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Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients
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Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Electrocardiogram Blip Signals Heart Trouble
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ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
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Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells
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ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble
Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Heart Disease
Estrogen May Help Men's Hearts
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Even Mild Lung Disease Affects the Heart
Even Mild Sleep Apnea Hikes Heart Risk
Even Mild Strokes Can Do Harm
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients
Exercise Guards White Blood Cells Against Aging
Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome
Exercise May Lead to a Smarter, More Successful You
Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Drug May Prevent Plaque Buildup
Experts Issue Warning on Prostate Hormone Therapy
Experts Push 7 Steps to Heart Health
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Say CPR by Untrained Bystander a Good Idea
Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
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Exploring Genetic Link Between Migraines, Cardiovascular Trouble
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Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks
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Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
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Fast Arrival at Hospital After Stroke Pays Off
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Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA Finds Contaminant in Baxter's Recalled Heparin Products
FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
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FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs
FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks
FDA Warns of Heart Risks With Diet Drug
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Female Hormones Deter Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger
Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug
Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Fewer Deaths Occurring From Brain Bleeds
Fewer Dying Now From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
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First Ablation Catheters Approved for Atrial Fibrillation
First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells
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Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart
Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy
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Freezing Kidney Cancers Shows Promise
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Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants
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Gene Mutation in Dalmatians Sheds Light on Kidney Stones in Humans
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Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids
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Gene Variants Can Predict Threat of Heart Disease
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified
Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Genes May Affect Complications After Heart Surgery
Genes May Link Hip Fractures and Heart Disease
Genes That Control Body's Salt Levels Are Identified
Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found
Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement
Genetic Medicine Making Inroads Against Disease
Genetic Test for Heart Disease Risk in the Works
Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
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GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice
Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Global Warming Linked to Heightened Kidney Stone Risk
Glucose Challenge in Pregnancy Could Predict Heart Disease
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link
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Hands-Only Resuscitation OK for Cardiac Arrest
Happy Marriage, Happy Heart
Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth
Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog
Headphones May Threaten Heart-Device Performance
Health Agencies Express Concern Over BPA
Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes
Health Secrets of Red Wine Uncovered
Health Tip: After a Heart Attack
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Health Tip: At Risk for Another Heart Attack?
Health Tip: At Risk for Carotid Artery Disease?
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Health Tip: Beta Blockers May Have Side Effects
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Health Tip: Control Risk Factors for Stroke
Health Tip: Controlling Diabetic Nephropathy
Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery Disease
Health Tip: Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet
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Health Tip: Having Another Heart Attack
Health Tip: Having High Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: Help Prevent Stroke
Health Tip: How a Pacemaker Helps the Heart
Health Tip: If You Have High Cholesterol
Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control
Health Tip: Keep Kidney Infections at Bay
Health Tip: Life After a Heart Attack
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Health Tip: Monitoring What You Drink
Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Heart Disease
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Health Tip: Taking a Daily Aspirin
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Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: What Could Be Causing Renal Failure
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Heart Attack Treatment Speeds Up Nationwide
Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today
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Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab
Heart Damage After Vascular Surgery Raises Death Risks
Heart Defect Spotted During Surgery May Not Need Repair
Heart Device Recipients Often Not Aware of Recalls
Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk
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Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens
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Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
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Heart Risks Rise With Smokeless Tobacco
Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted
Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids
Heart Valve Implanted Via Catheter Approved
Heart Valves Fashioned From Stem Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood
Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment
Heart-Assist System Approved for Severe Heart Failure
Heartbeat Might One Day Power Pacemakers
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heart-Pacing Devices Hold Promise for Heart Failure
Heart's Stem Cells Not Created Equally
Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier
Heavier Sons Tied to Higher Death Risk for Parents
Heavy Traffic Can Be Heartbreaking
Heparin Problems Reported in Germany
Herbal Remedies Can Cause Cardiac Problems
Hidden Salt in Diet Haunts Many With Heart Failure
High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease
High Blood Sugar Boosts Women's Heart Disease Risk
High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds
High Lipoprotein Levels Can Cause Heart Disease
High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women
High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods
Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks
Higher Wealth Linked to Lower Risk of Early Stroke
High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
Hispanics Less Likely to Get Repeat Artery Surgery
HIV Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack
HIV Patients May Have Stiffer Arteries
Home Blood-Pressure Monitoring Recommended
Home Defibrillators Fail to Boost Survival Rates
Home Dialysis a Good Option for Kidney Disease Patients
Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Hope for Damaged Heart Muscle
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease
Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing
Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths
How Bad Feelings Can Harm Your Health
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
HRT Dosing May Determine Risks, Benefits
HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
HRT Increases Stroke Risk
Human Heart Can Make New Cells
Human Pacemakers Offer Hope to Ailing Dogs
Hydrating Kidney Patients With Sodium Bicarb Has Little Effect
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest
Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries
Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk
Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones
ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes
Immigrants at Lower Stroke Risk Than Long-Term Residents?
