Heart Attack Symptoms and Signs:
Heart Attack, Symptoms of Heart Attack and Signs in Women and Men.
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Oct 25th, 2009
If you remember hearing that women have different symptoms of heart attack than men, a new study presented to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009 says that the differences are much smaller than previously believed. In fact, the researchers found that men and women have nearly the same heart attack symptoms with the major difference being that women are more likely to experience throat, jaw, and neck discomfort.
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Oct 6th, 2009
New research shows that if you cannot bend over in a sitting position and touch your toes you might be at risk for heart attack or stroke. Inability to perform the simple maneuver could mean your arteries are ‘stiff’. Scientists say the toe touch test could become a simply way to predict an individual’s risk for heart attack and stroke.
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Oct 2nd, 2009
People who are at high risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke can reduce their risk by up to 80 percent if they take a combination of three inexpensive drugs, according to a new study published in the online journal American Journal of Managed Care. The study was conducted by Kasier Permanente.
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Sep 22nd, 2009
One year after passing smoking bans, communities in North America and Europe had 17 percent fewer heart attacks compared to communities without smoking restrictions, and the number of heart attacks kept decreasing with time.
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Sep 16th, 2009
Supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) administered during catheter-based treatments for heart attack can significantly reduce heart muscle damage.
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Sep 15th, 2009
Capsaicin, a common over the counter pain cream, could help protect the heart from damage during a heart attack. Preliminary findings show that rubbing capsaicin on the skin triggers signals in the nervous system that protect the heart until interventions can be performed to restore blood flow to the heart.
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Aug 19th, 2009
If you are Medicare eligible and you have a heart attack, you are more likely today to survive the first 30 days after the episode than you would have more than a decade ago, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. You are also likely to find more consistent quality of care among hospitals in terms of its treatment of heart attack survivors.
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Aug 6th, 2009
People around the world will be lighting more than sixteen candles in honor of John Hughes, the prolific writer, director, and producer who died today of a heart attack at age 59. John Hughes died while taking a morning walk in New York City during a visit to his family.
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Aug 1st, 2009
Each year, an unknown number of hunters die unexpectedly from heart attacks and sudden cardiac arrests, brought on by the strenuous exercise and dramatic bursts of activity that hunting can bring.
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Jul 28th, 2009
Researchers may be able to predict future severe cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary calcium scoring.