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Patients with increasing accumulations of coronary artery calcium were more than six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or die from heart disease than patients who didn't have increasing accumulations, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-heart-death-coronary-artery-calcium.html Cardiology Thu, 02 May 2013 13:40:23 EST news286720817 A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-heart-healthy-diet-men-bad-cholesterol.html Cardiology Wed, 01 May 2013 16:00:02 EST news286628323 (HealthDay)—As anyone who's lost a job can attest, stress and worry often quickly follow. But the health of your heart after unemployment can also take a tumble. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-unemployment-toll-heartbreaking.html Cardiology Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:01:21 EST news284896828 Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-depression-kids-linked-cardiac-teens.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:10:01 EST news282571622 Being overweight, especially from a young age, appears to lead to a bigger heart later in life, a condition that has been linked to serious heart problems and even death, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-age-weight-gain-overweight-young.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:20:01 EST news281883191 Americans' cardiovascular health varies greatly from state to state, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-americans-heart-health-varies-significantly.html Cardiology Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:47:52 EST news276504416 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are taking combined oral contraceptives have a 2-fold risk of blood clots compared with women without the disorder who take contraceptives, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-blood-clots-two-fold-women-polycystic.html Medications Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:00:06 EST news273754625 In a new study, Northwestern Medicine researchers found that patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are more likely to receive a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication, and to achieve lower long-term cholesterol levels, when doctors use electronic health records (EHRs) to deliver personalized risk assessments via mail. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-letter-doctor-boosts-cholesterol-medication.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:41:34 EST news272220051 (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 Bariatric surgery—restrictive gastric banding and other types of gastric bypass—can radically reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and within a short period of time, indicates an analysis of the available evidence, published online in Heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-gastric-band-surgery-big-impact.html Cardiology Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:30:09 EST news269711968 Daily activities, such as fast walking and jogging, can curb the development of risk factors for heart disease and stroke by as much as 50 percent, whereas an hour's daily walk makes little difference, indicates research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-fast-halve-heart-disease-factors.html Cardiology Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:05:10 EST news268999502 Being obese as a child or adolescent may have a larger effect on future health than previously thought, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-future-health-obese-children-greater.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:30:07 EST news267807937 American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a unified fitness assessment program announced today by The President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; the American Alliance for Health, Recreation, Physical Education and Dance; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the Cooper Institute: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-aha-school-aid-childhood-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:15:56 EST news266562891 A research team from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, and University of Cambridge has for the first time established a link between high levels of urinary Bisphenol-A (BPA) and severe coronary artery stenosis (narrowing of the arteries). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-bpa-link-narrowing-arteries.html Cardiology Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:00:12 EST news264263152 Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be "taken with caution," concludes research published in the online issue of the journal Heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-calcium-supplements-linked-significantly-heart.html Cardiology Wed, 23 May 2012 18:30:10 EST news257010909 A simple drawing test can predict the long-term risk of dying after a first stroke among older men, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-subsequent-death-older-men.html Cardiology Wed, 09 May 2012 18:30:02 EST news255784188 Intensive community-based lifestyle interventions tailored to individuals and focused on psychological health can significantly reduce multiple risk factors for heart disease in low-income and minority women, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular professionals together to further advances in the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-community-based-psychological-heart-health.html Cardiology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:20:01 EST news251975710 According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), a state's level of wealth or poverty is linked with levels of cardiovascular inflammation in women. Cardiovascular inflammation is a key risk factor for heart disease. This research, led by Cheryl R. Clark, MD, ScD, the director of health equity research and intervention at the Center for Community Health and Health Equity at BWH was published March 20 in the online edition of BMC Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-state-wealth-affects-women-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:31:44 EST news251465482 (HealthDay) -- Two out of five women having a heart attack do not experience chest pain, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-women-heart-dont-chest-pain.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:48:02 EST news249068874 Heart disease and stroke are emerging complications of treating prostate cancer with drugs to suppress testosterone production, yet standard management of the disease is ignoring this risk, warn specialists in a viewpoint published online in Heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-heart-health-prostate-cancer-treatment.html Cardiology Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:30:02 EST news242498007 Women hospital staff working night shifts may be compromising their own health as they try to improve the health of patients, Dr. Joan Tranmer told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-female-shift-workers-higher-heart.html Cardiology Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:36:53 EST news238570604 The same artery-clogging process (atherosclerosis) that causes heart disease can also result in age-related vascular cognitive impairments (VCI), according to a new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-vascular-linked-dementia.html Cardiology Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:26:11 EST news230484354 While depression and anxiety have long been recognised as risk factors for heart disease, there is less certainty over the beneficial effects of a 'positive' psychological state, Now, following a study of almost 8000 British civil servants, researchers say that a satisfying life is indeed good for the heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-satisfaction-components-everyday-life-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:13:57 EST news229054410 Despite living in the countryside, where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agricultural production, California's more than half a million rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their suburban counterparts, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-rural-elders-highest-obesity-diabetes.html Health Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:00:08 EST news227285990