Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: cardiac symptoms http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. High blood pressure in pregnancy may spell hot flashes later Women who have hypertensive diseases during pregnancy seem to be at higher risk of having troublesome hot flashes and night sweats at menopause, report researchers from the Netherlands in an article published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society. This is the first study to look at this association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-high-blood-pressure-pregnancy-hot.html Health Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:43:43 EST news284197405 Most cardiac patients report using alternative treatments (HealthDay)—The majority of patients with cardiovascular disease receiving outpatient cardiology evaluations report using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cardiac-patients-alternative-treatments.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:44:43 EST news279891857 Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiac symptoms have 31 percent incidence of cardiac dysfunction In a study to be presented on February 15 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, researchers will report findings that women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiac symptoms have a 31 percent incidence of cardiac dysfunction. The use of echocardiograms should be considered in the clinical management of these women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-obstructive-apnea-cardiac-symptoms-percent.html Sleep apnea Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:10:01 EST news279801570 Controlling depression is associated with improved health for heart-failure patients (Medical Xpress)—Controlling depression in patients with heart failure can improve health status, social functioning and quality of life, according to a new study by psychiatrists and cardiologists at the UC Davis and Duke University schools of medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-depression-health-heart-failure-patients.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:02:48 EST news270928960 Diagnostic confidence key for prompt treatment for women with heart symptoms Doctors who believe that women have "atypical" coronary heart disease symptoms are less certain when diagnosing heart disease in women.  As a result, women are less likely than men to receive treatments for an urgent cardiac event, finds a new study in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-diagnostic-confidence-key-prompt-treatment.html Cardiology Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:30:03 EST news265447116 Breathing treatment improves cardiac function and nerve health Many chronic heart failure patients struggle with not just strenuous activity but even the essentials such as moderate exercise and normal breathing. Research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting presents an overnight breathing treatment called adaptive servo-ventilation as a potential protocol for energizing the heart by increasing activity in the sympathetic nervous system. An aspect of the nervous system, the main function of the sympathetic nervous system is to mobilize the body, commonly known as the "fight-or-flight" impulse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-treatment-cardiac-function-nerve-health.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:30:01 EST news258639558 Physician groups call for fewer medical tests (HealthDay) -- Nine physician specialty groups have created lists of common tests or procedures that they believe are often overused or unnecessary, to help doctors and patients make wiser decisions about care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-physician-groups-medical.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:40:01 EST news252757441