Plaques Cut Survival in Young Heart Attack Patients
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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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Deaths among women due to cardiovascular disease are down, but too many still ignore signs of heart trouble. How to stay vigilant and healthy.
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A simple test of fingertip blood vessels may help identify people with the earliest stages of atherosclerosis, says a Mayo Clinic study in the current issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Minute changes in tiny blood vessels close to the surface of the skin in children as young as 11 can indicate the risk of future heart attacks or strokes, a leading scientist said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a statin drug after a person is hospitalized with a heart attack can reduce long-term mortality and prevent further heart events, Japanese researchers report.
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study suggests.
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Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Early treatment with Lipitor (atorvastatin), a "statin" cholesterol-lowering drug, reduces the build-up of artery-clogging plaque in patients who've had a recent heart attack, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma are at increased risk of having a fatal heart attack for up to 25 years after undergoing treatment, a British research team reports.
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Even some heart attack patients would be better off if their doctors avoided using drug-coated stents to open their clogged arteries, an international study found, raising new concerns about the devices.
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A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
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NEW YORK  - Early signs of heart disease in young adult smokers may quickly dissipate soon after they kick the habit, a new study from Japan shows.
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NEW YORK  - Heart attack survivors might do  well to begin treatment with a statin drug -- such as Lipitor  or Zocor -- as soon as possible, a new study suggests.
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Heart attack patients in the United States are more likely to survive longer than those in Canada, in part because American doctors are more aggressive in reopening clogged arteries.
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SUNDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- There&#39;s more evidence that cardiovascular problems help drive Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists say, and that treating the heart might help protect the brain.
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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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Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.