B vitamins do prevent heart attacks, despite L)a report to the contrary. one study failed to show reduced heart attack risk. However, the participants included stroke and heart attack survivors and diabetics, all of whom were taking drugs that may have...
Until recently, hypertension, diabetes and other chronic conditions have been identified as America's biggest health threats. Now: As the baby...
A clot-busting drug revives cardiac arrest patients. In a study of 163 people who suffered cardiac arrest (in which electrical signals that...
An injection of the blood thinner enoxaparin is typically given to heart attack patients in the emergency room to help prevent a...
Common bacteria may cause heart attacks in younger men. Chlamydia pneumoniae causes a flu-like upper-respiratory infection that can turn into pneumonia. People...
Dangerous blood clots can be eliminated with a new ultrasound device. The device consists of a hair-thin wire with transducers attached. After...
Blood clots that form in the coronary arteries cause heart attacks. However, many people don't realize that clots also can...
Choosing the right hospital can be the key to surviving a heart attack, says cardiologist Richard Stein, MD, director of the Urban...
What you need to know about different types of heart medications, risk factors, diagnostic tests, surgical procedures and more can be found...
Heart attack rates have declined in cities that have banned smoking in public places. Example: After Pueblo, Colorado, banned smoking in restaurants,...
School-age children who eat out four or more t) times a week were more likely to develop cardiovascular risks, such as higher...
Heart attack patients treated with statins within 24 hours of the attack were 54% less likely to die than those not given...