http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Chest-Pain-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:54:38 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/intake-of-calcium-supplements-double-heart-attack-risk-101663-1.htm Researchers have warned to take calcium supplements with caution as it could increase the risk of heart attack. Furthermore, boosting overall calcium intake from dietary sources confers no significant advantage in terms of staving off heart disease and stroke, the findings indicate. Previous research has linked higher calcium intake with a lowered risk of high blood pressure, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, all of which are risk factors for heart disease and stroke. And calcium supplements ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/intake-of-calcium-supplements-double-heart-attack-risk-101663-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/people-above-50s-urged-to-take-statins-to-avoid-heart-attack-101427-1.htm Experts have suggested people over the age of 50 to take statins which they claim may help lower the risk of heart attack or stroke risk even in healthy individuals. A research by scientists at Oxford University has found the risk of a heart attack or stroke is cut by a fifth in those who have no sign of heart disease. Treatment guidelines should be reviewed in light of the findings, the experts said, and the NHS should impose a blanket policy of prescribing up to 20 million people statins ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/people-above-50s-urged-to-take-statins-to-avoid-heart-attack-101427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cpr-and-shocks-to-the-heart-from-bystanders-least-likely-to-black-cardiac-arrest-victims-101297-1.htm If stricken outside hospitals, black cardiac arrest victims are less likely to get bystander CPR and defibrillation on the scene than white patients, states research that will be presented by a research team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania today at the annual meeting of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The researchers also found that black patients' hearts were much less likely to have been restarted by the time they arrived at the hospital - a key ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cpr-and-shocks-to-the-heart-from-bystanders-least-likely-to-black-cardiac-arrest-victims-101297-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/faster-treatment-for-heart-attack-patients-taken-to-hospitals-equipped-to-perform-angioplasties-101283-1.htm New research indicates that heart attack patients who were rushed directly to hospitals equipped to do angioplasties received treatment significantly faster than patients first taken to hospitals unequipped to perform the same. These are the findings of the new research reported at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2012 Scientific Sessions. The study focused on the most serious form of heart attack, ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A STEMI ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/faster-treatment-for-heart-attack-patients-taken-to-hospitals-equipped-to-perform-angioplasties-101283-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/millions-can-be-protected-from-heart-attack-via-new-cholesterol-jab-101209-1.htm Researchers claim that a new cholesterol-busting injection is a potential breakthrough in the battle against heart attacks and strokes. The medical world has been stunned after trials of the hoped-for miracle jab on volunteers found nearly three-quarters of a harmful form of artery--clogging cholesterol simply disappeared. The experimental treatment, being developed in America, could be invaluable to those who have an intolerance to statins, the most commonly prescribed drug to combat high cholesterol....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/millions-can-be-protected-from-heart-attack-via-new-cholesterol-jab-101209-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-survivors-dwelling-close-to-major-roadways-face-higher-death-risks-101068-1.htm Heart attack survivors living around 100 meters (328 feet) or less from a major U.S. roadway face greater risk of death from all causes, states new research in the American Heart Association's journal ICirculation./I In the Determinants of MI Onset Study of 3,547 heart attack survivors (average age 62), researchers found:ulliThose living less than 100 meters (328 feet) from the roadway have a 27 percent increased risks of dying over 10 years than those living at least 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) away....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-survivors-dwelling-close-to-major-roadways-face-higher-death-risks-101068-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-pill-help-ward-off-heart-attack-risk-101011-1.htm Blood pressure superpill may help cut the risk of heart attack, suggest researchers. Many patients currently with high blood pressure have to take several tablets, often at various times of the day, to prevent a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke. Recent figures revealed that two million people in the UK take three or more pills each day for their hypertension, or high blood pressure. But up to 80 per cent are believed not to take their medication as directed, which means their condition is not being properly controlled....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-pill-help-ward-off-heart-attack-risk-101011-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-technique-could-improve-heart-attack-prediction-100607-1.htm A prize-winning research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), has tested a new imaging method which could aid in perk up how doctors predict a person's risk of having a heart attack (1). Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, a BHF Centre of Research Excellence, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge are the first to demonstrate the potential of combining PET and CT scanning to image the disease processes directly in the coronary arteries that cause heart attacks (2)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-technique-could-improve-heart-attack-prediction-100607-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/forced-body-cooling-may-reduce-deaths-in-cardiac-arrest-patients-100378-1.htm Forced body cooling or therapeutic hypothermia may significantly reduce death risk in patients who suffered sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study. The goal of therapeutic cooling is slowing the body's metabolism and preventing brain damage or death. It is believed that mild therapeutic hypothermia suppresses harmful chemical reactions in the brain and preserves cells. Two key studies published in 2002 found therapeutic hypothermia more effective for sudden cardiac arrest patients than traditional therapies....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/forced-body-cooling-may-reduce-deaths-in-cardiac-arrest-patients-100378-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/informed-chest-pain-patients-on-risk-likelier-to-opt-out-of-stress-test-100149-1.htm Patients with chest pain educated on their potential heart attack risk and involved in deciding care choices were likelier than less-aware patients to opt out of stress testing, states research in ICirculation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes/I, an American Heart Association journal. Chest pain, the second most common reason people seek emergency care at U.S. hospitals, accounts for 8 million patient visits and about (Dollor) 8 billion in healthcare costs annually, researchers said. "To ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/informed-chest-pain-patients-on-risk-likelier-to-opt-out-of-stress-test-100149-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/electrical-device-fitted-to-muambas-heart-to-prevent-another-heart-attack-100132-1.htm Bolton Wanderers' midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who suffered a heart attack on the football pitch last month, will be wearing a Implantable Cardioverter Defibri (ICD) in order to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future. The ICD releases an electric charge if it detects a heart malfunction, and the device will not impair his ability to play football again, as several European players are known to wear ICDs on the pitch. Muamba had suffered a cardiac arrest during Bolton's FA ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/electrical-device-fitted-to-muambas-heart-to-prevent-another-heart-attack-100132-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/implantable-device-that-warns-patients-of-impending-heart-attack-developed-100115-1.htm An implantable medical device that alerts users about a potential heart attack has been designed by scientists. The AngelMed Guardian is currently undergoing clinical trials. What makes the device distinctive is this combination of alert modes. Although vibrotactile (vibrating) alarms are sometimes used to warn medical personnel in operating rooms or ICUs of an emergency, very little research has focused on their potential as a self-monitoring device for patients. Auditory alarms are ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/implantable-device-that-warns-patients-of-impending-heart-attack-developed-100115-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ekg-can-help-predict-heart-attack-risk-in-healthy-seniors-100103-1.htm A simple diagnostic test used to measure a heart's electrical activity may help predict heart attacks. Researchers at UCSF found a higher risk of heart attack when abnormalities showed up on electrocardiogram (EKG) results of healthy elderly people. The research is based on a comprehensive eight-year study focused on senior citizens in the United States. "We did not include them if they reported a previous heart attack," said lead author Reto Auer, MD, a research fellow at UCSF's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ekg-can-help-predict-heart-attack-risk-in-healthy-seniors-100103-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-may-be-detected-by-multitouch-floor-99909-1.htm Media reports indicate that a future smart home will require a way to sense who its inhabitants are and what they are doing. One way to do so may be through the floor. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently granted a patent to IBM for a security system that would turn a floor into a multitouch surface that recognizes who's standing on it. The floor senses different shapes and weights, so it would know the difference between adults, children and pets by weight and shape and number of feet on the floor....