Immunoglobulin Can Predict Some Diabetic Complications
Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women With Heart Failure
Implanted Defibrillator Might Extend Life
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
Implanted Defibrillators Boost Long-Term Survival
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Increased Heart Risk Seen for Retired NFL Players
Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization
Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates
Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital
Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk
Inflammation May Play Role in Sleep Duration
Injection May Heal Damaged Heart
Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease
Intensive Dialysis Doesn't Save Lives of the Sickest
Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
IPods Don't Interfere With Pacemakers, Study Shows
Irregular Heartbeat During Angioplasty Could Raise Death Risk
Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes
Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease
Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?
It's Back to Basics to Save a Life
IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries
Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health
Key Blood Test Protein May Not Cause Heart Disease
Key Protein Limits Damage of Heart Attack
Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Kidney Ailments May Rise Along With Blood Pressure
Kidney Cancers More Likely to Be Diagnosed Early
Kidney Damage Another Consequence of Anabolic Steroids
Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
Kidney Donor's Sex Could Affect Women's Outcomes
Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death
Kidney Function May Be Tied to Bone Loss
Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
Kidney Injury While Hospitalized May Lead to Future Dialysis
Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidney Patients More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death
Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients
Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities
Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Kids Who Beat Cancer Still Face Heart Risks
Know the Warning Signs of Stroke
Know the Warning Signs of Stroke? Most Don't.
Know Your Odds for Heart Failure
Lab Study Makes Strides in Mending Hearts
Lab Test Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in ICU Patients
Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most
Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Laser Therapy Disappoints in Stroke Trial
Later Use of Clot-Buster After Stroke Possible: Study
Laughter Can Boost Heart Health
Leading COPD Drug May Raise Chances of Heart Trouble
Leading COPD Drug Won't Harm Heart: FDA
Leg Clots May Not Travel to Lungs
Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease
Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease
Life Expectancy in U.S. Hits New High
Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women
Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little Steps Add Up to Major Reductions in Blood Pressure
Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker
Living Kidney Donation Chains May Help More Get Transplants
Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence
Long-Term Lead Exposure Linked to Heart Deaths
Long-Term Statin Use Best Way to Cut Cardiovascular Deaths
Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk
Low Blood Pressure During Surgery Boosts Stroke Risk
Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Low Thyroid Function Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Death Risk
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart Disease
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages
Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk
Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Salt Sensitivity
Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths
Lower Vitamin D Levels in Blacks May Up Heart Risks
Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best
Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart
Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events
Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006
Lupus Worse in Blacks, Hispanics Than in Whites, Study Finds
Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers
Mail-Order May Help People Stick to Med Regimens
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk
Managing Stress Can Lower Heart Death Risk
Manufacturer Halts Production of Blood Thinner Heparin
Many Dialysis Patients Get Wrong Blood Thinners for Angioplasty
Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab
Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment
Many Stroke Survivors Don't Take Lifesaving Meds
Many Who Should Use Statins Don't
Many With Heart Disease Don't Know Signs of Heart Attack
Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health
Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Mediterranean Diet Aids the Aging Brain: Study
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Death From Chronic Diseases
Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial
Men With Angina Do Worse Than Women
Men, Women Respond to Stress Differently
Menopause Often Means Worsening Cholesterol
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes
Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Micardis Given Wider Approval
Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives
Migraine Frequency Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack Risk
Migraine Increases Likelihood of Stroke
Migraine Sufferers Face Greater Blood Clot Risk
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
Migraines' Frequency Influences Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Mini-Stroke Can Mean Major One Within Hours
Mini-Stroke Found to Precede 1 in 8 Strokes
Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss
Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Friendly Cities for Women
Mixed Results for Anti-Clotting Drugs in Heart Attacks
Mix-Up Behind FDA's Failure to Inspect China Blood-Thinner Plant
Moderate Aerobic Exercise Lowers Diabetics' Liver Fat
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart
Moderate Radiation Tied to Heart Disease, Stroke
Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
More Aggressive Treatment for Weekend Stroke
