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Heart
patients do better with bypass than stents
NEW YORK, September 15 (Reuters Health)
- Blocked coronary arteries can be treated
successfully with either bypass grafts
to get around the blockage or with angioplasty
and stents to clear the blockage. However,
symptoms are relieved to a greater extent
with the bypass operation, a team of U.S.
and U.K. physicians reports. full
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Yes,
fiber is good for your heart
NEW YORK, September 09 (Reuters Health)
- The likelihood of developing heart disease
is indeed lower with a diet high in fiber,
especially water-soluble fiber, according
to a study in the latest issue of The
Archives of Internal Medicine, published
by the American Medical Association. full
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Silent
heart disease often seen in stroke patients
NEW YORK, September 09 (Reuters Health)
- All patients with stroke caused by narrowing
of the arteries to the brain should be
checked for heart problems, according
to the American Heart Association (AHA)
and the American Stroke Association. full
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Aventis
says its ACE heart drug helps long term
PARIS, September 04 (Reuters) - Franco-German
drugmaker Aventis SA said on Thursday
new data showed its Delix/Tritace medicine
helped prevent cardiovascular disease
in high-risk patients for more than seven
years. full
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Researchers
call for higher use of ACE heart drugs
VIENNA, September 01(Reuters) - All coronary
disease patients should be considered
for treatment with an ACE inhibitor, a
blood pressure medicine that would stop
hundreds of thousands of deaths from the
condition, researchers said Sunday. full
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Long-term
survival after cardiac arrest up markedly
NEW YORK, August 29 (Reuters Health) -
People who are resuscitated after a cardiac
arrest nowadays do much better over the
long term than they would have done 25
years ago. full
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Pravachol
benefits more than cholesterol
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment
with the cholesterol-lowering "statin"
drug Pravachol can improve how well blood
reaches the muscle of the heart, and this
is not necessarily reflected by changes
in cholesterol levels. full
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Carotene,
vitamin E don't prevent heart attacks
NEW YORK, August 22 (Reuters Health) -
Having high levels of vitamin E or beta-carotene
(and compounds like it) is no guarantee
that you won't have a heart attack, new
research shows. In fact, high levels of
one type of vitamin E -- known as gamma-tocopherol
-- may actually increase the risk. full
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Nearly
all heart risk due to bad habits: studies
CHICAGO, August 19 (Reuters) - The vast
majority of heart attacks affect people
who smoke, have high blood pressure, high
cholesterol or diabetes, debunking the
perception that heart problems can strike
anyone, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Researchers
find new approach to unclogging arteries
WASHINGTON, August 18 (Reuters) - U.S.
researchers report that they have found
a key mechanism involved the clogging
of arteries by cholesterol that may open
up a new way to treat and prevent heart
attacks and stroke. full
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Eating
fish makes heart beat slower
NEW YORK, August 14 (Reuters Health) -
The more fish you eat each week, the slower
your heart beats, new research suggests.
This may help explain why eating fish
seems to protect against sudden death--a
problem that is often related to a fast
heartbeat. full
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Most
US adults don't get enough physical activity
NEW YORK, August 14 (Reuters Health) -
Even though the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) has broadened
its definition of physical activity, most
Americans are still not meeting minimum
exercise recommendations, according to
a new report by the public health agency.
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Antidepressants
may benefit heart patients: study
WASHINGTON, August 12 (Reuters) - A class
of antidepressant drugs could make heart
patients less likely to have a heart attack,
U.S. researchers said on Monday. Drugs
called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs), such as sertraline (Zoloft),
make the blood less sticky and less likely
to clot, they found. full
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Subtle
signs point to early diabetic heart disease
NEW YORK, August 12 (Reuters Health) -
Patients with diabetes are prone to develop
heart disease. Now researchers have found
that an ultrasound test can detect the
beginnings of a heart problem, before
it becomes obvious. At that point, treatment
could stop the condition getting worse.
