http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Blockages in your heart arteries could mean you're more likely to have a stroke, even if you're considered low risk, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-clogged-heart-arteries-foreshadow.html Cardiology Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:00:01 EST news281281975 (HealthDay)—Young adults and teens who smoke, are obese and have high blood sugar levels may be more likely to die before they reach their 55th birthday, new government research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-youth-obesity-early-death.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:20:02 EST news280404093 Researchers have found a genetic variant that doubles the likelihood that people will have calcium deposits on their aortic valve. Such calcification, if it becomes severe, can cause narrowing or a blockage of the aortic valve, a condition called aortic stenosis. The study is the first large-scale, genome-wide association study to uncover a genetic link to aortic valve calcification. An article detailing the findings is published in the February 7, 2013 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-genetic-variation-aortic-valve-calcification.html Cardiology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:00:07 EST news279387963 (HealthDay)—People who exercise along with taking statins to lower their high cholesterol levels can dramatically reduce their risk of dying, a large new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-statins-lowering-cholesterol.html Cardiology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:00:25 EST news273339182 (HealthDay)—Risk factors for heart disease—such as being overweight, having high cholesterol levels and smoking—are common in patients who undergo angioplasty and stent procedures to open blocked coronary arteries, a large new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-nationwide-common-heart-procedures.html Cardiology Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:45:11 EST news269790300 The 38th Argentine Congress of Cardiology takes place 5 to 7 October 2012 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event is organised by the Argentine Society of Cardiology, which is an affiliated member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)(2). The ESC will present a full day of scientific sessions at the event, on Saturday 6 October, as part of its Global Scientific Activities (GSA) programme. ESC Past-President Michel Komajda will head the European delegation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-argentina-heart-death-halved-years.html Cardiology Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:29:32 EST news268568965 Adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-poor-adolescents-heart-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:06 EST news268308356 Patients with uncontrolled renovascular hypertension saw a significant improvement in their blood pressure with renal artery stent deployment. The multicenter HERCULES trial, evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the RX Herculink Elite Stent, found that patients with higher blood pressure levels at baseline had the most dramatic reduction in blood pressure following intervention. Trial details appear in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-kidney-stenting-lowers-blood-pressure.html Cardiology Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:35:36 EST news265548927 Lung transplant patients who took part in a three-month structured exercise program when they were discharged from hospital improved their health-related quality of life and reduced their risk of cardiovascular problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-health-lung-transplant-patients-cardiovascular.html Health Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:11:16 EST news259506640 New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that even slightly higher levels of glucose in the blood noticeably increase the risk of ischemic heart disease. The study involves more than 80,000 people and has just been published in the well-reputed Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-slightly-elevated-blood-glucose-heart.html Cardiology Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:02:31 EST news258649337 Statins may prevent pneumonia, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Researchers from Israel and the United States analyzed data from the JUPITER trial, a randomized, double-blind trial with placebo control groups conducted at 1315 sites in 26 countries to look at the use of the statin rosuvastatin in disease prevention. The trial involved 17 802 men aged 50 years or older and women aged 60 years or older without a history of heart disease or diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-effect-rosuvastatin-incident-pneumonia.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:03 EST news251375206