More Chest Compressions During CPR Improves Survival Odds
More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life
More Dialysis Not Better in Acute Kidney Injury
More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life
More Evidence That Statins Cut Stroke Risk
More Fast-Food Joints in Neighborhoods Mean More Strokes
More Kids Becoming Severely Obese
More Kids Getting Kidney Stones
More Proof Exercise Leads to Healthier Aging
More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy
More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs
Most Adult Americans at Some Risk for Heart Disease
Most Fast-Food French Fries Cooked in Unhealthiest Oil
Most Kidney Donors Lead Long, Healthy Lives
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells
Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
MP3 Player Headphones May Throw Off Cardiac Devices
MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
Multaq Sanctioned for Heart Rhythm Disorders
Multiple ICD Replacements Can Predict Complications
Muscle Mass May Not Explain High Creatinine in Black Kidney Patients
Music Can Help Restore Stroke Patients' Sight
Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster
Natural Heart Drugs May Combat Colon Cancer
Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant
New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks
New Advances May Treat Stroke Faster, Better
New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix
New Anti-Clotting Drug Outperforms Plavix
New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Blood Thinner Could Replace Warfarin to Fight Venous Clots
New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
New Device 'Fingers' Heart Risk
New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality
New Drug Shows Promise in Use With Coronary Stents
New Drug-Coated Stent Approved
New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
New Field of 'Cardio-oncology' Suggested
New Foam Treatment for Varicose Veins
New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices
New Guidelines on Infant Stroke Released
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Stress Coordination
New Heart Disease Markers Discovered
New Heart Valve Repair System Tested for Safety
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
New Kidney Disease Can Be Fatal
New Light on Jane Austen's Final Chapter
New Method Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival
New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes
New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found
New Stroke Tool May Predict Early Recurrence
New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective
New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients
New Test Predicts Risk of Post-Surgery Kidney Injury
New Test Seems to Spot Deadly Heart Condition
New Treatment Lessens Heart Attack Damage
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Type of Stent Shows Promise
New Wiring Adds Risk When Replacing Pacemaker
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics
Newer Blood Pressure Drug No Better Than Placebo in Preventing Stroke
Newer Blood Tests May Not Improve Heart Risk Assessment
Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer, Better Tests for Heart Attacks
Newest Coated Stent Does Well in Real-World Trial
NFL Players Not at Increased Heart Risk
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and Cancer
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
No Increase in Clots With Drug-Eluting Stents
Nocturnal Dialysis: A Better Way to Kidney Health
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Normal Cholesterol Doesn't Guarantee Healthy Heart
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight
Not All Caregivers Are Stressed and Depressed
Not Many U.S. Kids Need Statins
Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research
Obama to End Stem Cell Ban Monday
Obese Kids Have Old Arteries
Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health
Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down
Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Older Antidepressant May Treat Heart Failure
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought
Older Stroke Patients Are Getting Better Treatment
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Oldest Heart Patients May Get Most From Warfarin
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients
Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health
Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients
Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English
One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70
Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Optimism About Heart Risk Pays Off
Organ Donation Policies Vary Among Children's Hospitals
Osteoporosis Meds Linked to Heart Problem
Overnight Dialysis Saves Lives: Study
Oversized College Football Players May Face Heart Risks
Overweight Hispanic Kids Show Early Markers for Diabetes
Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Panic Disorder Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease
Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks
Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts
Patient Factors Mar Accuracy of Multi-Detector CT Scans
Patients Do Better at Hospitals With Clinical Trials
Patient's Own Stem Cells Might Treat Heart Attack
Patients With Pacemakers Should Avoid MRI Scans
Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
People Over 60 at Risk for 'Silent Stroke'
Physical Exam as Good as High Tech in Assessing Heart Failure
Pituitary Hormone May Boost Women's Heart Risk
Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack
Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
Poor Mental Functioning May Predict Stroke
Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination
Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery
Popular Colonoscopy Prep Solution May Pose Kidney Risks
Popular Tilapia Might Not Help Heart
Postmenopausal Women's Sexual Dissatisfaction Not Linked to Heart Troubles
Poverty, Poor Education Shave Years Off the Life Span
Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
Preeclampsia Linked to Cardiovascular Problems After Pregnancy
Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia
Preventive Antibiotics Help Some Kids Fend Off Urinary Infections
Procedure Boosts Outcomes in Implantable Defibrillator Patients
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines