Heart Disease

• Mental Stress May Be Harder on Women's Hearts

  

  Posted 8:06 PM 4/24/2012

  April 24, 2012 -- Coping with mental stress may be harder on a woman's heart than a man's, according to new research.

  Men and women given the same stressful math problem all had an increase in (More)
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• Is There Proof Gum Disease Causes Heart Disease?

  

  Posted 7:26 PM 4/18/2012

  April 18, 2012 -- Contrary to what had been "accepted" thinking by many, there is no conclusive evidence that gum disease causes heart attacks and strokes, or that treating gum disease will improve heart disease, according to a new scientific statement by the (More)
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• Do Happy People Have Healthier Hearts?

  

  Posted 3:50 PM 4/18/2012

  April 18, 2012 -- Having a "glass half-full" outlook just might help protect people at risk for heart attack and stroke.

  In a newly published review from the Harvard School of Public Health, characteristics such as optimism and happiness were linked to a lower (More)
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• Are Biodegradable Heart Stents Safe?

  

  Posted 7:02 PM 4/16/2012

  April 16, 2012 -- A stent that helps keep clogged heartarteries open, then resorbs, appears safe, according to a new study.

  The study was small, with 50 (More)
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• Moderate Drinking Helps Men After Heart Attack?

  

  Posted 10:22 PM 3/27/2012

  March 27, 2012 -- After a heart attack, men who continue to drink one or two alcoholic beverages a day may live longer than heavy drinkers or non-drinkers.

  Those findings appear in the European Heart Journal.

  "For many men (More)
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• Test May Spot Heart Attacks Before They Happen

  

  Posted 5:03 PM 3/21/2012

  March 21, 2012 -- A new blood test could one day give doctors a critical head start on heart attacks, a small new study suggests.

  The test looks for cells that normally line the insides of blood vessels. When those cells, called endothelial cells, start to build up in the blood, researchers say they may be an early indicator of (More)
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• Too Few Keep Heart-Healthy Habits

  

  Posted 11:18 PM 3/16/2012

  March 16, 2012 -- Less than 2% of Americans meet seven recommended heart health targets that could dramatically reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study.

  The research shows that the number of people who follow all seven heart-healthy habits recommended by the (More)
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• Having Small Babies May Raise Heart Risk in Moms

  

  Posted 10:13 PM 3/14/2012

  March 14, 2012 -- Women who give birth to small, full-term babies may have an increased risk for heart disease decades later, new research shows.

  Delivering a small baby was found to be a strong, independent predictor of (More)
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• 1 Sugary Drink a Day May Raise Heart Risk

  

  Posted 7:01 PM 3/12/2012

  March 12, 2012 -- Just one sugar-sweetened drink a day may be enough to raise a man's risk for heart disease, a new study suggests.

  Men who drank just one sugary drink a day had a 20% higher risk of heart disease than did non-drinkers, says researcher Frank Hu, MD, PhD, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.

  "This study (More)
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• Stents Overused in Stable Heart Patients

  

  Posted 8:55 PM 2/27/2012

  Feb. 27, 2012 -- As many as 2 out of 3 elective heart angioplasty procedures performed in the U.S. on patients with stable heart disease may not be needed, a new research review suggests.

  The analysis of eight large clinical trials found that the addition of opening narrowed (More)
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