News tagged with risk of heart attack

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Living close to major road may impair kidney function

Living close to a major road may impair kidney function—itself a risk factor for heart disease and stroke—and so help contribute to the known impact of air pollution on cardiovascular risk, suggests research published ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sunshine could benefit health and prolong life, study suggests

Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure, cut the risk of heart attack and stroke – and even prolong life, a study suggests.

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Increased risk of heart attack and death with progressive coronary artery calcium buildup

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 ...

Cardiology created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds Irish people slow to go to hospital with heart attack symptoms

(Medical Xpress)—Patient behaviour is one of the biggest causes of delay in getting to hospital when suffering a heart attack according to the findings of a new HRB-funded study at Trinity College Dublin. The delay is ...

Cardiology created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0