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News: February 14, 2012
Car, TV Ownership Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- People who own a car and a television tend to be at increased risk for heart attack, a new study finds. On the other hand, people in developed and developing countries who are physically active during work an...
New Blood Thinner Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk
MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran) is associated with a small increase in the risk of heart attack, a new review finds. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio looked at seven trials involving Pradaxa t...
Women, Younger Men Under-Treated Before Heart Attack: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women and younger men account for a large number of heart attacks in the United States but are less likely than older men to receive preventive medications that lower heart attack risk, a new study indicates....
Women More Prone to 'Broken Heart' Syndrome: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Broken heart syndrome -- a temporary heart condition brought on by extreme physical or emotional stress -- occurs overwhelmingly in women compared to men, a new study suggests. Whether preceded by the sudden ...
Fewer Disease Risk Factors Yet More Fatal Heart Attacks
TUESDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People with more risk factors for heart disease are more likely than healthier individuals to suffer a first heart attack, according to a large new study. No surprise there. But patients with fewer or no risk f...
Low Vitamin D May Increase Stroke, Heart Attack Risk in Women
TUESDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D may put women at greater risk for heart attack and stroke, according to one of several new studies on the important nutrient. After analyzing 16 years of data on more than 2,000 healthy,...
More Heart Attack Patients Take Meds When They Are Free
MONDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients are more likely to take needed medications if they're free, U.S. researchers find. Less than half of patients discharged after a heart attack take their prescribed medications, which increa...
Regular Teeth Cleanings Could Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
SUNDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who visit the dentist regularly to have their teeth cleaned may lower their risk for heart attack or stroke, new research suggests. The finding is to be presented Sunday at the American Heart Association'...
'Fake Marijuana' May Trigger Heart Trouble in Teens
TUESDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Three teenage boys suffered heart attacks after smoking K2, a form of synthetic marijuana, according to a new case report. During the span of a few weeks last fall, Dr. Colin Kane, a pediatric cardiologist at Ch...
Smokers Have Heart Attacks Earlier Than Nonsmokers
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers have heart attacks earlier in life than nonsmokers, and women smokers are more likely than men to suffer complications after a heart attack, according to a new study. Researchers examined data on 3,588...
Certain Antidepressants With Blood Thinners May Pose Risk for Heart Patients
MONDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients who take both selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin or Plavix have a higher risk for bleeding than those who take anti-clotti...
Traffic Pollution May Raise Short-Term Heart Attack Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution appears to temporarily boost the risk for experiencing a heart attack, new British research suggests. However, the apparent elevation in risk is short...
U.S. Seeks to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks, Strokes
TUESDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years is the goal of U.S. health officials, who launched a new program Tuesday called Million Hearts. The aim is to raise awareness of the risk...
Heart Attack Damage Not Reduced by Adding Balloon Pump to Angioplasty
TUESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The extent of heart muscle damage in heart attack patients isn't reduced by inserting a balloon pump into the aorta -- the body's main artery from the heart -- before performing a surgery to clear clogged blood...
Test for Calcium Buildup May Spot Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A calcium test performed with the assistance of a CT scanner seems to provide insight into the likelihood that certain patients at moderate risk of heart problems will have a heart attack or stroke, researcher...
Post-Heart Attack Exercise May Depend on Where You Live
TUESDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack survivors who live in poor neighborhoods get less exercise than those in wealthier neighborhoods, a new study finds. Regular exercise after a heart attack is known to improve the chances of survival...
Smoking After Heart Attack Raises Risk of Dying
MONDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- People who resume smoking after hospitalization for a heart attack are more likely to die than those who quit for good, a new Italian study confirms. The findings -- that patients who relapsed were three to five...
Stopping Daily Aspirin Boosts Heart Attack Risk: Study
TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart disease who stop taking their daily low-dose aspirin may put themselves at a greater risk of having a heart attack, a new study finds. Aspirin taken daily in a low dose (typically between 75 a...
Married Men Seem to Seek Help for Heart Attacks Sooner
TUESDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- Married men or those in common-law relationships seek medical care for heart attacks sooner than men who are single, divorced or widowed, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. The researchers conten...
Certain Painkillers May Raise Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack: Study
THURSDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease patients with high blood pressure who take a class of painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are at greater risk for heart attack, stroke or even death, new research sh...
Heart Attack Victims Face Greater Risk of Dying When Ambulances Are Diverted
SUNDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients whose ambulances are diverted from the nearest ER to another one further away are at greater risk of dying -- not just soon after the heart attack, but for up to a year after the interventi...
Mental Illness Linked to Greater Risk of Death After Heart Attack
FRIDAY, JUNE 3 (HealthDay News) -- People with mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack or serious cardiac event, a new study finds. One explanation for this increased risk is that people with mental illness are 14 percent le...
Fear of Dying During Heart Attack May Make Matters Worse
WEDNESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- People who become very afraid of dying in the moments during and days after a heart attack also seem to have more inflammation, an indicator that they may, in the long run, do worse than patients who are less ...
Can Removing Tonsils, Appendix Boost Early Heart Attack Risk?
WEDNESDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Although the tonsils and appendix are not considered vital to the body, Swedish researchers have found that people who had them taken out before the age of 20 may be at a slightly greater risk of an early hear...
Morning Heart Attacks Cause More Damage, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- If you suffer a heart attack in the morning, it is likely to be more severe than having one at any other time of day, a Spanish research team reports. In fact, if the heart attack happens between 6 a.m. and ...
