Recently added articles from Heart Advisor:
Better outcomes await if you respond wisely to heart attack symptoms: research shows that too many heart patients fail to make smart, fast decisions at the onset of heart attack symptoms, even if they've been instructed on how to react.(SURVIVAL)
Dec 01, 2009 ... What would you do if you suddenly started experiencing heart attack symptoms? Would you try to drive yourself to the hospital? Would you wait to call for help? Do you even know what the symptoms are and how to interpret them? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If you're unsure ...
Healthy lifestyle choices can slow progression of PAD.(HEART BEAT)(peripheral arterial disease)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... If you've been diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), but have no symptoms, you can help slow progression of the disease through regular exercise, blood pressure and cholesterol control, maintaining a healthy weight and smoking cessation, according to research published in the ...
Hypoglycemic episodes associated with higher heart attack risk.(HEART BEAT)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Patients with diabetes who experience an episode of hypoglycemia are at a higher risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) for the following two weeks or even a few months afterward, according to research presented at the October conference of the European Association for the Study of ...
Be aware of hip fracture risk if you have cardiovascular disease.(News line)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... If you're older than 50 and have any cardiovascular disease (CVD), you have a higher risk of hip fracture than those who don't have CVD. The risk is even higher among heart failure and stroke patients, according to a study published in the Oct. 21 issue of the Journal of the American ...
Don't worry about the time of day for elective bypass surgery.(HEART BEAT)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009 ... Despite superstitions and other unfounded concerns, the time of day or the month for elective bypass surgery has no bearing on the outcome. A Cleveland Clinic study, published in the October issue of the journal Anesthesiology, found no trends in elective bypass surgery outcomes related to ...