The expected lifetime risks and costs of heart disease are much higher for individuals who are obese, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's 71st Scientific Sessions.
Preschoolers whose mothers smoked cigarettes were six times more likely to say they would take up the habit when they grow up than children from smoke-free homes.
Citrus fruits, tomatoes, vegetables and fortified grain products which are good sources of many of the B vitamins -- are recommended "as the first line of defense" in treating elevated homocyst(e)ine, according to the American Heart Association.
1- Scouting for trends in youngsters' health, 2- Fatty acids from fish oil linked to reduced risk of heart attack, 3- Depression, social isolation predict poor outcomes for women, 4- Passive, active exposure to tobacco smoke thickens arteries.
1- Cigarette smoking's deadly effects confirmed, 2- Margarine vs. butter: variation in responses a family affair, 3- Higher levels of activated factor VII: a trigger for death? 4- Clarifying heart risk from various saturated fats in women.
Black women face a four-times higher risk of dying before age 60 of either heart disease or stroke than white women, according to one of the largest studies of its kind presented at the American Heart Association's 71st Scientific Sessions.
Heart-healthy components in oats may help lower high cholesterol levels and a nutrient in nuts may help prevent death from heart disease, according to preliminary research from two studies.
Long-lasting inflammation is already thought to precede and help trigger a heart attack, but now research shows that inflammation may also limit the effectiveness of clot-busting treatment.
A study presented at the American Heart Association's 71st Scientific Sessions suggests that changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure may be related to an increased risk of heart attack in men.
A new surgical procedure may help extend and improve the lives of people with severe congestive heart failure (CHF), according to research presented at the American Heart Association's 71st Scientific Sessions.
Placing "heart shocker" devices -- automated external defibrillators (AEDs) -- in major stadiums and sports arenas across the country could save the lives of cardiac arrest victims at a cost of just pennies per person.
Routine daily activities -- driving a car, housework or even getting out of bed in the morning -- can trigger a shortage of blood supply, increasing the risk of a heart attack for people with heart disease.
How many risk factors you have for heart disease and stroke may determine how well you think and remember, according a new study that links the combined effects of diabetes, cigarette smoking, high blood pressure and obesity to mental ability.
1- Filtering out stray fatty particles during heart surgery, 2- When to perform heart catheterization? 3- Hospital intervention sharply increases cholesterol-lowering therapy, 4- Extending heart disease prevention to women.
1- In black men, high blood pressure awareness is high, but priority is low, 2- Congestive heart failure: distress and detachment, 3- When seconds count, police may provide faster defibrillation.
Scientists are finding ways to switch on and off key proteins that may make heart cells come out of biological "dormancy" and replace the damaged cells that result from heart disease.
A new study shows that a woman's genetic makeup can reveal how well hormone replacement therapy will reduce her risk of developing heart disease.
Rheumatic fever, which seemed almost eradicated in the United States in the early 1980s, is on the rise again, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's 71st Scientific Sessions.
1- A gene defect in cholesterol absorption may shed light on managing cardiovascular risk, 2- How can we help people stick to eating healthy?, 3- Lower blood levels of the antioxidant vitamin E that relate to higher levels of lipid "peroxides."
Women taking low-dose oral contraceptives are not at a greater risk of having a stroke, say researchers in this month's Stroke.
Seeing a doctor or a nurse with a blood pressure monitor raises some people's blood pressure, but researchers say this "white-coat" hypertension is temporary and does not pose as high a risk for heart disease as sustained high blood pressure.
Injecting alcohol into the walls of the heart and deliberately inducing a heart attack can ease the symptoms of a genetic enlargement of the heart, report researchers.
For the first time, an implantable heart-shocking device has been used to correct atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke, researchers reported in Circulation.
A new test that measures swings in heart rate during the day may help identify individuals with congestive heart failure who are at the highest risk of dying from the condition within a year.
In a pilot study, researchers show that an intensive post-stroke exercise program can help stroke survivors recover their motor skills, according to research at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Life-saving surgery to prevent stroke is cheaper and takes less time for recovery as a result of changes that have streamlined stroke management, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association by University of Toronto researchers.
