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A simple test of fingertip blood vessels may be an accurate and non-invasive way to help identify people who have the earliest stages of atherosclerosis, according to a Mayo Clinic study. "Atherosclerosis tends to affect all of the blood vessels in...
The way your heart speeds up when you exercise and returns to normal when you stop can predict your risk of sudden...
Doctors have long targeted elevated cholesterol as a primary risk factor for heart disease, but 50% to 80% of heart attack victims...
As many as 140,000 cases of serious coronary heart disease may have been caused by the now-withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx since...
A state of depression so mild that most A doctors might not notice it significantly increases the long-term risk of death for...
A half century ago, people who were lucky enough to survive a heart attack were told to take it easy. Very easy....
A molecule that promotes heart growth shows promise as a treatment for heart attacks in animal studies and is being readied for...
A special version of the blood thinner heparin, given soon after a heart attack, can reduce the death rate and prevent future...
A computer-analyzed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique can help doctors accurately measure the amount of heart muscle damaged by a heart attack-at...
Disrupted signals from the brain to the heart may be responsible for the type of sudden cardiac death that is caused by...
It seems the heart can really break from a sudden emotional shock—if only temporarily—causing damage that may be mistaken as...
Using morphine to reduce chest pain in heart attack patients may increase their risk of death by nearly 50%, according to Duke...