart rate and reduce their blood pressure, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - The American Heart Association  (AHA) recommends in a statement issued Monday that doctors  strongly encourage their cardiac patients to participate in  rehabilitation programs aimed at preventing a recurrence of  heart problems.
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NEW YORK  - 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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OLDER people can significantly reduce their chances of suffering a mixture of deadly risk factors that lead to heart disease and stroke by taking just a moderate amount of exercise, researchers said today.
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NEW YORK  - In addition to improved fitness  levels, eight weeks of aerobic exercise improves levels of  "good" HDL cholesterol and measures of circulatory function, in  overweight children and adolescents, according to a report in  the December issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
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Many women, and seniors, do not enter a rehab program after having a heart attack. Yet, participation in cardiac rehabilitation markedly lowers the risk of dying or having a second heart attack during the next three years, results of a recent study show
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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Scientists say they are closer to understanding exactly how exercise is good for the heart.
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NEW YORK  - For children born with serious   heart disease, a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program leads   to improvements in exercise capacity that are "consistent,   substantial, and sustained," cardiologists at Children's   Hospital in Boston report.