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Mayo Clinic researchers measuring C-reactive protein is early indicator of stiffened arteries
Researchers around the world agree that C-reactive protein is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke.   view more (2005-08-24)

Hospital-based smoking cessation program after heart attack adds to success
Hospital-based smoking cessation programs, along with referrals to cardiac rehabilitation, appear to be associated with increased rates of quitting smoking following heart attack, according to a report in the Oct. 13, 2008, issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2008-10-14)

Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan
Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology.   view more (2009-01-20)

Statin treatment within first 24 hours after heart attack cut mortality by half
In the largest clinical study of its kind, UCLA researchers found that early treatment with a statin drug within 24 hours of having a heart attack reduced in-hospital mortality rates by over 50 percent.   view more (2005-08-30)

Even very light smokers run serious heart attack risk
Very light smokers significantly increase their risk of a heart attack, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Furthermore, women are much more susceptible than men to the detrimental effects of tobacco, even if they don't inhale. The findings are based on a population sample of over 12,000 men and women taking part in... view more... (2002-08-12)

Lighting up the heart
A major breakthrough in research could lead to improved recovery of the heart when it is re-started after a heart attack or cardiac surgery.   view more (2006-09-22)

Unfair treatment boosts heart attack risk
Unfair treatment in life boosts a person's chances of having a heart attack, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.   view more (2007-05-15)

Reduced Risk Of Recurrent Heart Attack With Anticoagulant Drug
Results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET show that patients given the anticoagulant drug, bivalirudin, had a reduced risk of recurrent heart attack compared with patients given conventional treatment with heparin. The combination of anticoagulant therapies (fibrinolytic therapy and the use of unfractionated heparin) for acute heart... view more... (2001-11-28)

Oxygen-saturated blood reduces levels of damaged heart tissue following a heart attack
Results of a clinical trial published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions demonstrate that an infusion of blood that is "supersaturated" with oxygen (SS02) can reduce the amount of damaged heart muscle immediately following a life-threatening heart attack.   view more (2009-09-16)

Aspirin protects patients at high risk of heart attack or stroke
Aspirin (or another antiplatelet drug) protects patients at high risk of serious vascular events, such as heart attack or stroke, and should be considered routinely for all such patients, concludes a study in this week's BMJ.   view more (2002-01-09)

Aspirin -- just for men?
First it was an apple, now it is an aspirin a day that may keep the doctor away. Aspirin has become standard for heart attack prevention, but research published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine suggests that this may really be a man's drug.   view more (2007-10-18)

Higher risks for women with diabetes using HRT
Women with diabetes who use hormone replacement therapy are at an increased risk of death from all causes and heart disease, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-02-19)

Early use of statins after coronary syndromes does not reduce risk of heart attack, stroke or death
Beginning use of statins within 14 days of acute coronary syndromes (such as heart attack or unstable angina) does not decrease the risk of death, heart attack, or stroke, for up to 4 months, based on a meta-analysis of previously published studies.   view more (2006-05-03)

Early Intervention Could Halve Angina Rate For People At Moderate Risk Of Heart Attack
Authors of a UK study published on THE LANCET's website today, Sunday 1 September-www.thelancet.com-suggest that angina could be halved if an interventional approach (such as balloon angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery) is used to treat people soon after they have been identified as being at moderate risk of heart attack. Considerable... view more... (2002-08-29)

Study finds implantable defibrillators as effective in women as in men
Women who have had a heart attack get as much survival benefit as men from implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), devices designed to monitor the heart's pumping rhythm and shock it back to normal when needed, according to a study published in the December edition of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.   view more (2005-12-23)

When the national football team wins, the number of fatal heart attacks goes down…
A win for the national football team means fewer deaths from a heart attack, reveals a study in Heart.   view more (2003-04-11)

New drug may reduce heart attack damage
A new drug that targets a master disease-causing gene can dramatically reduce heart muscle damage after a heart attack and may lead to significantly improved patient outcomes, UNSW researchers have shown.   view more (2009-07-24)

Bone marrow hope for heart sufferers
New hope for sufferers of heart disease is possible, after research led by a University of Leicester surgeon indicates that bone marrow cells injected into a heart can help repair damage from a heart attack.   view more (2002-11-27)

Women fast catching up with men on risks of sudden death after heart attack
Women are fast catching up with men when it comes to risk of sudden death after a heart attack, reveals research in Heart.   view more (2002-11-18)

Increased risk of heart attack or stroke for patients who are resistant to aspirin
Being resistant to aspirin makes patients four times more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or even die from a pre-existing heart condition, according to a study published on bmj.com today.   view more (2008-01-18)
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