People who take medications to lower blood pressure may also be improving their heart's pumping action, thus reducing their risk of congestive heart failure.
Boys with chubby bellies are more likely to have high blood pressure than their slimmer counterparts.
Rapid weight gain in children who were low birth weight babies may increase their risk for high blood pressure in adulthood.
Giving heart attack patients a combined low dose of the anticoagulant drug warfarin with low-dose aspirin does not prevent second heart attacks or strokes better than aspirin alone.
Losing weight may lower blood levels of the inflammatory marker called C-reactive protein (CRP), a factor associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
In the first study of its kind, researchers show an association between calcium in the coronary arteries and stroke.
The flu vaccine may offer significant protection against stroke, especially for people age 75 or younger.
You are invited to cover the American Heart Association's Asia Pacific Scientific Forum, "The Genomics Revolution: Bench to Bedside to Community" and the 42nd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease and Epidemiology Prevention to be held April 23-26, 2002, at the Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Scientists have unraveled how a defective gene can cause dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that leads to heart failure.
Smart bombs are touted for their ability to precisely target and destroy an enemy. Now equally "smart" technology is being used by heart experts to target and destroy cells that trigger the irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation.
A gene variant found in about 20 percent of the population might explain why some people develop a dangerously enlarged heart after intensive exercise or as a side effect of high blood pressure.
A simple imaging test identified people with dangerous clogging in their carotid (neck) arteries according to researchers who say the test may someday help identify individuals who need immediate surgery to prevent stroke.
A new study advises physicians to fully understand the expanded benefits of the new cholesterol guidelines, citing that the new recommendations are likely to significantly raise the number of people under 45 and older than 65 who are prescribed cholesterol-lowering medications.
A person's risk of dying from heart disease may be predicted by the number of infectious agents present in the blood.
Middle-aged men who have symptoms of psychological distress, such as depression and anxiety, are more than three times as likely to have a fatal stroke than middle-aged men who are not depressed.
Leptin, a protein secreted by fat cells, may be an independent risk factor for heart disease in humans.
An enzyme that breaks up lipids in high-density lipoprotein (HDL - the "good" cholesterol), was associated with severity of coronary artery disease.
For the first time, researchers have shown that high triglycerides -- a type of blood fat -- are a strong independent predictor of a person's risk for stroke.
Individuals who had taken at least one aspirin in the week before suffering an ischemic stroke had milder strokes than people who had not taken aspirin.
A treatment that corrects rapid heart beats by burning away small amounts of heart tissue is equally as effective and safe in infants as it is in older pediatric patients.
In one of the largest genetic studies of its kind, researchers have discovered three previously unidentified genetic variants that may explain why some families are prone to premature heart disease.
Death from sudden cardiac arrest can be significantly reduced if cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation are administered before emergency medical services arrive.
More than half of patients whose heart arteries re-narrow after angioplasty, a procedure to open clogged blood vessels, may have no symptoms of their renewed disease.
The American Stroke Association's 27th International Stroke Conference is to be held Feb. 7-9, 2002 . This is the largest conference in the world of medical scientists and physicians engaged in research and treatment of stroke. More than 1,900 scientists are expected to attend from the United States and other nations.
Enlargement of the heart muscle is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in the young, and it is now estimated to affect one in every 500 adults. Alarmingly, all too often its first symptom is death.
Depression in heart attack patients may affect much more than their mental health. It may also affect the wiring of their heart, increasing the likelihood of death.
In a unique study, a human protein used to treat cancer patients has shown promise for growing new blood vessels in people with extensive coronary artery disease.
A class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors was associated with a lower heart attack risk in a study of smokers.
The American Heart Association is truly saddened by the nation's recent, tragic events. We extend our thoughts and prayers to all those who have been affected by the tragedy.
More people could be spared from sudden death or a non-fatal heart attack if their physicians assessed their risk factors.
High-protein diets have no proven effectiveness in long-term weight reduction and pose potential health threats for those who adhere to them for more than a short time, according to an advisory from the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee.
Reducing the body temperature of someone revived from cardiac arrest is feasible and safe, but cooling time must be faster to make it a practical treatment.
One-month results from a major clinical trial indicate that beating-heart, or off-pump bypass surgery is as safe and effective as standard coronary bypass surgeries.
Nationwide, the stroke death rate has declined during the last 30 years, but the decline has not been equal across regions nor among races.
The number of Americans who are hospitalized for stroke continues to increase, but the death rate is declining.
Carotid artery stenting, a technique used to widen narrowed neck arteries to prevent strokes, can be performed safely and effectively as an outpatient procedure at experienced centers.
The American Heart Association published a scientific statement on "Exercise Standards Testing and Training", a report which revises standards for the exercise testing and training of healthy individuals as well as those with cardiovascular disease.
For the first time a drug used to treat high blood pressure has been shown to prevent and gradually reverse enlargement of the heart, reducing the risk of heart attack, stroke and congestive heart failure.
Some individuals may have a clear advantage when it comes to keeping their bellies from sagging, according to researchers who have identified a genetic variation of a protein that may reduce the accumulation of body fat.
News conference to announce national response to patient delay in seeking heart attack treatment.
A joint call to action urging physicians to educate their patients about heart attack warning signs -- and the importance of calling 9-1-1 immediately-- was announced today at a news conference by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association.
In the first study of its kind, researchers have shown that pairing a type of amphetamine with speech/language therapy may help some stroke survivors more quickly recover their ability to communicate, according to a report.
In an animal study, researchers demonstrated that new blood vessels can grow in the area of the brain damaged after a minor stroke, according to a study.
How much alcohol an elderly person drinks each week is linked to their brain structure and risk of stroke, for better and for worse, according to a study of more than 3,000 senior citizens.
Our media kit will include about 19 news releases and 25 news briefs selected from more than 4,000 abstracts. Four news conferences will be held daily, starting Sunday morning. Late breaking clinical trials will be presented Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We will be scheduling times for media to meet with researchers whose studies are the focus of our news releases.
Exposure to occupational and environmental air pollutants can alter heart rates in young, seemingly healthy hearts, researchers report. These altered heart rates may play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease.
Pacemakers and other implanted heart devices prolong the lives of people with heart rhythm problems. However, if an individual with one of these devices develops a staph infection it could pose a potentially life-threatening danger, researchers report.
Men with a common genetic variation that makes blood stickier and more likely to clot have double the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) before age 55 as men without the trait, according to research.
Left ventricular assist devices, or LVADs, used to mechanically pump blood through the hearts of individuals with heart failure as they await transplantation, can reverse reduced heart muscle performance, researchers report.
Iron supplements may be a simple remedy for the "common cough" associated with a widely used cardiovascular drug.
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