Article: Low blood levels of vitamin D may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.(Research Roundup)(Brief article)

Article: HIGH BLOOD LEVELS OF FAT MEAN A HIGHER ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 12, 1991 ;     570 words ... ... People with high blood levels of dietary fats ... increased risk of heart disease, doctors say ... indicator of elevated heart disease risk, Gotto ... however, the blood levels of the fats remain ... increased risk of heart disease, Gotto said ...

Article: Yet another reason why exercise is good for you. (Workout ...
Men's Fitness;  March 1, 2003 ;     415 words ...ACCORDING TO THE Cooper Institute in Dallas, fitter people have lower blood levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammation-related substance that's increasingly thought to be a factor in heart disease.

Article: High Lipoprotein Levels Can Cause Heart Disease; ...
Consumer Health News (English);  December 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... proves that high blood levels of the fat-carrying ... a) can cause heart disease. "The case for ... Medicine. Elevated blood levels of LPA, as it ... increased risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular ... measuring LPA blood levels, particularly for people ...

Article: $5.9 MILLION TO FUND STUDY OF HEART DISEASE IN ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  October 5, 2004 ;     626 words ... ... million to examine why the heart disease rate among Hispanics is higher ... usual approach to preventing heart disease may not be effective in this ... measuring the progression of heart disease in blood levels based on those levels.

Article: Call Made for Changes in Women's Heart Disease ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  February 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... say that a family history of heart disease and blood levels of a protein tied to vessel ... reported to play a role in heart disease and stroke. They found clear ... of arterial disease. High blood levels of C-reactive protein, in ...

Article: New model improves heart disease risk assessment in ...
Life Extension;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... OMITTED] To accurately assess heart disease risk in women, physicians ... should have their coronary heart disease risk evaluated using the ... urge that family history of heart disease and blood levels of C-reactive protein be ...

Article: GENE VARIANT AND RISK OF HEART DISEASE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... modifies the risk of heart disease among carriers of a ... on genes that control blood levels of lipids, or fats, that affect heart disease risks. Different genes ... contributing factor to heart disease, the problem was shown ...