Vibrating trousers treat angina
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Patients with heart disease are being offered a  treatment with a difference - vibrating trousers.
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The impotence drug Viagra may also  help prevent the abnormal growth of the heart seen in some  types of heart disease, researchers reported on Sunday.
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Millions of chest pain and heart attack sufferers thought they were getting a phenomenal medical advance when tiny coils that ooze medicine were placed in their arteries to keep them from squeezing shut again.
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Some people who occasionally have upsetting bouts of irregular heartbeats may be able to treat themselves and avoid a trip to the emergency room by popping a pill, much as those with chest pain do now with nitroglycerin, new research suggests.
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Might reduce number of bypass surgeries, study says    HealthDayNews -- A new technique that uses infrared light and radiofrequency energy to clear blocked arteries may reduce the number of patients who need bypass surgery, says a Dutch study in the October issue of the journal Cardiovascular Interventions.    The study found this guidewire system can navigate blocked coronary arteries, burn through dense scar tissue and reestablish blood flow through severely obstructed arteries...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to go into hospital for treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat, Downing Street has said. Mr Blair, 51, will be sedated during the non-invasive two-and-a-half hour procedure, called a catheter ablation.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he was feeling fine after a procedure earlier this year to correct an irregular heartbeat.
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'He is stable now. He experienced chest pain due to exertion and high blood pressure but that has now been brought under control through medicines,' a doctor said.q
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful heart procedure last week to correct an irregular heartbeat, a procedure British Heart Foundation cardiologist, Professor John Camm described as &quot;a simple technique.
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New research suggests that more people survive major heart attacks with fewer problems if doctors use a mini-vacuum to clear out an artery blockage instead of pushing it aside to restore blood flow.
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While poets and lovers ponder how to mend a broken heart, doctors now have a tool for repairing an enlarged heart. One of the more unusual medical devices yet developed, a mesh &quot;jacket&quot; can actually reverse this dangerous condition.
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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 that might reduce the risk of heart failure, new research suggests.
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A new drug called rasagiline reduces fluctuations in the control of movement by people with Parkinson's disease who are being treated with the standard rug levodopa, researchers report.
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Oct. 25, 2004 -- A new device that uses sound waves to destroy uterine fibroids may offer an alternative to surgery for some women who suffer from the bleeding and painful condition.
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People with heart disease may want to steer clear of heavy traffic when exercising or simply take their workout indoors to avoid breathing polluted air.
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A mesh &quot;sleeve&quot; surgically wrapped around the heart has shown promise for helping people with heart failure. Manufacturers of the new device, the Acorn CorCap Cardiac Support
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NEW YORK  - Smokers with coronary heart  disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly  benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators  report.