Cardiology Articles & Stories
PCOS Patients Benefit From Exercise and Acupuncture
A strange, but disruptive condition plagues as much as 10 percent of the female population and is the most frequent cause of infertility in women. Women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome usually have excess weight, miss or have irregular periods, have a profusion of small cysts in their... Read More
Chelation Therapy Holds Uncertainties and Promise
Chelation therapy involves using a chemical compound to improve an individual's health by extracting excess metal atoms in the body, forming compounds that are then expelled from the body through urination. Thus far, science has found limited effectiveness in utilizing this therapy. Empiricall... Read More
Red Wine Compound Displays Anti-Aging Properties
A natural compound found in grapes and red wine appears to have the potential to work against the causes of a variety of age-related illness, potentially curing them in the process. That compound, resveratrol, may become a new class of drugs that targets age-related disorders such as cancer, A... Read More
Eating Fatty Foods Inflames Blood Vessels' Fat Cover
High-fat diets, even short ones, can produce severe inflammation in the fat tissue around blood vessels, perhaps leading the way to cardiovascular disease, a recent study revealed.The research, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation Research discovered that the fat sur... Read More
6 Factors in Accurate Blood Pressure Readings
Such a simple - and vitally important - item as a blood pressure reading can be considerably inaccurate unless six simple factors are taken into account. Getting an accurate reading is important because a false high reading can cause unnecessary medication, anxiety and disruption in a patient'... Read More
Harmful Fat Buildup Linked to Social Stress
Social stress is linked to deposits of harmful fats in the abdomen, which can accelerate the accumulation of plaque in blood vessels, a major risk factor for heart disease, according to research presented by a new US study. Read More
More Evidence That Fish Oil Aids Heart Health
Omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil supplements not only help prevent cardiovascular diseases in healthy individuals, but also reduce the incidence of deadly cardiac events in patients with existing heart disease, according to new research published in the Journal of the American College... Read More
Low-Carb Diets Linked to Plaque Buildup
Though low-carb/high-protein diets have been proven to be successful for weight loss, there have been few studies examining the diets' long-term vascular effects. Now, a study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center provides new data on the subject, demonstrating that mice placed on a 12-wee... Read More
Stem Cells Could Help Regenerate Cardiac Tissue
At the Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Technology, researchers have recently found evidence that suggests the possibility that in the future stem cells can be injected into targeted areas of the body to repair diseased or damaged tissue, including the cardiac muscle damaged caused by a hear... Read More
Limiting Scar Tissue Following a Heart Attack
Scientists appear to have taken a first step toward creating a gene therapy to prevent the heart-hardening fibrous scar tissue that replaces the dead muscle left by a heart attack. The findings, published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, suggest there is a protein that plays a crucial r... Read More
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- Exercise Shields Blood Vessels From Fatty Meals' Influence
- Outdoor Secondhand Smoke
- Hospital Rankings Partially Accurate for Heart Patients
- Arlen Fleisher, M.D., FACS on Whether Coronary Operations Are Overused
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- Arlen Fleisher, M.D., FACS on Whether Coronary Operations Are Overused
- Just One Hamburger!
- Gender Differences in Coronary Artery Disease
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- Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines For Stable COPD
- Chelation Therapy Holds Uncertainties and Promise
- Treadmill Exercise Helps Patients With Leg-Artery Disease
- Tommy Lasorda High Blood Pressure Awareness
- The Body's Three Natural Defenses Against Cardiovascular Disease
- Aspirin Has Little Benefit for Many With Heart Disease
- Alcohol Benefits for the Heart
- Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines For Stable COPD
- Blog Post: Stuart Diamond, Editor-in-Chief - May 22, 2009
- Potential Exercise Pill
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