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2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
Agent Orange Linked to Parkinson's, Heart Disease
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anesthesia Type Won't Influence Neck Artery Surgery Outcomes
Angina Often Affects Quality of Life
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
Ankle Circulation Could Warn of Future Strokes
Anniversary of Parent's Passing Can Trigger Death
Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns
Antidepressants May Prevent Depression After Stroke
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk
Artery Plaque Boosts Hispanics' Odds for Stroke
Artery Plaque Rupture Can Occur Without Symptoms
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke
Aspirin Linked to Brain Microbleeds
Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss
Attention Training Might Help Stroke Victims
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
B Vitamins Might Lower Stroke Risk
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Bat Saliva-Based Stroke Drug Disappoints in Trial
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size
Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch
Caffeine Without Healthy Diet Linked to Heart Risk
Calling All Heart Patients
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Carotid Artery Sections React Differently to Plaque
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk
Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot Dissolver Doesn't Boost Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk
Coffee or Tea Consumption May Lower Stroke Risk
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Compact Heart Assist Device Approved
Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Dental Plaque Buildup May Raise Heart Risk in Black Men
Depression After Stroke Can Be Debilitating
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue
Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off
Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk
Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
ED an Indicator of Men's Health
Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates
Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients
Effort Could Lead to Blood Tests for Heart Problems
Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Embryonic Heart Shows Strong Capacity to Regenerate
Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells
Emergency Medical Transport By Air Carries Risks
ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Estrogen May Help Men's Hearts
Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End
Even Mild Strokes Can Do Harm
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome
Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exploring Genetic Link Between Migraines, Cardiovascular Trouble
Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims
Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk
Fast Arrival at Hospital After Stroke Pays Off
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger
Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug
Fewer Deaths Occurring From Brain Bleeds
Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds
First Ablation Catheters Approved for Atrial Fibrillation
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Help Depressed Heart Patients
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart
Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy
For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
For Young Adults, Borderline High Blood Pressure a Threat
Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
Fructose Boosts Blood Pressure, Studies Find
Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure
Gender Disparities Persist in Treatment of Stroke
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers
Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
Gene Mutation Is Linked to Heart Muscle Disease
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation
Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids
Gene Test Could Catch Deadly Heart Problem
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia
Gene Variants Can Predict Threat of Heart Disease
Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Genes May Affect Complications After Heart Surgery
Genes May Link Hip Fractures and Heart Disease
Genes That Control Body's Salt Levels Are Identified
Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement
Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice
Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Glucose Challenge in Pregnancy Could Predict Heart Disease
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link
Half of U.S. Babies Living Today May Reach 100
Happy Marriage, Happy Heart
Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth
Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog
Headphones May Threaten Heart-Device Performance
Health Secrets of Red Wine Uncovered
Health Tip: About Heart Arrhythmia
Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air
Health Tip: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Health Tip: Control Risk Factors for Stroke
Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery Disease
Health Tip: Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet
Health Tip: Having High Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Health Tip: Wine Could Benefit the Heart
Health Tip: Heart-Healthy Diet Should Start in Infancy
Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: Help Prevent Stroke
Health Tip: How a Pacemaker Helps the Heart
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Monitoring What You Drink
Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Health Tip: Risk Factors for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Try Kickboxing
Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives
Healthy Heart Tips for a Bad Economy
Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese
Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor
Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today
Heart Damage After Vascular Surgery Raises Death Risks
Heart Defect Spotted During Surgery May Not Need Repair
Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk
Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests Before Angioplasty
Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses
Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy
Heart Failure Treatment Underused
Heart Patients Benefit From At-Home Care, Study Finds
Heart Risks Emerging in People With HIV
Heart Risks Rise With Smokeless Tobacco
Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted
Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids
Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heavy Traffic Can Be Heartbreaking
Hidden Salt in Diet Haunts Many With Heart Failure
High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease
High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods
Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks
Higher Wealth Linked to Lower Risk of Early Stroke
High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
Hispanics Less Likely to Get Repeat Artery Surgery
Home Blood-Pressure Monitoring Recommended
Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Hope for Damaged Heart Muscle
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths
How Bad Feelings Can Harm Your Health
HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
HRT Increases Stroke Risk
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest
Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization
Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital
Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk
Inflammation May Play Role in Sleep Duration
Injection May Heal Damaged Heart
Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease
Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?
