Heart Attack News

The European Society of Cardiology has published the full program for the 2013 Congress taking place in Amsterdam from August 31 through September 4. There will be 4 Hot Line Sessions.

People with a "hardening" of the abdominal aorta are at increased risk for heart attack and stroke, according to a new study.

Black and Hispanic children with autism are markedly less likely than children from white families to receive specialty care for complications tied to the disorder, a new study finds.

Black and Hispanic children with autism are markedly less likely than children from white families to receive specialty care for complications tied to the disorder, a new study finds.

From the TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

New study data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease .

The symptoms of heart attack in women and the elderly may be different. Chest pain is still the most common sign of heart attack for most women but they are more likely than men to have symptoms other than chest pain or discomfort when experiencing a heart pain.

In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta-the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall-are associated with future cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke.

This week Fitbit debuted the Wi-Fi-enabled Aria Smart Scale -- a scale that lets users weigh themselves and then digitally send that information to a website where it can be made public for their friends and family and strangers to see.

Teaching hospitals with a higher intensity of physician-training activity achieve lower mortality rates, but higher hospitalization readmission rates for key medical diagnoses, reports a study in the July issue of Medical Care , published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , a part of Wolters Kluwer Health .

Common pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen - called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or Nsaids - are the go-to drugs for headaches and pulled muscles, arthritis and menstrual cramps.

Dear Doctor K: I have heart disease. Will chelation therapy help reduce my risk of a heart attack? Dear Reader: That's a timely question, because a recent study of chelation therapy has generated a lot of interest and debate.

Whenever an actor on screen grabs his chest with a pained expression and a bright red face, the audience is conditioned to know he's suffering a heart attack.

REPEAT heart attacks are expected to dramatically increase in Australia by 2020, according to evidence released at an expert Melbourne symposium at the weekend.

"I am very pleased that Athera is part of the CARDIMMUN consortium and thereby receives support from the FP7.

A recent study suggests link between regular aspirin use, increased risk of age-related macular degeneration.

Aspirin is making a comeback. After having been relegated to the back of the medicine cabinet, its pain relief properties, seen as second to ibuprofen and acetaminophen, the once cure-all is experiencing a resurgence, this time as a preventer of heart disease.

Electrocardiogram or ECG, a key tool for primary detection of heart attacks and other cardiac disorders, is often misinterpreted by doctors because of lack of training, experts have said.

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There is nothing subtle about a panic attack. It comes on suddenly, unexpectedly, and intensely in the face of no real danger, and it can last for several minutes.