Heart Attack Symptoms and Signs:
Heart Attack, Symptoms of Heart Attack and Signs in Women and Men.
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Feb 5th, 2009
According to the results of a new analysis from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), increased heart rate is a definite risk factor for women that can increase risk of heart attack.
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Jan 19th, 2009
The American Academy of Family Physicians today released new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of depression in patients who have suffered a heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction.
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Dec 16th, 2008
In the aftermath of a heart attack, the body's own defenses may contribute to future heart failure. Authors of a new study believe they have identified a protein that plays an important role in a process that replaces dead heart muscle with stiffening scar tissue. The researchers are hopeful that the findings will lead to the development of new therapies to prevent this damage.
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Dec 15th, 2008
A heart damaged by heart attack is usually broken, at least partially, for good. The injury causes excessive scar tissue to form, and this plays a role in permanently keeping heart muscle from working at full capacity.
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Dec 9th, 2008
Men and women have about the same adjusted in-hospital death rate for heart attack - but women are more likely to die if hospitalized for a more severe type of heart attack.
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Dec 9th, 2008
According to a new study, women and men have the same rate of fatal heart attack. However, women are twice as likely to die from ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Heart attacks can occur with our without ST segment elevation. ST segments are lines seen on the EKG when your doctor takes a tracing of your heart rhythm. STEMI is a more severe form of heart attack or myocardial infarction.
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Nov 29th, 2008
The University of Virginia Health System is among the top three percent of U.S. hospitals in achieving one of the most important clinical performance metrics recommended by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
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Nov 15th, 2008
For the first time ever, a new study is providing direct evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths among women.
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Nov 14th, 2008
For the first time ever, a new study is providing direct evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths among women.
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Nov 13th, 2008
A study from Medco Health Solutions showed an increased risk for major cardiovascular events in patients taking clopidogrel (the active ingredient in Plavix) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) together.