It's Back to Basics to Save a Life
Key Blood Test Protein May Not Cause Heart Disease
Key Protein Limits Damage of Heart Attack
Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Know the Warning Signs of Stroke
Know the Warning Signs of Stroke? Most Don't.
Lab Study Makes Strides in Mending Hearts
Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most
Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Laser Therapy Disappoints in Stroke Trial
Later Use of Clot-Buster After Stroke Possible: Study
Leg Clots May Not Travel to Lungs
Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease
Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little Steps Add Up to Major Reductions in Blood Pressure
Long-Term Lead Exposure Linked to Heart Deaths
Low Blood Pressure During Surgery Boosts Stroke Risk
Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart Disease
Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk
Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths
Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks
Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Brain Hemorrhage Outcomes
Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events
Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006
Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk
Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment
Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health
Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Micardis Given Wider Approval
Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives
Migraine Increases Likelihood of Stroke
Migraine Sufferers Face Greater Blood Clot Risk
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
Migraines' Frequency Influences Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Mini-Stroke Can Mean Major One Within Hours
Mini-Stroke Found to Precede 1 in 8 Strokes
Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss
Moderate Aerobic Exercise Lowers Diabetics' Liver Fat
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life
More Fast-Food Joints in Neighborhoods Mean More Strokes
More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy
Most Adult Americans at Some Risk for Heart Disease
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells
Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
Multaq Sanctioned for Heart Rhythm Disorders
Multiple ICD Replacements Can Predict Complications
Music Can Help Restore Stroke Patients' Sight
'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks
New Advances May Treat Stroke Faster, Better
New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
New Device 'Fingers' Heart Risk
New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
New Drug-Coated Stent Approved
New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
New Foam Treatment for Varicose Veins
New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
New Guidelines on Infant Stroke Released
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Heart Valve Repair System Tested for Safety
New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Type of Stent Shows Promise
Newer Blood Pressure Drug No Better Than Placebo in Preventing Stroke
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newest Coated Stent Does Well in Real-World Trial
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Not All Caregivers Are Stressed and Depressed
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health
Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought
Oldest Heart Patients May Get Most From Warfarin
Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients
On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English
Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Organ Donation Policies Vary Among Children's Hospitals
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
People Over 60 at Risk for 'Silent Stroke'
Phosphorus Levels May Predict Heart Disease
Physical Exam as Good as High Tech in Assessing Heart Failure
Pituitary Hormone May Boost Women's Heart Risk
Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
Postmenopausal Women's Sexual Dissatisfaction Not Linked to Heart Troubles
Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Prolonged Fasting Boosts Risk of Rare Stroke
Psoriasis Poses Danger for More Serious Complications
Psoriasis Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death
Public Lacks Confidence to Help in Cardiac Emergencies
Put Defibrillators in High-Traffic Spots, Studies Urge
Quick Stroke Treatment Improves Outcomes
Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
Racial Disparity Seen in Angioplasty Outcomes
Radiation From CT Scans Not Always the Same
Radiation May Raise Stroke Risk After Hodgkin's
Rapid Cooling Might Help Heart Attack Patients
Reflux Drugs OK With Blood Thinners
Registry Created for Broken Heart Syndrome
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Researchers Perfect the View of Heart Disease
Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts
Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks
Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Gums
Risk Score May Predict Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients
Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
Salt Really Does Boost Health Risks
Scientists ID New Proteins in Programmed Cell Death
Screening Athletes Could Cut Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Screening Lowers Stroke Risk for Sickle Cell Kids
Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Dementia
Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses
Seizures Likely Sign of Brain Injury After Stroke
Sen. Edward Kennedy Hospitalized After Seizure
Sen. Kennedy Up and Walking After Brain Tumor Surgery
Sen. Kennedy's Brain Tumor Surgery Called a 'Success'
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
Shorter Menopause May Speed Risk of Heart Disease
Silent Strokes More Common in Younger People Than Thought
'Silent Strokes' Strike One in 10 Healthy People
Simple Steps Lead to Better Blood Pressure Control
Simple Test Might Detect 'Silent' Heart Disease
Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle
Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
