News tagged with coronary heart diseases
Lead in the blood increases women's mortality
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Lead concentrations in the blood are associated with an increased risk of death from coronary heart diseases (CHD). A study of 533 American women, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, has sh ...
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Coronary calcium testing predicts future heart ailments
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Calcium deposits in coronary arteries provide a strong predictor for possible future heart attacks and cardiac diseases, and detecting such deposits can be valuable for promoting overall cardiac health, according to a study ...
Scientists find shared genetic link between periodontitis and heart attack
May 25, 2009 |
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The relationship between the dental disease periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for several years. Although a genetic link seemed likely, until now its existence was uncertain. Now, for the first ...
Alcohol helps lower heart disease risk for men: study
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday.
Longer life for milk drinkers, say researchers
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Research undertaken by the Universities of Reading, Cardiff and Bristol has found that drinking milk ¹ can lessen the chances of dying from illnesses such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke by up to 15-20%.
Severe asymptomatic heart disease may accompany narrowing in leg arteries
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reveal that one in five patients with narrowing or blockage in arteries that supply ...
Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
Dec 03, 2009 |
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The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...
Erectile dysfunction gives early warning of a heart attack, warns expert
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Erectile dysfunction gives a two to three year early warning of a heart attack, warns an expert on bmj.com today.
Exercise related to lower heart disease risk in overweight women
Apr 28, 2008 |
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The risk of heart disease in women associated with being overweight or obese is reduced but not eliminated by higher levels of physical activity, according to a report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, ...
Study locates cholesterol genes; finds surprises about good, bad cholesterol
Jan 13, 2008 |
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An international study of 20,000 people found seven new genes that influence blood cholesterol levels, a major factor in heart disease, and confirmed 11 other genes previously thought to influence cholesterol.
Hypoxia training suppresses harmful cardiac nitric oxide production during heart attack
May 23, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas have demonstrated that, contrary to prevailing dogma, hypoxia can be remarkably beneficial to the heart.
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