Men and women may need different heart treatments
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In their hearts, it seems, men and women really are different.
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After a heart attack, treatment with angioplasty or bypass surgery during the initial hospital stay appears to improve survival compared with a more delayed, conservative approach, new research shows.
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Treating prostate cancer patients with female hormone therapy reduces the side effects of treatment, doctors believe.
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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A new study finds that elderly people who undergo surgery or angioplasty to treat chest pain fare just as well in the long-term as those treated with medication.
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By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 17--At St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, heart attack patients are receiving faster treatment.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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TORONTO - Doctors in the United States tend to treat heart attacks more aggressively than their Canadian counterparts, which improves chances of survival for patients, researchers say.
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Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.
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Among men with symptoms of  heart disease, those who are obese tend to live longer than  their normal-weight counterparts, a new study suggests.
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Given medical advances, it&#39;s no wonder that heart disease patients expect doctors to address coronary problems with drugs, medical devices or both.
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Doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump to help people with heart failure.
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A new scientific research has concluded that heart disease could be cut by 76% and men could expect to live more than six years longer if they simply ate in the right combination.
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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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Even though heart disease is the top killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies published on Tuesday.
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Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.
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New studies shed some light on these controversial heart treatments, but many questions remain. What patients need to know.