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-attack-may-be-detected-by-multitouch-floor-99909-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/more-non-shockable-cardiac-arrest-victims-saved-by-guidelines-based-cpr-99698-1.htm People with cardiac arrest experience who can`t be helped by a defibrillator shock are likelier to survive if given CPR based on updated guidelines that stresses chest compressions, states research reported in the American Heart Association journal, ICirculation/I. "By any measure - such as the return of pulse and circulation or improved brain recovery - we found that implementing the new guidelines in these patients resulted in better outcomes from cardiac arrest," said Peter J. Kudenchuk, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/more-non-shockable-cardiac-arrest-victims-saved-by-guidelines-based-cpr-99698-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-can-repair-itself-after-a-heart-attack-if-it-is-allowed-to-rest-for-some-time-99674-1.htm Allowing the heart to rest for some period after suffering from a heart attack can help it to repair the damage caused to the heart cells. Doctors often fit a left ventricle assist device (LVAD) in patients who have suffered from heart failure in order to reduce the strain on the heart. However the new finding by researchers from the Imperial College of London may lead to new treatment strategies that could allow the heart to repair itself. "The heart can't afford to rest - it has to keep beating continuously....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/heart-can-repair-itself-after-a-heart-attack-if-it-is-allowed-to-rest-for-some-time-99674-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gik-treatment-benefits-heart-attack-patients-99487-1.htm Intake of glucose, insulin and potassium (GIK) reduces chances of cardiac death in patients with acute coronary syndrome, shows study. Over the first month following the event, patients who received GIK were 40 percent less likely to have cardiac arrest, die or be hospitalised for heart failure. "When started immediately in the home or on the way to the hospital -- even before the diagnosis is completely established -- GIK appears to reduce the size of heart attacks and to reduce by ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gik-treatment-benefits-heart-attack-patients-99487-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/30-day-risk-for-chest-pain-patients-precisely-predicted-by-non-invasive-scans-99481-1.htm Coronary CT angiography (CCTA), a non-invasive means to eye inside arteries supplying blood to the heart, can quickly yet reliably decide which patients complaining of chest pain at an emergency unit can safely be sent home, states research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular professionals together to further advances in the field. Of the 6 million annual visits to U....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/30-day-risk-for-chest-pain-patients-precisely-predicted-by-non-invasive-scans-99481-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/shortly-mere-blood-test-could-forecast-heart-attack-risk-99471-1.htm First-ever tie between tiny genetic molecules termed microRNAs and the imminent threat of a heart attack has been discovered by researchers. The findings are an important first step toward developing a method for predicting heart attacks in people who show no outward signs, but may be at great risk of having a heart attack. The researchers envision a day in the not-too-distant future when a patient with cardiac risk factors does regular blood testing to watch for signs of imminent heart attack....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/shortly-mere-blood-test-could-forecast-heart-attack-risk-99471-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/older-patients-taking-antipsychotic-medications-for-dementia-have-modest-heart-attack-risk-99454-1.htm Older patients treated with cholinesterase inhibitors for dementia had a modest and time-limited increased risk of heart attack, says a new research. These are the results of a study published Online First by IArchives of Internal Medicine,/I one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed for older patients to manage the symptoms of dementia, which can include physical aggression, agitation and hallucinations. For this indication, previous studies ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/older-patients-taking-antipsychotic-medications-for-dementia-have-modest-heart-attack-risk-99454-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/employing-guidelines-to-treat-chest-pain-got-a-simple-strategies-boost-99421-1.htm A three-pronged intervention in Brazilian public hospitals notably enhanced physician adherence to evidence-based protocols for treating acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It is a type of disease causing chest pain from reduced blood flow to the heart, states research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular professionals together to further advances in the field.With Brazil's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/employing-guidelines-to-treat-chest-pain-got-a-simple-strategies-boost-99421-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm Moderate drinking in men who have survived a first heart attack lowers risk of death from heart disease or any other cause than no alcohol consumption at all, a study of nearly 2000 men in the USA showed. The latest findings from the US Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a prospective study of 51,529 US male health professionals, are published online today (Wednesday) in the iEuropean Heart Journal/i [1] and they show that, having survived a first heart attack, men who drank approximately ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-alcohol-in-moderation-lowers-death-risk-in-men-who-have-survived-a-heart-attack-99406-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-simple-injection-saves-lives-for-heart-attack-patients-99388-1.htm A US study released on Tuesday revealed a cheap, three-ingredient injection cocktail administered by paramedics was able to reduce heart attack patients' risk of dying by 50 percent. When the shot was given early to patients with signs of a heart attack, the mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium, or GIK, showed remarkable success in