Cardiovascular risk assessment, treatment vital for HIV ...
Cardiovascular risk assessment, treatment vital for HIV patients on therapy DALLAS, June 20 - Antiretroviral medications have dramatically reduced the overall death rate among patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but those same ... [... more]
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Close relatives of intracranial aneurysm patients may ...
Close relatives of intracranial aneurysm patients may have increased risk of condition NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22 - Genetic analyses provides "modest evidence" that parents, siblings and children of someone with an intracranial aneurysm may be at ... [... more]
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Study uncovers possible key to improving diagnosis of ...
Study uncovers possible key to improving diagnosis of acute aortic dissection KEYSTONE, Colo., July 30 - Discovery of the first biomarkers associated with acute aortic dissection could lead to a rapid diagnostic test for the often-fatal disorder, ... [... more]
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Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
DALLAS, March 18 - Although men have a higher rate of heart attacks, stable angina is 20 percent more prevalent in women, researchers reported in Researchers discovered the unexpected result in the first large-scale study investigating risk ... [... more]
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Leisure-time activities help protect seniors from ...
Leisure-time activities help protect seniors from irregular heart rhythms DALLAS, Aug. 5 - Light-to-moderate physical activity such as leisure-time activities and walking are linked with a significantly lower risk of developing atrial ... [... more]
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This statement replaces the April 21 news release
American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association clarification of statement on cardiovascular evaluation and monitoring of children and adolescents with heart disease receiving medications for ADHD The American Heart Association released ... [... more]
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Malfunctioning kidneys may raise risk of sudden death in ...
Malfunctioning kidneys may raise risk of sudden death in women DALLAS, April 8 - Women whose kidneys are poor at filtering impurities from the blood are at heightened risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a report published in Hypertension: ... [... more]
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Family cardiac caregivers may have higher heart disease risk
Family cardiac caregivers may have higher heart disease risk COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 12 - Caring for a family member with a serious heart ailment may increase your risk of cardiac disease, according to a report presented at the Researchers ... [... more]
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Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association
Doctors should check for cocaine use in younger patients with chest pain and those with no apparent heart disease risk factors DALLAS, March 17 - Doctors treating chest pain in patients who are young or have no obvious risk factors for heart ... [... more]
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Low levels of good cholesterol linked to memory loss, ...
Low levels of good cholesterol linked to memory loss, dementia risk DALLAS, July 1 - Low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) - the "good" cholesterol - in middle age may increase the risk of memory loss and lead to dementia later in life, [... more]
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"Report cards" don't reflect preventable bypass deaths
DALLAS, June 10 - While death rate "report cards" indicated low mortality rates after heart bypass surgery, a review of in-hospital deaths in heart bypass patients at Ontario, Canada hospitals found that one-third might have been prevented, ... [... more]
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Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be ...
Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be from high smoking rates, other unhealthy habits DALLAS, July 11 -Alaskan Eskimos' significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy ... [... more]
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