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A study has found that rapid decreases in barometric pressure (usually associated with precipitation, especially during winter) are linked to heart attacks. In a review of 1,300 hospital admissions of heart attack patients over a three-year period, when the pressure dropped...
People who have heart attacks in December are more likely to die than those who I have heart attacks in other months....
People who are taking low-dose aspirin to help their hearts benefit substantially if they continue to take it in the days prior...
A new study suggests that some people who are age 70 and older may be better off not using aspirin to protect...
A startling new study has doctors rethinking the practice of prescribing the blood thinner clopidogrel (Plavix) in combination with low-dose aspirin to...
Adding the clot-preventing drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to the emergency treatment of the heart attack patients saves lives and reduces the incidence of...
Recent research is challenging the widespread use of the C-reactive protein(CRP) test for assessing heart disease risk. Study Findings The University...
Very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesrerol, the so-called "bad" cholesterol, seem to be safe for heart patients who...
Patients who get a statin drug in the critical first hours after a heart attack are much more likely to leave the...
Heart attack rates have declined in cities that have banned smoking in public places. Example: After Pueblo, Colorado, banned smoking in restaurants,...
Researchers have identified the key factors K that help hospitals treat heart attack patients as quickly as possible. The Study "In...
Depression after a heart attack can be particularly dangerous. Recent study: Depressed people are twice as likely as others to die or...