preventing full cardiac arrest -- when the heart stops beating -- and even death. And each shot cocktail costs only about (Dollor) 50, according to the research ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-simple-injection-saves-lives-for-heart-attack-patients-99388-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/excellent-effects-with-coronary-stenting-shown-by-few-90-year-old-heart-attack-patients-99369-1.htm Sensible outcomes have been noticed with coronary stenting in selected patients of 90 years and older, who experience an acute heart attack, or ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).It should also be considered for reperfusion therapy, based on a scientific poster being presented at the 61st annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session. Current STEMI guidelines do not specifically address age-related reperfusion decisions, even number though the number of people over 90 years old in the U....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/excellent-effects-with-coronary-stenting-shown-by-few-90-year-old-heart-attack-patients-99369-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/nope-to-high-fat-low-carb-diets-for-obese-people-at-heart-attack-risk-99367-1.htm Preferable choice for dieters is high-fat, low-carb foods. But new laboratory research by University of Alabama at Birmingham cardiologists points these may be detrimental to the health of people who have ischemic cardiovascular disease or heart attacks tendency. UAB cardiologist Steven Lloyd, M.D., Ph.D., will present the animal-model studies in four moderated poster sessions during the 2012 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Chicago. "Obesity ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/nope-to-high-fat-low-carb-diets-for-obese-people-at-heart-attack-risk-99367-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-micrornas-and-heart-attack-risk-99356-1.htm A strong association has been identified between tiny genetic molecules called microRNAs and imminent heart attack risk, reveals study. The findings are an important first step toward developing a method for predicting heart attacks in people who show no outward signs, but may be at great risk of having a heart attack. The research group will present study results today (March 25) at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session in Chicago. "About half of all ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-micrornas-and-heart-attack-risk-99356-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnancy-ups-heart-attack-risk-99351-1.htm Recent study says that pregnant women are at higher heart attack risk. The changes brought about by pregnancy, including the dramatic shift in hormones and increased volume of blood being pumped through the body, can increase a woman's risk of heart attack during pregnancy and in the 12 weeks after delivery. There is limited clinical information about how to optimally treat-and perhaps, more importantly, how not to treat-heart attacks during pregnancy and post partum. This study, which ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnancy-ups-heart-attack-risk-99351-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/platelet-inhibitor-reduces-heart-attack-size-99350-1.htm Abciximab - decreases damage to the heart muscle in high-risk patients and reduces the size of large heart attacks, shows study. Angioplasty is performed during a heart attack to restore blood flow and reduce the size of the infarct - permanent damage to the heart muscle - which begins within minutes after the onset of chest pain and can continue for up to 12 hours. Too often, however, heart damage is extensive. In some cases the culprits are distal emboli, plaque or blot clots that break ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/platelet-inhibitor-reduces-heart-attack-size-99350-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-test-can-predict-heart-attack-99178-1.htm Heart attacks could be predicted up to a fortnight in advance by testing blood for high levels of warning cells - circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that sloughed off damaged vessel walls in a patient's blood, scientists claim. Such a blood test could help save at-risk patients who had normal stress tests. Every year several patients walk away from the hospital after having passed a stress test, only to suffer a devastating heart attack within a few weeks. A healthy person has very few circulating endothelial cells....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/blood-test-can-predict-heart-attack-99178-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/treating-psoriasis-may-prevent-heart-attack-and-stroke-risk-98940-1.htm A clinical study has found that a new treatment for psoriasis could significantly reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin and joints that affects up to 3% of the population. This disease is associated with a greater risk of heart attack (infarction) and stroke. The goal of this clinical study was to show that a treatment to reduce skin inflammation in psoriasis patients could be associated with a decrease in vascular inflammation....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/treating-psoriasis-may-prevent-heart-attack-and-stroke-risk-98940-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/battered-baby-falak-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-98882-1.htm Two-year old battered baby Falak, who has been battling for life at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for two months, finally died of cardiac arrest on Thursday night, a doctor said. "The baby died of cardiac arrest. She suffered cardiac arrest at 9 p.m. and was declared dead at 9.40 p.m," Deepak Agrawal, assistant professor neurosurgery at AIIMS, told IANS. AIIMS Trauma Centre chief M.C. Misra said the baby had fluctuations in her heart rate since morning. "We tried to revive when she had the attack at 9 p....