Higher Rate of Morning Heart Attacks Not Due to Blood Pressure: Study
MONDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Normal daily fluctuations in blood pressure aren't linked with the well-documented fact that people are more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke in the morning, a new study shows. It included 28 people wi...
Heart Attack Risk Plagues Post-Katrina New Orleans
SUNDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- New Orleans residents still faced a threefold higher risk of heart attack four years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a study finds. Chronic stress, not being able to return home and a...
Coffee, Sex, Smog Can All Trigger Heart Attack, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A major analysis of data on potential triggers for heart attacks finds that many of the substances and activities Americans indulge in every day -- coffee, alcohol, sex, even breathing -- can all help spur an...
Severe Heart Attack No More Deadly to Women Than Men
THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Gender does not appear to have any impact on the risk of dying following a severe heart attack, new research indicates. The study authors observed that female heart attack patients who undergo in-hospital proc...
Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study Finds
MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have other known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals. The finding stems from an ...
Heart Scans May Raise Cancer Risk, Study Finds
MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients who are exposed to low-dose radiation from cardiac imaging and other procedures may have an increased risk of cancer, a new study finds. Canadian researchers analyzed data from 82,861 patien...
If Mom Had a Stroke, Daughter May Be Prone to Heart Attack
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's history of stroke can help predict a daughter's chances of not only having a stroke but also her chances of having a heart attack, new research shows. "Our new study shows that stroke in mothers is ...
Blood Type O Associated With Less Risk for Heart Attack
FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have simultaneously discovered a gene that seems to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, while also noting that having the blood type O might guard against heart attack once arteries become clog...
Falls as Serious for Elderly as Stroke, Heart Attack: Experts
THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Fall screening and prevention should be a regular part of health care for older adults, and all programs to prevent falls should include exercise, according to updated guidelines for preventing falls in the el...
Certain Painkillers Appear to Boost Odds for Heart Attack
TUESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Common painkillers taken to treat inflammation, such as Celebrex and Advil, can raise the risk of heart attack, stroke or death, a review of existing research suggests. Swiss researchers analyzed the results of...
Higher Education May Benefit Some Heart Attack Patients
TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of schooling may affect treatment and outcomes of patients who suffer a type of heart attack called acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a new study reveals. Commonly considered the m...
Study Suggests Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Heart Attack Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- One year after a person is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis they are at a 60 percent increased risk of heart attack compared to people without the disease, a new study suggests. The study included almost 7,5...
Miscarriages May Raise Heart Attack Risk
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who suffer recurrent miscarriages have a greatly increased risk of heart attack later in life, finds a new study. Researchers analyzed data from more than 11,500 women who had been pregnant at least once...
Study Hints at Stem Cells From Belly Fat as Treatment for Heart Attack
TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Stem cells taken from the belly fat of 10 heart attack patients managed to improve several measures of heart function, Dutch researchers report. This is the first time this type of therapy has been used in huma...
Stressful Jobs May Raise Women's Heart Attack Risk, Study Finds
SUNDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have taxing jobs with little control over their busy days are at higher risk for heart attacks or the need for coronary bypass surgery, new research suggests. Furthermore, worrying about losing one's j...
Setting National Hospital Standards Could Boost Cardiac Care
FRIDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Around the nation, hospitals refer to themselves as "stroke centers of excellence" or "chest pain centers," the implication being those facilities offer top-notch care for stroke and heart attacks. But current p...
Higher Statin Doses Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Stroke
TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Using high doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins appears to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or the need for additional cardiac procedures more than regular doses of statins in people who hav...
Hemophilia Drug Used Off-Label Raises Clot Risk
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A drug approved to help staunch bleeding in people with hemophilia raises the risk of heart attacks and stroke when it's used to stop life-threatening bleeding due to other conditions, such as trauma or surger...
Newer Therapies for Eye Disorder Not Tied to Heart Problems
TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the drugs bevacizumab (Avastin) and ranibizumab (Lucentis) to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) doesn't appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular problems or death, a new study suggests. A...
Many Heart Patients Place False Hope in Angioplasty
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Many heart patients harbor the misguided notion that angioplasty, a common procedure to open clogged arteries, will also cut their risk of heart attacks and death, a new study shows. In fact, the evidence sug...
Winter Sports Tourists at Higher Risk of Heart Attack
SUNDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Skiers and other winter sports tourists who visit the Alps are at increased risk for heart attack due to low temperatures, high altitude and inadequate conditioning for intense physical exertion, finds a new stu...
Clues to Heart Attack, Stroke Risk From Fat-Filled Artery
MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A number of factors put patients with abnormal fatty deposits in an artery at high risk for heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death, a new study shows. Patients in various stages of this condition -- ather...
Low-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don't Protect Heart Patients
SUNDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Most heart patients who take low-dose omega-3 fatty acid supplements don't appear to gain any additional protection against further cardiac trouble, new Dutch research cautions. In fact, neither low doses of doc...
Colder Weather Boosts Heart Attack Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Just a small drop in the outdoor temperature can translate into a heightened risk for heart attack in the following month, new British research indicates. Based on an analysis of temperature records and more th...
Vitamin B May Not Guard Against Second Stroke, Heart Attack
TUESDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke patients who take vitamin B supplements to lower their homocysteine levels may not be protected from second strokes or heart attacks, a new study finds. Earlier studies found an association between homocy...
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