Stress tests predict heart attacks early
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A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, US researchers report.
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High-pressure work deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of suffering a heart attack in the following 24 hours, a study has suggested.
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NEW YORK Working in a high-pressure environment on tight deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of having a heart attack, a new study published on Tuesday shows.
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MUNICH, Germany - People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows.    The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure...
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MUNICH - A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.
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NEW YORK  - Women with "pre-diabetes" may show signs of impending heart trouble long before the same warning signs show up in men, a new study suggests.
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American researchers have found that stress tests may miss out latent atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease, and therefore, patients should undergo CT scans as well.
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Cold weather snaps can trigger heart  attacks, particularly in people suffering from high blood  pressure, researchers said on Monday.
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Two new studies shed light on the role obesity may play in causing heart attacks and, surprisingly, keeping them from being fatal.
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The risk of having a heart attack is elevated in the weeks after stopping use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to an article in the December issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Scientists suggest stress is linked to faster cell ageing - which could lead to the early onset of age-related diseases.
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One of the world&#39;s widest studies into heart attacks has identified nine risk factors that account for nine out of 10 of all cardiac arrests, with cholesterol, smoking and stress topping the table.
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A stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body, raising the risk of heart disease, research shows.
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LONDON - The high-pressure deadlines at work boost a man&#39;s chances of having a heart attack within the next 24 hours by a factor of six, Swedish researchers say.
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Stress is a cause of heart attacks after all and is nearly as important as smoking, according to a study. The Interheart study among 29,000 people in 52 countries, half
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Swedish researchers say short but intense workplace pressure boosts by a factor of six the chances of a heart attack within the following 24 hours.
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A large new study has concluded that measuring the number of lipoprotein particles in the blood may be a better way to predict a person&#39;s heart attack risk than measuring simple cholesterol.