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2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
40 Years of Heart Transplants
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
An Oral Approach to Heart Disease
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Angina Strikes 1 in 5 Heart Attack Survivors
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Test Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Anniversary of Parent's Passing Can Trigger Death
Another Blood Fat Fuels Heart Attack Risk
Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
Anticoagulant Drugs Had Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty
Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk
Artery Plaque Boosts Hispanics' Odds for Stroke
Artery Plaque Rupture Can Occur Without Symptoms
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia Raises Risk of Heart Failure, Fractures
Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers Help Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths
Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks Fare Worse After Cardiac Arrest
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise for Marfan Syndrome
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble
Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk
Calling All Heart Patients
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats
Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk
Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot Dissolver Doesn't Boost Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Clot-Busting Therapy Under Review
Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes
Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Compound Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart
Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure
Diabetics Face Doubled Risk of Heart Attack
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug May Cut Aneurysm Risk for Heart Defect Patients
Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures
Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate
Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates
Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients
Effort Could Lead to Blood Tests for Heart Problems
Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study
EKG Not Strong Predictor of Heart Risk
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Electrocardiogram Blip Signals Heart Trouble
ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble
Estrogen May Help Men's Hearts
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End
Even Mild Sleep Apnea Hikes Heart Risk
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment
FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger
Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Finding Out How Flavonoids Protect the Heart
Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Help Depressed Heart Patients
Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Fish Oils May Prevent and Treat Heart Disease
Flu Can Raise Chances of Heart Attack
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart
Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy
Food as Medicine?
For Even Healthy Men, Alcohol Seems to Lower Heart Attack Risk
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
For Young Adults, Borderline High Blood Pressure a Threat
Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest
Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation
Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids
Gene Test Could Catch Deadly Heart Problem
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia
Gene Variant Protects Black Heart Failure Patients
Gene Variants Can Predict Threat of Heart Disease
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found
Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement
Genetic Medicine Making Inroads Against Disease
Genetic Test for Heart Disease Risk in the Works
Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You
Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link
Hands-Only Resuscitation OK for Cardiac Arrest
Happy Marriage, Happy Heart
Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth
Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog
Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes
Health Tip: After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: At Risk for Another Heart Attack?
Health Tip: Having Another Heart Attack
Health Tip: Having High Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Life After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Taking a Daily Aspirin
Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives
Healthy Diet Lowers Death Risk for Women
Healthy Heart Tips for a Bad Economy
Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese
Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor
Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today
Heart Attacks Peak During the Holidays
Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab
Heart Device Recipients Often Not Aware of Recalls
Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk
Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests Before Angioplasty
Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply
Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy
Heart Failure Raises Risk of Fractures
Heart Failure Raises Risks After Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Heart Failure Treatment Underused
Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
Heart Risk Can Be Predicted Without Lab Tests
Heart Risks Emerging in People With HIV
Heart Risks Rise With Smokeless Tobacco
Heart Valves Fashioned From Stem Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood
Heartbeat Might One Day Power Pacemakers
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heart-Pacing Devices Hold Promise for Heart Failure
Heart's Stem Cells Not Created Equally
Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier
Heavy Traffic Can Be Heartbreaking
High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease
High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds
High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women
High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods
Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks
Hispanics Less Likely to Get Repeat Artery Surgery
HIV Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack
Home Blood-Pressure Monitoring Recommended
Home Defibrillators Fail to Boost Survival Rates
Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Hope for Damaged Heart Muscle
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease
Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing
Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
HRT Dosing May Determine Risks, Benefits
Human Heart Can Make New Cells
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest
Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk
Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women With Heart Failure
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
Implanted Defibrillators Boost Long-Term Survival
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Increased Heart Risk Seen for Retired NFL Players
Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization
Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates
Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital
Inflammation May Play Role in Sleep Duration
Injection May Heal Damaged Heart
Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease
Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
Irregular Heartbeat During Angioplasty Could Raise Death Risk
Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes
Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease
Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?