A study of 11,130 Harvard University alumni shows that people who exercised the equivalent of a one-hour brisk walk, five days a week had a 46 percent lower risk of stroke than those who did little to no exercise.
Residents in some parts of the "stroke belt" region of the Southeastern United States have a much higher risk of stroke than do people who live in nearby towns, which appears as a "necklace" on the map, according to Medical University of South Carolina researchers.
While genetic testing has helped identifying people who may not appear to be at high risk for genetic forms of heart disease, such testing most frequently serves to confirm traditional diagnostic methods, says a AHA scientific statement.
Thanks to advances in technology, improved surgical techniques and possibly doctors' greater sensitivity to gender difference in heart disease, women now seem to do just as well as men after surgical procedures to restore blood flow to the heart.
Diets rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grain cereals may reduce a person's risk of stroke, especially in individuals with high blood pressure, according to a study. The effect appears to be due to the high potassium content of these diets.
A new study indicates that some of the variation in a person's response to a low-salt diet for reducing blood pressure may stem from minor differences in a gene.
Women taking low-dose estrogen oral contraceptives did not face an increased heart attack risk, according to a study. Researchers investigated whether the current generation of oral contraceptives would increase the risk of heart attack.
Atrial fibrillation -- a condition in which the heart beats irregularly -- significantly increases the risk of dying, particularly for women, report scientists. The risk of death was 1.9 times greater in women with AF when compared to women without AF.
Using a blood-thinning drug to treat people who have an irregular heartbeat is not only medically effective, but also cost-effective, according to a study in this month's Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
An ounce of prevention may be worth a pound of cure, but many people with heart disease may not even get that much, say researchers in a report in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Eating a low-fat diet has been shown to reduce some risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke, but reducing fat in the diet to very low levels may not provide any additional benefit, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association.
A certain virus may make the body turn against itself in some children, leading to development of an enlarged heart, say scientists. Researchers have been uncertain about how the virus causes this sometimes fatal disease.
Measuring C-reactive protein with a high sensitivity test may provide a powerful new method to predict risk of heart attack and stroke among healthy post-menopausal women, report researchers in today's Circulation.
Magnesium supplements have a small but significant effect on lowering blood pressure, according to a study in this month's Hypertension.
The JAMA paper reports on the HERS study, designed to determine whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) reduces risk for non-fatal heart attack or death from coronary heart disease in post-menopausal women with established heart disease.
The strongest link yet between a common lung infection, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and heart disease has been found in a study of Alaska natives. This study is the first to show that the individuals were infected with the bacteria before heart disease was diagnosed.
A new study finds that about one in four doctors of patients with advanced congestive heart failure misjudge their patients' wishes about being resuscitated should they go into cardiac arrest.
Individuals with high blood pressure should not only put away the salt shaker, but eat more fruits, vegetables and fat-free or low-fat dairy products, according to a statement from the American Heart Association.
People with high blood pressure have elevated blood levels of collagen, a protein, which may help explain why these individuals are at risk for heart failure as well as kidney and other organ failure.
With its new World Wide Web site, medical news from the American Heart Association will be more accessible than ever. AHA Journals Online (http://www.ahajournals.org) goes online August 11, provides full text and graphics for the five AHA journals.
A study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reports a decline in deaths from congestive heart failure (CHF) for people 65 years of age and older between 1988 and 1995. The drop was greatest for black adults - 3 percent per year for black men and 2.2 percent per year for black women. However, CHF, affecting 4.9 million, is the leading cause of admission to hospitals.
For the first time researchers have shown that estrogen -- a hormone that may protect women from heart disease -- also may be a weapon for both men and women against stroke.
Recovery from stroke is a difficult road for both stroke survivors and their caregivers. A new study in an American Heart Association journal found that caregivers may experience unacceptably high levels of burden, leading to isolation and exhaustion.
Aggressive, broad-based programs offering health screenings and education programs to help people lower high blood pressure show dramatically better results than more laissez-faire programs developed to achieve the same goal, scientists say.
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