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/battered-baby-falak-dies-of-cardiac-arrest-98882-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/daylight-savings-and-risk-of-heart-attack-98652-1.htm A group of American researchers has revealed that setting the clock one hour ahead as part of the daylight saving time could prove to be hazardous to your health. The researchers from University of Alabama looked into the health impact of daylight saving time and found that the Monday and Tuesday after moving the clock ahead increased the risk of heart attacks by more than 10 percent. The researchers suggested that the increased risk could be due to the fact that people are yet to adjust to less sleeping time....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/daylight-savings-and-risk-of-heart-attack-98652-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/supercharged-protein-could-help-reduce-heart-attack-damage-98294-1.htm Focal adhesion kinase, or FAK protein could reduce the damage caused by heart attack by about 50 per cent. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducted a mouse study on the protective protein, which is found in both mice and humans. "This study shows that we can enhance existing cell survival pathways to protect heart cells during a heart attack," said Joan Taylor, PhD, associate professor in UNC's department of pathology and laboratory medicine. She ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/supercharged-protein-could-help-reduce-heart-attack-damage-98294-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/key-to-lifesaving-clue-for-heart-attack-treatment-perhaps-is-in-naked-mole-rats-98036-1.htm Naked mole rats have a survival secret in their brain cells that could etch the way for enhanced heart attack or stroke treatments, affirm researchers. University of Illinois at Chicago biologist Thomas Park and colleagues at UIC and the University of Texas Heath Science Center at San Antonio think the subterranean lifestyle of these blind, buck-toothed, finger-sized, pasty-looking rodents may indeed hold clues to keeping brain cells alive and functioning when oxygen is scarce. The key ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/key-to-lifesaving-clue-for-heart-attack-treatment-perhaps-is-in-naked-mole-rats-98036-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/brit-hospital-to-trial-heart-attack-predicting-vest-97994-1.htm A British hospital will be the first in the world to trial a revolutionary cardiac vest that can alert doctors if a patient is having heart attack. Sufferers could be diagnosed up to 12 hours earlier than usual if trials of the new Heartscape device, which contains 80 sensors attached to a patient's chest and back, are successful. The vest that will be introduced in Bradford Royal Infirmary, translate electrical signals from the heart to give doctors an instant 360 degree, three-dimensional colour view of the organ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/brit-hospital-to-trial-heart-attack-predicting-vest-97994-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-show-different-heart-attack-symptoms-97964-1.htm Heart attack symptoms in women differ from that of men, claims study. Overall men have significantly more heart attacks, but under the age of 55 women are more likely to die from one. According to a study of more than one million people in the US, without displaying the classic chest pain symptoms of a heart attack, some women may not be getting the right kind of treatment. The research found that among younger women, those aged under 55, the differences in symptoms with men of the same age were striking....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-show-different-heart-attack-symptoms-97964-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/delhi-metro-installs-aeds-to-prevent-cardiac-arrest-deaths-97933-1.htm The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday installed Automated External Defibrillator (AEDs) at two stations to save life of a passenger from cardiac arrest. "The AED is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses a potentially life-threatening cardiac arrest in a patient. The medical equipment treats patients through defibrillation -the application of electrical shock to allow the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm," Arindam Sen, CEO, Opto Circuits (India) Ltd said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/delhi-metro-installs-aeds-to-prevent-cardiac-arrest-deaths-97933-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/triple-bypass-burger-triggers-heart-attack-97639-1.htm The owner of Las Vegas restaurant Heart Attack Grill has confirmed that a man in his 40s suffered from a heart attack as he was eating one of the "Triple Bypass" burgers. Jon Basso, who styles himself as Doctor Jon and his waitresses as nurses, revealed that paramedics had to be called in order to help the unidentified man and dismissed speculation that it was a stunt to garner publicity for the restaurant. The incident took place on February 11 and was caught on a cell phone video in which giggles can be heard in the background....