It's Back to Basics to Save a Life
IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries
Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health
Key Blood Test Protein May Not Cause Heart Disease
Key Protein Limits Damage of Heart Attack
Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidney Patients More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Know Your Odds for Heart Failure
Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most
Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Laughter Can Boost Heart Health
Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women
Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker
Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence
Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients
Low Thyroid Function Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Death Risk
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart Disease
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages
Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk
Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths
Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks
Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart
Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events
Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006
Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk
Managing Stress Can Lower Heart Death Risk
Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab
Many Who Should Use Statins Don't
Many With Heart Disease Don't Know Signs of Heart Attack
Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health
Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Mediterranean Diet Aids the Aging Brain: Study
Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial
Men With Angina Do Worse Than Women
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes
Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Micardis Given Wider Approval
Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives
Migraine Frequency Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
Migraine Sufferers Face Greater Blood Clot Risk
Migraines' Frequency Influences Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Friendly Cities for Women
Mixed Results for Anti-Clotting Drugs in Heart Attacks
Moderate Aerobic Exercise Lowers Diabetics' Liver Fat
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart
Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
More Chest Compressions During CPR Improves Survival Odds
More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life
More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life
Most Adult Americans at Some Risk for Heart Disease
Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells
MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
Multiple ICD Replacements Can Predict Complications
Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster
Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks
New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix
New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Device 'Fingers' Heart Risk
New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality
New Drug Shows Promise in Use With Coronary Stents
New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Stress Coordination
New Heart Disease Markers Discovered
New Method Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival
New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes
New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found
New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective
New Test Seems to Spot Deadly Heart Condition
New Treatment Lessens Heart Attack Damage
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Type of Stent Shows Promise
New Wiring Adds Risk When Replacing Pacemaker
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Blood Tests May Not Improve Heart Risk Assessment
Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer, Better Tests for Heart Attacks
Newest Coated Stent Does Well in Real-World Trial
NFL Players Not at Increased Heart Risk
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
No Increase in Clots With Drug-Eluting Stents
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight
Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research
Obama to End Stem Cell Ban Monday
Obese Kids Have Old Arteries
Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease
Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health
Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients
Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health
Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients
Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English
One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack
Optimism About Heart Risk Pays Off
Osteoporosis Meds Linked to Heart Problem
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Panic Disorder Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks
Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts
Patients Do Better at Hospitals With Clinical Trials
Patient's Own Stem Cells Might Treat Heart Attack
Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
Physical Exam as Good as High Tech in Assessing Heart Failure
Pituitary Hormone May Boost Women's Heart Risk
Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack
Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination
Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery
Popular Tilapia Might Not Help Heart
Postmenopausal Women's Sexual Dissatisfaction Not Linked to Heart Troubles
Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Prolonged Fasting Boosts Risk of Rare Stroke
Psoriasis Poses Danger for More Serious Complications
Psoriasis Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death
Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk
Psychotherapy Can Ease Post-Surgical Depression
Public Lacks Confidence to Help in Cardiac Emergencies
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Put Defibrillators in High-Traffic Spots, Studies Urge
Quality Care, Not Number of Procedures, Determines Bypass Results
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Quick Angioplasty Best After Heart Attacks
Radiation From CT Scans Not Always the Same
Rapid Cooling Might Help Heart Attack Patients
Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates
Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC
Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
Reduced-Radiation Heart Scans Don't Compromise on Quality
Reflux Drugs OK With Blood Thinners
Registry Created for Broken Heart Syndrome
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Religion May Help Extend Your Life
Research Explains Benefit of 'Mini Heart Attack'
Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids
Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts
Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks
Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health
Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart
Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites
Risk Score May Predict Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
'Scaffold' Could One Day Repair Damaged Hearts
Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors
Scientists Heartened at Prospect of End to Stem Cell Ban
Screening Athletes Could Cut Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting