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MRI
may detect heart disease
NEW YORK, August 01 (Reuters Health) -There
is a noninvasive, highly accurate method
of detecting plaque in the arteries of
the heart--coronary atherosclerosis--in
patients with suspected disease, according
to a report published in the July 29th
issue of Circulation: Journal of the American
Heart Association. full
story » |
High
blood pressure in teens predicts heart
disease
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters Health) - Increased
blood pressure in adolescence and a relative
rise in blood pressure from adolescence
to adulthood seems to increase the risk
of developing clogged arteries (atherosclerosis)
in adulthood, according to a report published
in the July issue of the American Journal
of Hypertension. full
story » |
Cholesterol
drugs improve strange heart problem
NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters Health) - Drugs
that are commonly used to lower cholesterol
levels appear to improve a mysterious
type of heart disease with an unknown
cause. full
story » |
DHEA
may ward off heart problems, diabetes
NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters Health) - DHEA,
a popular supplement with men, can reduce
artery stiffness and improve the body's
sensitivity to insulin -- which may lower
the risk of heart disease -- new study
findings indicate. full
story » |
Anti-diabetes
drug may prevent heart disease
NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters Health) - Acarbose
(Precose), a drug that has been shown
to prevent diabetes, appears to protect
against heart disease and high blood pressure
in high-risk individuals, new findings
suggest. full
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Bugs
in mouth bad for heart
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters Health) - Two
types of bacteria that cause gum disease
may also create problems for the heart,
new research suggests. And having no teeth
doesn't help matters either. full
story » |
Vitamin
C pills may protect the heart
NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters Health) - Adding
a vitamin C pill to your diet may be a
good way of preventing heart disease,
new research suggests. full
story » |
Driving
a bus or taxi ups heart attack risk: study
NEW YORK, July 07 (Reuters Health) - Driving
a bus or taxi may be hazardous to a person's
health, a team of Stockholm researchers
reports. full
story » |
Cardiac
arrest survivors do fairly well: study
NEW YORK, June 26 (Reuters Health) - Cardiac
arrest patients who survive having their
heart shocked with a portable defibrillator
can go on to lead lives that are just
as long and as full as people with similar
heart conditions who've never had a cardiac
arrest, a new study suggests. full
story » |
More
evidence Mediterranean diet cuts deaths
NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters Health) - A
Mediterranean-type diet -- rich in vegetables,
legumes, fruits and olive oil -- indeed
appears to lower the risk of death, researchers
said Wednesday. full
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Heart-rhythm
therapy found ineffective for blacks
NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters Health) - New
study findings suggest that a test to
guide treatment of abnormal heart rhythms
helps extend survival among white patients,
but not African Americans. full
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| Obesity
drug cuts risk factors for heart disease
HELSINKI, May 30 (Reuters) - An obesity
drug is twice as effective as dieting
in reducing weight in obese patients and
cuts their risk of heart disease, according
to new results from a long-running study
reported on Friday. full
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| Youthful
hostility linked to adult heart disease
NEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters Health) - Children
and adolescents who approach the ups and
downs of life with a hostile attitude
might be at a heightened risk of developing
health complications that can progress
to adult heart disease, according to U.S.
and Finnish researchers. full
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| Guidelines:
Exercise helps heart failure patients
NEW YORK, March 06 (Reuters Health) -
For many people with heart failure, gone
are the days when doctors advised them
to rest and avoid physical activity. In
guidelines announced this week, the American
Heart Association recommends exercise
for people with heart failure, even those
who are waiting for a heart transplant.
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| New,
unique heart-rhythm mutation identified
NEW YORK, February 05 (Reuters Health)
- A variety of gene mutations can cause
irregular heartbeats, so the discovery
of one more may not seem like a big deal.
But scientists have found that the mutation
to blame for an irregular heartbeat in
one family leads to life-threatening cardiac
disease through a completely different
mechanism than previously identified gene
mutations. full
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Low
estrogen linked to heart risk in young
women
NEW YORK, February 04 (Reuters Health)
- Women with relatively low levels of
estrogen in their bodies before menopause
appear to be at higher risk for clogging
of the heart arteries than their peers
with higher levels of estrogen, researchers
announced Tuesday. full
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