Sleep Apnea Episodes May Trigger Irregular Heartbeat
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heart Risks in Children
Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
Sleep Disorders Linked to Arrhythmias
Sleep Disorders Put Stroke, Blood Pressure Patients at Risk
Slow Decline Often Follows Stroke Recovery
Small Doses of Carbon Monoxide Might Help Stroke Victims
Smoke-Free Policies Prove Effective
Smokeout '08: The Perfect Time to Quit
Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease
Smoking Bans Bring a Drop in Heart Attacks
Smoking Bans Good for Non-Smokers' Hearts: Study
'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support
Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
Some Arteries Opened Safely Without Heparin
Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease
Special Stem Cells Build 'Biological Bypass'
Special Treadmill Helps Stroke Patients Regain Normal Gait
Specialized Stroke Care Improves Outcomes
Speedy Care After Heart Attack Key to Survival
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
Spleen May Help Heart Recover From Disease
Stars Strut Catwalk for Women's Heart Health
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statins Can Help Prevent Second Stroke
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Stem Cell Injections Seem to Reduce Angina Pain
Stem Cells Ease Stroke-Like Brain Damage in Mice
Stem Cells Grow Heart Tissue in Lab
Stem Cells May Improve Heart Bypass Results
Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries
Stem Cells Used for 'Biological Pacemaker'
Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use
Stenting as Good as Surgery for Stroke Prevention
Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack
Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior
Stretching Test May Reveal Arterial Stiffness
Strict Blood Sugar Lowering Won't Ease Diabetes Heart Risk
Stroke Centers May Offer Best Shot at Recovery
Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids
Stroke Doubles Risk of Hip, Thigh Fractures
Stroke Drug Might Be a Memory-Booster
Stroke in Children Rare But Costly
Stroke May Be Striking at a Younger Age
Stroke Patients at High Risk for Falls
Stroke Prevalence Higher, Deadlier Among American Indians
Stroke Puts Stress on Spousal Relationship
Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette
Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle
Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help
Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Strokes Can Strike the Youngest
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
Studies Report More Harmful Effects From BPA
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death
Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims
Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Study Shows Hospital Report Cards Unlikely to Spur Improvement
Study Supports Wider Use of Statins
Study Ties Mini-Strokes to Memory Loss
Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
Subtle Nervous System Problems Signal Stroke Risk
Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
Sudden Hearing Loss May Portend Stroke
Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery
Surgery May Not Help Most People With Narrowed Brain Artery
Surgery Unneeded in Most Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Cases
Survival Rate Little Changed With Aortic Valve Disorder
Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
Taking Depression to Heart
Ted Kennedy Has a Brain Tumor
Ted Kennedy Released From Hospital
Telemedicine Helps Experts Treat Stroke From Afar
Testing Young Athletes for Heart Defects May Save Lives
The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease
The Revolving Door of Heart Failure Hospitalization
Timing of Oxygen After a Stroke May Matter
Tobacco Use Kills 6 Million People Annually: Report
Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke
Too Few People Know Symptoms of Heart Trouble
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked to Stroke Risk
Too-Low Blood Pressure Can Also Bring Danger
Top 10 Heart-Stroke Advances for 2008
Tracking Top Number in Blood Pressure May Be Enough
Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection
Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors
Turbulence Predicts Death Risk for Heart Failure Patients
Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure
U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
Ultrasound Can Help Break Up DVTs
Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
Urine Test Predicts Vein Clot Risk
Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure
Vein Condition May Mask Serious Clot Disorder
Vest Monitors 'Individual' Air Pollution
Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment
Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later
Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women
Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart
Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good
Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise
Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart
Warfarin Safer Than Heparin for Some Strokes
Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds
Western Diet Boosts Global Heart Attack Risk 30%
When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER
When Communication Is Lost
Where You Put on Pounds May Influence Clot Risk
Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Why Watching TV Sports Increases Heart Attacks
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider
With Heart Attacks, Fast Treatment Matters
Women Less Apt to Get Clot-Buster, Study Finds
Women Who Run May Benefit From Extra Folic Acid
Women With Atrial Fibrillation Face Rougher Road Than Men
Women, Mexican Americans at Higher Risk for Certain Stroke
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Work Strife Stresses the Heart
Working With Robots May Help After a Stroke
Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work
Years of Heavy Smoking Raises Heart Risks
Young Ballerinas May Face Heart, Bone Risks
Young Vets With PTSD More Prone to Heart Risk Factors