

Editor’s ChoiceAcademic Journal Main Category: Heart Disease Also Included In: Women’s Health / Gynecology Article Date: 22 Feb 2012 – 8:00 PST email to a friend printer friendly opinions Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: Healthcare Prof: A study in the February issue of JAMA, reports that female heart attack patients are [...]
February 22, 2012 | Posted in
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21 February 2012 Last updated at 21:32 ET By Dominic Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News Women are more likely to die from a heart attack Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study of more than one million people in the US. Overall men [...]
February 22, 2012 | Posted in
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ATLANTA, GA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Feb 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — SharecareNow, powered by WCG today announced the “SharecareNow 10 – Heart Disease” list, ranking the top influencers of heart disease conversation online. These experts and organizations provide relevant resources for individuals seeking reliable information online related to heart disease, the leading cause [...]
February 21, 2012 | Posted in
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Heart disease and stroke have reached epidemic levels in our country. Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans; stroke is the fourth leading killer. One of every three deaths in this county is caused by cardiovascular disease. That’s why Medicare is helping to lead the Million Hearts campaign, a national initiative that aims to [...]
February 21, 2012 | Posted in
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Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but people who drink it every day may have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new U.S. study. Although the researchers, whose work appeared in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that older adults who drank diet soda every day were 44 percent [...]
February 20, 2012 | Posted in
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Although a growing number of Americans struggle with heart failure, experts say new treatments have dramatically improved quality of life and life expectancy for these patients. “The present environment for heart failure is substantially improved, and the future holds promises that will truly remove the term ‘failure’ from the description of this illness,” said Dr. [...]
February 20, 2012 | Posted in
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IANS Lucknow, Feb 19: An election official died of a massive heart attack during polling here as the fourth phase of assembly elections were held in Uttar Pradesh Sunday, police said. The incident took place at a polling booth in Alambagh. Rajjan Lal, a returning officer, was at booth number 128 where voting was in [...]
February 19, 2012 | Posted in
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(CBS News) The Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas is proud of its name. It warns customers, “This establishment is bad for your health.” Man stricken eating heart attack grill burgerVideo: A meal to die for So this story may sound too good to be true: A customer at the restaurant, while eating a 6,000-calorie [...]
February 18, 2012 | Posted in
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U.S. scientists have done what was once considered science fiction – regrown heart muscle to replace tissue that was killed off in a heart attack. It’s the latest advance in the field of regenerative medicine. In a heart attack, the heart muscle itself loses some of its blood supply. The affected tissue dies, and the [...]
February 18, 2012 | Posted in
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You almost can’t make up a story like this. A customer was stricken with an apparent heart attack while eating a 6,000-calorie burger called the Triple Bypass Burger at a restaurant that prides itself on serving artery clogging meals. Confused customers at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas on Saturday laughed while the [...]
February 17, 2012 | Posted in
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