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A new, different kind of stent brought relief by diverting blood to oxygen-starved heart muscle to people suffering from refractory angina, a kind of heart-related chest pain for which there currently is no effective treatment. Action Plan "An effective treatment for...
The rates of heart failure and death are dropping, as more doctors and medical centers start implementing new heart disease treatment guidelines....
Two research teams have identified genetic material strongly associated with a significantly increased risk of heart disease. About one in every four...
Until recently, most cases of congestive heart failure were believed to occur when the heart weakens and becomes unable to pump effectively—...
Up to 50% of people who have a first heart attack—which often results in sudden death—don't experience prior...
Reducing the amount of salt in your diet has been reported to lower your risk of developing heart disease by 25%, and...
Implantable defibrillators save lives by shocking hearts back into a healthy rhythm, but that shock can cause physical and psychological trauma for...
Training volunteers in the emergency use of defibrillators does save lives, even in I thinly populated rural areas, a new Italian study...
Drug-eluting stents improved the outcomes of patients who developed blockages in veins that had been surgically grafted onto the heart, according to...
Sitting still for hours is not the only factor that puts air travelers at risk for blood clots. The low-pressure. low-oxygen environment...
A carefully controlled study has proved the value of amiodarone for people who are having heart surgery. Amiodarone is a drug that...
Heart attack patients who received a transfusion for blood loss or anemia were three times more likely to have another heart attack...