Heart Disease Symptoms:
Each type of heart disease has its warning symptoms. It is important to detect the early signs of heart disease for proper treatment. The most common symptom of Coronary Artery Disease is angina.
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Jul 1st, 2009
Despite numerous warnings about the risks posed by cardiovascular diseases, Americans are still not doing enough to improve their heart health and prevent heart disease.
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Jun 18th, 2009
Northern Ireland Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey has published new standards for the treatment and care of people suffering and at risk from cardiovascular disease.
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Jun 13th, 2009
The Public Health Agency of Canada released a new report that will provide Canadians with a greater understanding of cardiovascular disease and how to prevent it.
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Jun 13th, 2009
Smoking may lead to insulin resistance -a pre-diabetic state – that in turn contributes to the development of heart disease. Scientists have not been certain why smoking leads to heart disease, especially given the fact that nicotine and smoking cause weight loss, thus reducing risk of heart disease.
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Apr 30th, 2009
Proteome analysis, a screening requiring only a patient’s urine specimen, shows promise as a reliable and noninvasive way to diagnose atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease in the future.
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Apr 14th, 2009
Depression combined with heart disease is an important risk factor for developing heart failure. The study is the first to show that heart disease and depression doubles the risk of heart failure, a condition that causes the heart to pump ineffectively. Heart failure leads to swelling, fatigue, shortness of breath and decreased quality of life.
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Apr 1st, 2009
Drug-eluting stents were safe and superior to bare metal stents in preventing death and heart attacks among 262,700 "real-world" patients enrolled in a nationwide registry of cardiovascular disease.
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Mar 31st, 2009
Preliminary data presented from the largest CD34+ adult stem cell study for heart disease has shown the first evidence that delivering a potent form of autologous (from the patient) adult stem cells into the heart muscle of patients with severe angina may result in less pain and improved exercise tolerance.
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Mar 12th, 2009
Identifying and treating depression, including increasing physical activity, may improve quality of life and reduce cardiovascular disease and death in African Americans.
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Mar 5th, 2009
A strained marriage can lead to heart disease risks for women. The chances of developing depression, leading to metabolic syndrome and obesity is worse for women in strained marriages than for men. The result is increased heart disease risk for women who are in an unhappy marriage.