Secondhand Smoke Blocks Artery Repair
Secondhand Smoke Hikes Tots' Risk of Heart Disease
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Dementia
Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses
Semi-Annual Time Changes May Affect the Heart
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Severe Menopause Symptoms Raise Heart Risks
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
Simple Steps Lead to Better Blood Pressure Control
Simple Test Might Detect 'Silent' Heart Disease
Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle
Skin Test Spots Heart Risks in Healthy People
Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heart Risks in Children
Sleep Apnea Linked to Night Heart Attacks
Sleep Apnea Screening Cuts Surgical Complications
Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
Sleep Disorders Put Stroke, Blood Pressure Patients at Risk
Slight Cut in Salt Intake Would Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Smoke-Free Policies Prove Effective
Smokeout '08: The Perfect Time to Quit
Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease
Smoking Bans Bring a Drop in Heart Attacks
Smoking Bans Good for Non-Smokers' Hearts: Study
Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
Some Arteries Opened Safely Without Heparin
Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds
Some Heart Failure Meds May Raise Fracture Risk in Women
Some Imperfect Hearts OK for Transplant
Sometimes Angioplasty Can Wait
Soothing Songs Please the Heart
Speed Not Always of the Essence With Heart Cases in ER
Speedy Care After Heart Attack Key to Survival
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
Stars Strut Catwalk for Women's Heart Health
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help More People Fight Heart Disease Than Thought
Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, Complications
Statins Can Hinder Muscle Repair
Statins Don't Cut Cancer Risk
Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins Lower Risk of Clots in Cancer Patients
Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Stem Cell Injections Seem to Reduce Angina Pain
Stem Cells Grow Heart Tissue in Lab
Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries
Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use
Stenting a Good Option for Left Main Heart Artery
Stenting as Good as Surgery for Stroke Prevention
Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack
Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior
Strict Blood Sugar Control Lowers Heart Risks in Diabetics
Strict Blood Sugar Lowering Won't Ease Diabetes Heart Risk
Stroke Prevalence Higher, Deadlier Among American Indians
Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette
Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle
Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
Studies Support Testosterone Supplements for Older Men
Study Brings Value of Echocardiography Into Focus
Study Finds Fish Won't Prevent Heart Failure
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study of Everest Climbers Questions Oxygen Use
Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death
Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims
Study Questions Screening Heart Attack Patients for Depression
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Study Shows Hospital Report Cards Unlikely to Spur Improvement
Study Suggests a Wider Use for Statins
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
'Stun Gun' Deaths Rarely Caused by Ventricular Fibrillation
Subway Defibrillators Save Lives
Sucking Out Clot Debris Helps Heart Attack Patients
Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
Sudden Cardiac Death Rare in Young Athletes
Sudden Death Risk Highest 30 Days After Heart Attack
Suffering of Heart Failure Similar to Cancer
Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
Surgery May Not Help Most People With Narrowed Brain Artery
Surgery Unneeded in Most Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Cases
Survival Rate Little Changed With Aortic Valve Disorder
Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
Taking Depression to Heart
Taking Statins Faithfully Lengthens Life
Telling Heartburn From Heart Attack Can Be Tricky
Testing Young Athletes for Heart Defects May Save Lives
Testosterone Therapy May Help Men With Heart Failure
The Elderly Can Be Candidates for Angioplasty, Stenting
The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease
Thin Thighs Might Be Harbinger of Heart Disease
Thumbs Down on Beta Blockers for High Blood Pressure
Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risks in the ICU
Timing of HRT May Influence Heart Risks
Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Tobacco Use Kills 6 Million People Annually: Report
Too Few People Know Symptoms of Heart Trouble
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
Top 10 Heart-Stroke Advances for 2008
Toxic Sewer Gas Induces Suspended Metabolism in Mice
Tracking Top Number in Blood Pressure May Be Enough
Traffic Jams Harm the Heart
Trial Shows Heart Attack Education Makes Little Difference
Turbulence Predicts Death Risk for Heart Failure Patients
Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure
Two Drugs for Heart Failure Show Mixed Results
Two-Drug Treatment Didn't Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates
U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul
U.S. Doctors Treat Heart Attack With Man's Own Stem Cells
U.S. Faces Shortage of Heart Surgeons
U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe
U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
Ultrasound Can Help Break Up DVTs
Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
Urine Test for Heart Disease Shows Promise
Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure
Vest Monitors 'Individual' Air Pollution
Viagra May Protect Hearts of Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment
Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later
Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended
Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart
Vitamin D Deficit Could Lead to Heart Woes
Vitamin D Vital for the Heart
Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good
Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems
Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise
Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart
Walking, Biking to Work Pays Off
Warfarin Safer Than Heparin for Some Strokes
Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds
Weight-Loss Aids Bought on Internet Might Harm Your Heart
Western Diet Boosts Global Heart Attack Risk 30%
What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER
When the Heart Stops Beating
White Men With Chest Pains Treated Fastest in ERs
Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Why Watching TV Sports Increases Heart Attacks
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
With Angioplasty, More Is Better
With Heart Attacks, Fast Treatment Matters
Women More Prone to Die in Month After Heart Attack
Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly
Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Work Strife Stresses the Heart
Worries May Worsen Peripheral Arterial Disease
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Years of Heavy Smoking Raises Heart Risks
Young Vets With PTSD More Prone to Heart Risk Factors
Younger Women Often Miss Signs of Heart Attack