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11 New Cholesterol Genes Identified
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
40 Years of Heart Transplants
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
A Substitute for Those Who Can't Take Statins?
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
An Oral Approach to Heart Disease
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Angina Often Affects Quality of Life
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Test Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Another Blood Fat Fuels Heart Attack Risk
Anticoagulant Drugs Had Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Artery Plaque Boosts Hispanics' Odds for Stroke
Artery Plaque Rupture Can Occur Without Symptoms
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke
Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia Raises Risk of Heart Failure, Fractures
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Beta Blockers Help Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease
Blood Rush to the Brain When Angry Is a Good Sign
Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble
Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk
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
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes
Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart
Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diabetics Face Doubled Risk of Heart Attack
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
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-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures
Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate
Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
EKG Not Strong Predictor of Heart Risk
Electrocardiogram Blip Signals Heart Trouble
ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Even Mild Sleep Apnea Hikes Heart Risk
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experimental Drug May Prevent Plaque Buildup
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Finding Out How Flavonoids Protect the Heart
Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Help Depressed Heart Patients
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Fish Oils May Prevent and Treat Heart Disease
Flu Can Raise Chances of Heart Attack
Food as Medicine?
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
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 Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia
Gene Variant Protects Black Heart Failure Patients
Gene Variants Can Predict Threat of Heart Disease
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes May Link Hip Fractures and Heart Disease
Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found
Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
Genetic Test for Heart Disease Risk in the Works
Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You
Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link
Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery Disease
Healthy Diet Lowers Death Risk for Women
Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk
Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows
Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy
Heart Failure Raises Risk of Fractures
Heart Failure Treatment Underused
Heart Risk Can Be Predicted Without Lab Tests
Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted
Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
Heartbeat Might One Day Power Pacemakers
Heavy Traffic Can Be Heartbreaking
High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women
Hispanics Less Likely to Get Repeat Artery Surgery
HIV Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack
HIV Patients May Have Stiffer Arteries
Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing
How Bad Feelings Can Harm Your Health
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries
Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women With Heart Failure
Increased Heart Risk Seen for Retired NFL Players
Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization
Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital
Injection May Heal Damaged Heart
Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes
Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease
Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?
Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health
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 More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death
Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most
Laughter Can Boost Heart Health
Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women
Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little Steps Add Up to Major Reductions in Blood Pressure
Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker
Long-Term Lead Exposure Linked to Heart Deaths
Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients
Low Thyroid Function Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages
Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk
Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths
Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best
Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart
Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers
Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk
Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab
Many Who Should Use Statins Don't
Many With Heart Disease Don't Know Signs of Heart Attack
Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Death From Chronic Diseases
Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Migraine Sufferers Face Greater Blood Clot Risk
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Mixed Results for Anti-Clotting Drugs in Heart Attacks
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart
Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks
Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
More Kids Becoming Severely Obese
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells
MP3 Player Headphones May Throw Off Cardiac Devices
Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster
Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks
New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality
New Drug Shows Promise in Use With Coronary Stents
New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Stress Coordination
New Heart Disease Markers Discovered
New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes
New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics
Newer Blood Pressure Drug No Better Than Placebo in Preventing Stroke
Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys
Newest Coated Stent Does Well in Real-World Trial
NFL Players Not at Increased Heart Risk
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and Cancer
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Not Many U.S. Kids Need Statins
Obese Kids Have Old Arteries
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Oldest Heart Patients May Get Most From Warfarin
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients
Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health
Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70
Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack
Optimism About Heart Risk Pays Off
Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Panic Disorder Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks
Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
Phosphorus Levels May Predict Heart Disease
Popular Tilapia Might Not Help Heart
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
Preeclampsia Linked to Cardiovascular Problems After Pregnancy
Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia
Prolonged Fasting Boosts Risk of Rare Stroke
Psoriasis Poses Danger for More Serious Complications
Psoriasis Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Quality Care, Not Number of Procedures, Determines Bypass Results
Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC
Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
Reduced-Radiation Heart Scans Don't Compromise on Quality
Research Links Low HDL Levels With Memory Loss
Researchers Perfect the View of Heart Disease
Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk
Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health
Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Gums
Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites
Risk Score May Predict Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
Salt Really Does Boost Health Risks
Scientists Discover Protein Involved in Fat Production
Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
Severe Menopause Symptoms Raise Heart Risks
Shorter Menopause May Speed Risk of Heart Disease
'Silent Strokes' Strike One in 10 Healthy People
Simple Test Might Detect 'Silent' Heart Disease
Simpler Test May Be Best for Diagnosing Blood Clots in Leg
Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle
Skin Test Spots Heart Risks in Healthy People
Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Death, Especially for Men: Report
Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease
Social Stress Sends Body Fat to the Stomach
'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support
Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
Some Arteries Opened Safely Without Heparin
Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds
Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol
Special Stem Cells Build 'Biological Bypass'
Speed Not Always of the Essence With Heart Cases in ER
Spleen May Help Heart Recover From Disease
Stars Strut Catwalk for Women's Heart Health
Statin Might Help More People Fight Heart Disease Than Thought
Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, Complications
Statins Can Hinder Muscle Repair
Statins Don't Cut Cancer Risk
Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer
Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries
Stenting a Good Option for Left Main Heart Artery
Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior
Stretching Test May Reveal Arterial Stiffness
Strict Blood Sugar Control Lowers Heart Risks in Diabetics
Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette
Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle
Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
Studies Show Genetic Activity of Antioxidants
Study Brings Value of Echocardiography Into Focus
Study Finds Fish Won't Prevent Heart Failure
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Study Supports Wider Use of Statins
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Suffering of Heart Failure Similar to Cancer
Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
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
Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
Taking Statins Faithfully Lengthens Life
Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure
The Elderly Can Be Candidates for Angioplasty, Stenting
The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease
Thin Thighs Might Be Harbinger of Heart Disease
Thumbs Down on Beta Blockers for High Blood Pressure
Timing of HRT May Influence Heart Risks
Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
Too Few People Know Symptoms of Heart Trouble
Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure
Two Drugs for Heart Failure Show Mixed Results
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
Urine Test for Heart Disease Shows Promise
Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Heart Risk Factors in Kids
Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good
Waist-Hip Ratio Good Gauge of Obesity in Elderly, Study Shows
Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise
Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart
Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds
Western Diet Boosts Global Heart Attack Risk 30%
What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER
When the Heart Stops Beating
White Men With Chest Pains Treated Fastest in ERs
Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure
With Angioplasty, More Is Better
Women Smokers Prone to Dangerous Blood Vessel Condition
Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly
Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work
Worries May Worsen Peripheral Arterial Disease
Young Vets With PTSD More Prone to Heart Risk Factors
Younger Women Often Miss Signs of Heart Attack