Imaging Technique May Give Heart Attack Early Warning
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It could highlight dangerous plaque deposits in arteries    HealthDayNews -- Plaque deposits that slowly build up on artery walls can break apart, triggering heart attack or stroke. But a new imaging technology developed by Harvard University researchers uses an enzyme linked to arterial plaque to spot these cardiac 'trouble spots' early on...
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A recent German study has found that people prone to a heart attack face triple their usual risk as a result of traffic, whether they are in cars, on bicycles or on mass transit.
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The best tool for predicting the risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said on Tuesday.
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What if doctors had a new way to diagnose heart disease that took only seconds and provided pictures so clear it showed every clogged artery, so detailed that it was like holding a living heart in your hand?
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Treating heart attack victims with radio waves helps reduce the likelihood that implantable defibrillators will need to jolt ailing hearts into beating properly, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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The best tool for predicting the  risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said  on Tuesday.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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Scanning a patient&#39;s colon for cancerous polyps also offers an opportunity to assess the risk of a heart attack by checking for calcium deposits in the aorta, researchers said on Wednesday.
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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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MUNICH, Germany -- 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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A device that automatically detects early symptoms of congestive heart failure has been implanted in patients in the United States this month for the first time.
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A fingertip test could detect patients in the earliest stages of heart disease, US scientists have claimed. A study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found it detected early signs of disease in patients which conventional tests missed.
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Working to tight deadlines can increase the risk of a heart attack six-fold, Swedish researchers say.
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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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As a treatment for breast  cancer, radiation, even modern regimens, appears to increase  the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report in  the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for March 7.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 14 :People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.
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High blood levels of an inflammatory marker called C-reactive protein seem to be a strong indicator of heart disease, and they might someday prove as useful as cholesterol