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Monday, April 18th, 2011Do not neglect a transient-ischemic attack (TIA) or “mini-stroke” as it has the power to double the chances of developing a heart attack. This startling revelation was published in the medical journal called Stroke following a research conducted by a team from Mayo Clinic.
A TIA may not be lasting more than a few minutes [...]
US Heart Disease Costs To Rise In 2010
Friday, December 18th, 2009According to the American Heart Association, heart disease and stroke will cost the U.S. an estimated total of $503.2 billion next year.
An online update published in the journal Circulation reports that this amount includes health care costs and lost productivity due to death and disease.
According to Reuters Health, the association says obesity and other factors [...]
Common Heart Rhythm Problem on the Rise in the U.S.
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Source: Reuters Health
About 3 million Americans suffer from the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, and that number is likely to double by 2035, new research shows.
Atrial fibrillation occurs when the two upper chambers of the heart, the atria, stop contracting in a coordinated, steady fashion and instead begin to quiver. People [...]
What You Must Know About Heart Disease
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Lifesaving facts about the number one killer of women.
By Jeannette Moninger, Redbook
Each year some 88,000 women ages 45 to 64 have a heart attack — which is why knowing how to protect yourself is crucial. It’s time to separate the rumors from the facts about this deadly disease — and lower your risk now.
True or [...]
High Salt Intake Directly Linked to Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease
Monday, November 30th, 2009Source: ScienceDaily
High salt intake is associated with significantly greater risk of both stroke and cardiovascular disease, concludes a study published on the British Medical Journalwebsite.
The link between high salt intake and high blood pressure is well established, and it has been suggested that a population-wide reduction in dietary salt intake has the potential to substantially reduce [...]
Women Just As Prone To Heart Disease As Men
Thursday, November 12th, 2009Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and women are just as vulnerable to a heart attack as men.
Fine is lucky she got to the doctor in time.
“I was feeling a burning in my chest and my hand was very warm and the pain was going up my arm,” Fine [...]
Risks of daily aspirin may outweigh the benefits
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Source: Health.com
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who’ve already had one. But if you’ve never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.
About 50 million Americans take low-dose [...]
Angina: Don’t Ignore This Major Risk Factor
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Harvard Health Letters - You’re walking up the stairs and feel some tightness in your chest. You’ve just had a nice, big meal and start to feel an odd, squeezing sensation in — this is weird — your jaw. You wake up in the middle of the night, and it feels like someone is sitting [...]
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