• Stopping Aspirin Causes Quick Rise in Heart Risks
  People who stop following their doctor's advice to take a daily aspirin may see their risk of heart attack and stroke quickly rise, a new study suggests.Low-dose aspirin is a standard therapy for people at increased risk of a heart attack or stroke. But many eventually stop...
• 8 Top Supplements to Keep Your Ticker Ticking
  Heart disease, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, and stroke, is the No.1 cause of deaths in the United States. It is the leading cause of deaths for both men and women as well as most ethnic groups, including Caucasians, African-Americans, and Hispanics. An...
• High-Cost Healthy Foods Fuel Heart Risks: Study
  Living in an area with little access to nutritious foods has been linked to high heart disease risk, but a new study suggests that it's the inability to afford a healthy diet, rather than access, that's to blame.
• Just One E-Cigarette Stresses the Heart: Study
  Smoking just one e-cigarette exposes users to enough nicotine to trigger an adrenaline surge in the heart that can contribute to high blood pressure and other health problems, a new study suggests.
• Research Challenges Heart-Healthy Benefits of Whole Grains
  Scientists haven't yet proved beyond a doubt that a diet rich in whole grains is healthy for the heart, a new review suggests.
• Statins Tied to Memory Lapses, Low Energy, Other Side Effects
  Statins are prescribed to millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and combat stroke and heart disease. But a growing body of research suggests the drugs can cause a host of side effects, including memory lapses, low energy, muscle pain, and high blood sugar. Here's a primer.
• Dental Work Can Hike Heart Infection Risks
  Invasive dental procedures may raise the risk of rare infections in people who have prosthetic heart valves, a recent French study suggests.
• Rare Condition Causes Boy's Heart to Stop After Eating Hotdog
  A 9-year-old boy who had a heart attack after taking a big bite of a hot dog appears to have suffered from a rare heart-rhythm condition, researchers report.
• Even 'Healthy' Obese Have Higher Heart Risks
  People who are considered metabolically healthy may still have a higher risk of developing heart problems if they are obese than they would if they weighed less, a recent study suggests. Obesity on its own is a risk factor for heart disease. The study focused on the odds of...
• Children Exposed to 9/11 'Dust' Show Risks for Future Heart Disease
  The repercussions of 9/11 continue to exact a toll on the health of Americans. An analysis by NYU Langone Health of blood tests from children who may have breathed in the toxic ashes and fumes from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers found that they have risk...
• Statin Reduces Deaths in Men Without Heart Disease
  A cholesterol drug reduced by 28 percent the mortality rate among men who had high cholesterol but no heart disease, according to new research out Wednesday.In the longest such trial to date, spanning 20 years, researchers at Imperial College London found that 40 miligrams...
• Alcohol's Benefits Not Seen in Those With Liver Disease
  Light to moderate drinkers may have a lower risk of heart disease, but a new study suggests this doesn't hold true for people with fatty liver disease.
• Walking Pace Could Indicate Heart Health
  New UK research suggests that how fast you walk could be an indication of how likely you are to suffer from heart disease.Carried out by a team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Center in a partnership between Leicester's Hospitals, the University of...
• Are Salt Warnings for High Blood Pressure Overblown?
  An expert tells why restricting salt intake may not be the right way to lower blood pressure, and explains why eating foods high in potassium may do the job better. Includes tips on how to boost your potassium level.
• As Temps Fall, Heart Attacks May Rise
  If the cold weather makes you shiver, your blood vessels and heart may be quivering, too -- and that may be enough to trigger a heart attack in some people, new research suggests. The study found that more heart attacks occur when temperatures drop below freezing, suggesting...
• Updates Aim to Cut Cyber Risks for Pacemakers
  Abbott Laboratories said it would issue updates to reduce the risk of its St. Jude heart implants being hacked and to warn patients that the devices' batteries may run down earlier than expected.
• Dark Chocolate With Olive Oil Improves Heart Health
  Dark chocolate combined with olive oil lowers the odds of developing cardiovascular disease, says a new Italian study."A healthy diet is known to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease," said lead author Dr. Rossella Di Stefano, a cardiologist at the University of Pisa,...
• High Salt Intake May Double Risk of Heart Failure
  A high-salt diet significantly increases the risk for heart failure. That's the conclusion of Finnish researchers who found that people who consume more than 13,700 milligrams of salt a day -- about 2.5 teaspoons -- had double the risk for heart failure than low-salt...
• Younger Adults Less Likely to Treat High Blood Pressure
  Younger adults are less likely than older people to know they have high blood pressure and to treat the condition, increasing their risk for heart attacks and strokes, a U.S. study suggests. For the study, researchers examined data from more than 41,000 participants in...
• Married Heart Patients Have Better Survival Rates
  Marriage is an important element in the survival of patients who have had a heart attack, and marriage also improves the survival of patients with the most important risk factors, according to British researchers who studied the health records of 929, 552 patients of...
• Undiagnosed 'A-Fib' May Be Common
  Many people at risk for atrial fibrillation probably do have the irregular heart rhythm but have not been diagnosed, a new study reports. Nearly 1 out of 3 patients in the study had undetected atrial fibrillation that was caught only through the use of long-term cardiac...
• A First: Drug Lowers Heart Risks by Curbing Inflammation
  For the first time, a drug has helped prevent heart attacks by curbing inflammation, a new and very different approach than lowering cholesterol.
• 'Good' Cholesterol May Not Be as Good as We Think
  It has long been thought that a high level of "good" cholesterol in the blood, also known as HDL, is better for health. However, new European research is challenging this belief, suggesting that those with extremely high levels of good cholesterol have a higher mortality...
• New Cholesterol Drugs Vastly Overpriced: Study
  Are new medicines for people with out-of-control cholesterol wildly overpriced? It's a question that's sparking debate among consumers and providers of care. Now, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) report that the price of these drugs -- called...
• Omega-3s Reduce Cardiac Death Risk: Study
  For years we've been told that the omega fatty acids - the healthy oils found in cold water fish and fish oil supplements - are heart healthy, and a new study confirms the validity of that advice. Results from the study that reviewed 14 randomized, controlled trials found...

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