Slower Care For Heart Attack Patients Treated Off Hours And Weekends
Heart attack patients treated with primary percutaneous intervention at hospitals after hours and on weekends wait longer to receive clot busters and other treatments and have a higher risk of death than those treated during regular hours.
Metabolic Syndrome – Don’t Blame the Belly Fat
Abdominal fat, the spare tire that many of us carry, has long been implicated as a primary suspect in causing the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that includes the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, and changes in cholesterol.
Healthy Lifestyle Reduces Women’s Stroke Risk
Women who are non-smokers, exercise regularly, have a healthy diet, including moderate alcohol consumption, and otherwise live a healthy lifestyle may have a reduced risk of stroke.
Study: Genes and Diet Linked to Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Researchers have found another link among genes, heart disease and diet.
Study One Day May Lead to Ways to Reduce Heart Attacks in Diabetes Patients
Discovery could one day lead to new treatments to improve the ability of patients with diabetes to survive heart attacks and live with coronary artery disease.
First Link Found Between Obesity, Inflammation And Vascular Disease
Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Liver May Be Source of ‘Good’ Cholesterol
Research suggests that the liver may produce most of the body's "good" cholesterol, an unexpected finding that might one day help scientists develop new treatments to raise levels of this heart-protecting molecule in humans.
Eating Fatty Fish Once a Week Reduces Men’s Risk of Heart Failure
Eating salmon or other fatty fish just once a week helped reduce men's risk of heart failure, adding to growing evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are of benefit to cardiac health.
