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Higher transplant survival with same-sex donor
Turns out men and women really are different at heart: New research finds that heart transplant patients have better odds of survival if the donor is the same sex.
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:19:39 GMT

Controversial diabetes med doesn't slow plaque
The controversial diabetes pill Avandia failed to significantly slow plaque buildup in heart arteries compared with an older drug,  a new study reported Wednesday.
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:17:51 GMT

Rising risk for obese kids: middle-aged arteries

Obese children and teens, especially those with abnormal cholesterol levels, should focus on diet and exercise to prevent early aging of their arteries, new research suggests. Scientists using ultrasound imaging detected fatty deposits in arteries of obese children and teens more typical of middle-aged adults, raising fears about accelerated heart disease.


  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:53:50 GMT

Exercise no help for heart failure patients
Exercise can do a lot of good for most people, but it apparently isn’t much help to those with heart failure, the fastest-growing heart problem in the United States.
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:27:15 GMT

Plavix plus heartburn drugs may up heart risk
Stent patients who take the blood thinner Plavix along with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and other dangerous events, according to a study.
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:06:29 GMT

New heart failure test in ER more accurate
A new blood test to identify heart failure patients in most dire need of treatment when they turn up at an ER proved better than current tests, according to results of a new study.
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:08:58 GMT

Music to your ears is music for your heart, too
Researchers found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels dilated in much the same way as when laughing, or taking blood medications.
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:37:04 GMT

Study: Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives

Nov. 10: A new study suggests millions more could benefit from taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, even if they have low cholesterol. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.  (Nightly News)People with low cholesterol and no big risk for heart disease dramatically lowered their chances of dying or having a heart attack if they took the cholesterol pill Crestor, a large study found.


  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:16:22 GMT

Heartbeats may power future pacemakers
Pacemakers and defibrillators of the future may generate an extra power boost from a surprising energy source: The heart itself.
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:52:14 GMT

Low potassium linked to high blood pressure
In a multi-ethnic population-based group of 3,303 adults, a low potassium level in the urine correlated with high blood pressure, regardless of the level of salt in the diet.
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:03:01 GMT

Study: Elderly fare well in open-heart surgeries
More elderly patients are getting open-heart surgery today, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show.
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:42:59 GMT

Drug-coated stents may be better for diabetics
More expensive drug-coated stents were more effective in reducing the risk of repeat surgical procedures, heart attack and death in patients with diabetes, according to results of a study.
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:36:52 GMT

Vitamins C and E don't prevent heart disease
Vitamins C and E — pills taken by millions of Americans — do nothing to prevent heart disease in men, one of the largest and longest studies of these supplements has found.
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:49:04 GMT

Headphones can interfere with heart devices

Nov. 9: A study finds that headphones can interfere with a pacemaker, even when the headphones are turned off. (MSNBC)Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck . A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices.


  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:57:41 GMT

Heart failure sends more seniors to hospitals
The number of people 65 or older hospitalized for heart failure more than doubled in the past 27 years and is likely to keep climbing unless prevention measures are adopted quickly.
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:59:19 GMT

Turning back your clock could help your heart

Oct. 31: A new study suggests daylight saving time may be good for your heart. NBC’s chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, weighs in on the findings.  (Today Show)Swedish researchers looked at 20 years of records and discovered that the number of heart attacks dipped on the Monday after clocks were set back an hour.


  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:00:04 GMT

Artificial heart borrows from plane technology
In the race to create the world's first fully functioning artificial heart, French scientists have turned to technology from satellites and airplanes.
  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:25:19 GMT

High blood pressure? Eating grapes may help
Grapes helped lower blood pressure and improve heart function in lab rats fed an otherwise salty diet, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:26:33 GMT

Aspirin no heart protection for diabetics
Doctors should not routinely give aspirin to people with diabetes to help guard against a heart attack or stroke, a British study found on Friday.
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:17:31 GMT

Keeping the beat for CPR? Hum 'Stayin' Alive'

The 1977 John Travolta movie 'Saturday Night Fever' was a huge hit. Now a study finds the disco song 'Stayin' Alive' from the film has the perfect rhythm for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.Doctors and medical students who listened to the disco song  'Stayin' Alive' while practicing CPR not only performed perfectly, they remembered the technique five weeks later


  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:04:14 GMT

Newer vaccine may be better for polio hot spots
A newer vaccine that targets the most common form of the polio virus works up to four times better than the conventional vaccine that tries to protect against all three types of the virus.
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:03:34 GMT

Depression hikes death rate after heart attack
In people who have suffered a heart attack, depression and a high heart rate at night, while often coexistent, are independent predictors of death.
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:39:36 GMT

Vioxx risk lingers at least 1 year after using drug
A doubled risk of heart attack, stroke and death persisted at least a year after people stopped taking withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, according to an analysis of long-term data.
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:23:45 GMT

Heart patients need depression screenings
Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:00:11 GMT

Feds probe chelation-heart disease study
Federal officials have halted enrollment in the government's largest-ever alternative medicine study to investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected.
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:41 GMT

Stroke treatment still helps even after 3 hours
Stroke sufferers can still benefit from clot-busting medicine even if they receive it an hour or so beyond the current three-hour window after symptoms start, an important new study suggests.
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:32:52 GMT

