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High levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a protein that is produced in response to inflammation, contribute to heart tissue damage that accompanies heart attack and stroke. Recent research: A new drug called bis-(phosphocholine)-hexane has been shown in laboratory studies to...
Researchers reviewed the medical records of 69,493 adults admitted to hospitals for vascular events—strokes, heart attacks and transient ischemic attacks...
Giving heart cells a dose of sugar in the t 1- important first few hours after a heart, attack improves the chances...
Don't place a cell phone within six inches of your implanted defibrillator when the phone is on. The defibrillator could...
You might have read the headlines in recent years—moderate consumption of al- I cohol, especially red wine, decreases the risk of...
A study by German cardiologists has found A that infusing a patient's own stem cells into a heart artery several...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used for peering at the body's organs, but scientists say it can also tell...
To protect your body from coronary heart I disease, speak up for yourself. People who feel they are typically treated fairly at...
If you think you may be having a heart attack, take an aspirin immediately and be sure to chew it. This gets...
Heart patients are usually told to stop taking aspirin, which has a blood-thinning effect, seven to 10 days before bypass surgery to...
Heart and stroke patients should not stop daily aspirin therapy prior to surgery unless directed by a physician. Reasons: Patients who stop...
Heart attack prevention may be enhanced by taking low-dose aspirin in the late evening. Heart attacks occur most often in the early...