Adding blood thinners doesn't prevent heart attack
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Two drugs are not always better than one when it comes to using blood thinners to treat clogged arteries in the legs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Dutch doctors called on Sunday for greater use of oral anticoagulants to prevent strokes in people with a common heart arrhythmia.
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Despite evidence that women are as prone to heart attacks as men, new studies released today show that many doctors fail to treat them as aggressively.
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Receiving a blood transfusion is associated with a greater risk of death for patients with acute coronary syndromes, such as a myocardial infarction (heart attack), according to a study in the October 6 issue of JAMA.
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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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Giving blood transfusions to counter anemia in patients hospitalized with heart attacks or other acute coronary problems may do more harm than good, a study finds.
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A blood pressure drug taken by hundreds of thousands of Canadians is no better than a dummy pill at preventing heart attacks or deaths from heart disease, new research suggests.
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MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Eliminating the cost of medications for people who have heart attacks would lead to longer lives and lower overall medical costs, new research suggests.
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(HealthDay News) -- Aspirin is often recommended by cardiologists for its blood-thinning properties, but the medication can lead to complications, including stomach problems.
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Blood pressure drugs beta-blockers can help keep arteries from clogging up, researchers said on Monday in a report that helps explain how the drugs prevent heart attack and sudden heart death.
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People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows. The findings, presented last week at a conference
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Heart patients with drug-eluting stents implanted to keep their arteries open were found to have a much higher risk of sudden death than those getting bare metal stents if they stopped taking the blood thinner Plavix, a new Swiss study reports.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.
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People who occasionally have upsetting bouts of irregular heartbeats may be able to 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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NEW ORLEANS -- Vitamin E supplements - taken by many Americans in hopes of warding off heart disease - do not work, and may actually make the condition worse, researchers say.
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Treating heart-attack patients without losing any time and with a more aggressive regimen of cholesterol-lowering medicines can save many lives, shows new research.
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A blood pressure drug is ineffective in reducing cardiovascular deaths, research suggests.