Tools & Resources

• After a Heart Attack
• Heart Attack Symptoms
• Re-routing Blood to the Heart
• Test Your Cholesterol Smarts
• Exercising for a Healthy Heart
• Diabetes and Your Heart

News and FeaturesRelated to Heart Disease

61. Gel Implant Might Help Fight Heart Failure
    
    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Injecting beads of gel into the wall of a still-beating heart has the potential to improve the health of patients with severe heart failure, according to a new study. Heart patients who received the gel implant had imp
    Read Full Article
62. 'Wireless' Pacemaker Working Well, Researchers Say
    
    By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- For a handful of patients who've received the first wire-free pacemaker, the results are still good after 18 months, researchers reported Wednesday. Unlike traditional pacemakers, the new device -- marketed as Nanostim --
    Read Full Article
63. AFib: Some Painkillers Tied to Bleeding Risk
    
    By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- People with the abnormal heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation who take common painkillers might significantly increase their risk for bleeding and blood clots, according to a new study. That risk was even higher among
    Read Full Article
64. Too Much of This May Raise Dementia Risk
    
    By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, Nov. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- People with atrial fibrillation who are overtreated with anti-clotting drugs may be doubling their risk for dementia, a new study suggests. Atrial fibrillation causes the upper chambers of the heart to contract quickly a
    Read Full Article
65. Deaths From Heart Disease Drop Quickly After This
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack survivors who receive prompt treatment to unclog blocked arteries and keep them open have a lower long-term risk of dying from heart disease, a new study finds. However, they still have an increased risk of de
    Read Full Article
66. Drug Combo Helps Lupus-Related Kidney Condition
    
    By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of drugs may offer a better way to combat a serious kidney complication that commonly affects people with lupus, a new study from China suggests. In a trial of more than 300 Chinese patients with the condition,
    Read Full Article
67. Why Eating Less Red Meat May Help Your Heart
    
    Nov. 7, 2014 -- Saturated fat in red meat has long been linked to heart disease. But new research suggests it might not be the only culprit. Bacteria in the intestines convert carnitine, a protein building block that's especially plentiful in beef, lamb, and venison, into compounds that speed up har
    Read Full Article
68. Early Signs of Plaque in Arteries May Signal This
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Even the early signs of coronary artery disease significantly increase the risk of heart attack and early death, a new study warns. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs looked at people with non-obstru
    Read Full Article
69. Irregular Heartbeat Ups Risk for 'Silent Strokes'
    
    By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Atrial fibrillation, a common condition where the heart beats abnormally, may more than double the risk of "silent" strokes, a new review suggests. Silent strokes have no signs or symptoms, but can affect thinking and me
    Read Full Article
70. Prescribe Blood Thinner Pradaxa With Caution: Study
    
    By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors may want to use caution when prescribing the blood thinner Pradaxa for a common irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation. So say the authors of a new study that shows Pradaxa carries a higher risk of major bl
    Read Full Article