Grow Your Own “New” Heart
A study by German cardiologists has found A that infusing a patient's own stem cells into a heart artery several days after a heart attack improves the heart's pumping power and speeds healing. THE STUDY The study found...
Christina Bates
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Detecting Heart Attacks Before They Happen
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used for peering at the body's organs, but scientists say it can also tell...
Speak Up
To protect your body from coronary heart I disease, speak up for yourself. People who feel they are typically treated fairly at...
Aspirin, Stat!
If you think you may be having a heart attack, take an aspirin immediately and be sure to chew it. This gets...
More Evidence
Heart patients are usually told to stop taking aspirin, which has a blood-thinning effect, seven to 10 days before bypass surgery to...
Aspirin and Surgery
Heart and stroke patients should not stop daily aspirin therapy prior to surgery unless directed by a physician. Reasons: Patients who stop...
It's in the Timing
Heart attack prevention may be enhanced by taking low-dose aspirin in the late evening. Heart attacks occur most often in the early...
Breath Warning
Shortness of breath may indicate heart disease—especially if it is a new symptom in someone 50 or older. New study: People...
Heart Risk Predictor
A blood test that measures levels of NT-proBNP, a protein produced when the heart is under stress, helps diagnose heart failure. New...
Silent Heart Disease: Every Year 500,000 Americans Have a First Heart Attack—Often Without Warning
Up to 50% of people who have a first heart attack—which often results in sudden death—don't experience prior...
Red Flags for Heart Attack
Any chest discomfort or pain that lasts for more than a few minutes requires immediate medical attention. Less common heart attack symptoms…...
Surprising Symptoms of Heart Attack
Chest discomfort in the center of the I chest—the most common heart attack symptom—occurs only in about two-thirds of all...