Newsweek: Where not to have a heart attack
A new study finds dramatic regional differences in cardiac-arrest survival rates. Why some places are better than others when it comes to saving lives.
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:11:15 GMT

Study: New heart drug can cut stroke risk
An experimental drug to treat irregular heart rhythm reduced the risk of stroke by one-third, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference Wednesday.
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:59:55 GMT

Bypass may be better than stents long-term
For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have?
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 17:59:40 GMT

Smoking riskier for women's hearts than men's
Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:04:34 GMT

Fish oil helps patients with chronic heart failure
Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:12:01 GMT

U.S. probes possible Vytorin link to cancer
U.S. government drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer.
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:52:55 GMT

Sleepless nights can hike teens’ blood pressure
Poor sleep habits can do more than annoy parents and make teenagers drowsy in school — they can lead to high blood pressure, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:11:27 GMT

Best way to a clogged heart? Through the wrist
The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:58:17 GMT

Drugs as good as stents for many heart patients
People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty:  New evidence drugs should be tried first.
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:25:03 GMT

Looking for heart disease? The eyes have it
The eyes may carry important early clues to heart disease, signaling damage to tiny blood vessels long before symptoms start to show elsewhere, a study finds.
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:27:48 GMT

Being skinny is no guarantee of a healthy heart

Even thin people may have hidden risks for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other ailments typically associated with obesity. By the same token, some overweight people may be healthy even if they're hefty.About half of overweight people have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equal number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity, research shows.


  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:43:16 GMT

FDA: Heart drug combo may harm muscles
U.S. health officials warned the public on Friday about the risk of a rare type of muscle injury seen when the cholesterol drug simvastatin is combined with the anti-arrhythmia medicine amiodarone.
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:22:54 GMT

Gene variant linked to statin side effect
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:02:25 GMT

Implanted pumps may help heal ravaged hearts

Taneal Wilson's damaged heart repaired itself after having a period to rest due to a heart implant.A lucky few patients' own hearts start working normally again after being weaned off implanted pumps. How to duplicate those successes is one of cardiology's biggest questions.


  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:44:17 GMT

Too much sleep can hike stroke risk in women
Sleep patterns in middle-aged women can increase their risk for stroke, researchers in the United States have found.
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:25:14 GMT

Vytorin fails to meet main goal of heart study
The cholesterol fighter Vytorin sold by Merck & Co Inc and Schering-Plough Corp failed to meet the main goal of improving cardiovascular outcomes in a closely-watched heart study.
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:21:08 GMT

Red yeast rice, fish oil fight high cholesterol
A regimen of supplements and lifestyle coaching is just as effective as statin medication for reducing levels of  "bad" cholesterol.
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:35:23 GMT

Pioneering heart surgeon DeBakey dead at 99

American heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey speaks to a reporter in his office conference room at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, in 1995. DeBakey died Friday.Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.


  Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:12:40 GMT

Treating blood pressure may ward off dementia
Treating high blood pressure in the very elderly may help reduce their risk of developing dementia, researchers said.
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:59:51 GMT

Transplant recipient completes Yosemite ascent

Heart transplant survivor Kelly Perkins climbs Half Dome, Yosemite National Park's famed granite monolith in California. Perkins, 46, and her husband Craig began the climb on Thursday and reached the top of the 8,842-foot-high dome on Saturday. A heart transplant survivor has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a new heart 13 years ago — a dangerous 2 1/2-day climb up the sheer, 2,000-foot face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park's famed granite monolith.


  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:34:09 GMT

One in 10 had 'silent strokes'
Routine brain scans in a group of middle-aged people showed that 10 percent of them had suffered a stroke without knowing it, raising their risk for further strokes and memory loss, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:58:08 GMT

Simple doctor's exam may predict stroke risk
A simple doctor's examination for subtle problems such as reduced reflexes or unstable posture could help predict which healthy elderly people are at the highest risk of death or stroke, researchers said.
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:03:29 GMT

Those with low vitamin D twice as likely to die
New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role in good health.
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:01:07 GMT

Chest pain often lingers a year after heart attack
People who are depressed or who continue smoking after a heart attack often have chest pain a year later and are more likely to have another heart attack or die, researchers found.
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:23:31 GMT

Coffee habit may be good for your heart

June 17: A new study shows two to six cups of coffee a day could benefit women’s heart health. TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks to Dr. Steven Lamm about the findings.  (Today Show)Long-term coffee drinking does not appear to increase a person's risk of early death and may cut a person's chances of dying from heart disease, according to a study published on Monday.


  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:29:28 GMT

Sunny outlook may speed stroke recovery
Stroke patients who have a positive outlook function better on their own three months after leaving the hospital than stroke survivors with a gloomier attitude, new research shows.
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:31:47 GMT

Red wine may protect heart from aging’s toll
A natural compound found in red wine may protect the heart against the effects of the aging process, researchers said.
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:30:47 GMT

Erectile dysfunction warns of worse problems

May 19: A new report from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found erectile dysfunction can be a predictor of Heart Disease among men with Type 2 diabetes. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.  (Nightly News)Diabetic men who struggle with erectile dysfunction are twice as likely to face potentially deadly heart problems and strokes as men who don't,  according to new research.


  Mon, 19 May 2008 21:00:13 GMT



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