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/triple-bypass-burger-triggers-heart-attack-97639-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/air-pollution-linked-to-increased-heart-attack-risk-97576-1.htm Major air pollutants are associated with a higher risk of heart attack, says study published in JAMA. The potentially harmful effect of episodes of high air pollution on health has been suspected for more than 50 years. "In industrialized countries, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and is associated with significant morbidity. These countries have high pollution levels. Since the 1990s, many epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between air pollution ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/air-pollution-linked-to-increased-heart-attack-risk-97576-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-offers-hope-for-treating-heart-attack-patients-with-stem-cells-97570-1.htm A novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack emerged from a UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice. The approach potentially could improve cardiac function, minimize scar size, lead to the development of new blood vessels and avoid the risk of tissue rejection. In the investigation, reported online in the journal iPLoS ONE/i, the researchers isolated and characterized a novel type of cardiac stem cell from the heart tissue of middle-aged mice following a heart attack....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-offers-hope-for-treating-heart-attack-patients-with-stem-cells-97570-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-decline-in-heart-attack-deaths-96695-1.htm The death rate from heart attack in England has halved in the last decade, claims a research. Compared with earlier years, the study found there were fewer heart attacks in the last decade and fewer of these were fatal. Several studies have already investigated changes in deaths from heart attack in many countries around the world, but reasons for the decline in deaths in England are still not known. Researchers from the University of Oxford set out to identify the possible causes of this reduction....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-decline-in-heart-attack-deaths-96695-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chances-of-having-heart-attack-or-stroke-may-be-more-than-actually-perceived-by-us-96679-1.htm Researchers have said that the current practice of calculating a patient's risk on short term basis may give false information about his/her chances of having a heart attack or stroke. A New Northwestern Medicine research revealed a young or middle-aged adult who is at low risk in the short term may be at very high risk in the long term - if he or she has just one or two risk factors such as higher than optimal cholesterol or blood pressure levels. This is the first study to examine the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chances-of-having-heart-attack-or-stroke-may-be-more-than-actually-perceived-by-us-96679-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Man-With-Two-Hearts-Miraculously-Survives-Double-Heart-Attack-96448-1.htm A 71-year-old Italian man with two hearts was brought back to life after suffering a double heart attack. The patient who was rushed to a hospital in Verona, Italy, after complaints of chest pain surprised doctors when it was discovered that he had two hearts. He had undergone a rare heart transplant seven years earlier in which a new organ was paired with the diseased one. The two hearts had developed independent rhythms and doctors attempted drug therapy to correct the problem. While ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Man-With-Two-Hearts-Miraculously-Survives-Double-Heart-Attack-96448-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Guidelines-on-When-to-Resume-Sex-Life-Safely-After-Heart-Attack-96351-1.htm The American Heart Association has released new guidelines recommending that patients recovering from heart attacks should stay away from sexual activity unless they can climb up two flights of stairs or walk briskly without a problem. The question whether it is safe to resume their sex lives is a major issue among heart attack patients though there is no clear information regarding the question. A panel of experts constituted by the AHA has tried to answer the question and said that having sex ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Guidelines-on-When-to-Resume-Sex-Life-Safely-After-Heart-Attack-96351-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Words-With-Friends-Averts-A-Massive-Cardiac-Arrest-96241-1.htm During her customary playtime on the game, 'Words with Friends', Georgie Fletcher found herself playing with Beth Legler of Blue Springs, Missouri. She felt so comfortable with Legler, that soon she found herself chatting about her husband's health concerns on the game's instant messaging space. Later, Beth had discussed their conversation with her Doctor husband, Larry. It did not take much time for Larry to recognize the gravity of the situation. Georgie Fletcher's husband was serious and he needed to go to the hospital....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Words-With-Friends-Averts-A-Massive-Cardiac-Arrest-96241-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gut-Bacteria-Levels-Could-Help-Predict-Heart-Attack-Risk-96095-1.htm The types and levels of bacteria in the intestines may be used to predict a person's likelihood of having a heart attack, and that manipulating these organisms may help reduce heart attack risk. This discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests and therapies that physicians use to prevent and treat heart attacks. In addition, this research suggests that probiotics may be able to protect the heart in patients undergoing heart surgery and angioplasty. "Our discovery is a revolutionary milestone ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gut-Bacteria-Levels-Could-Help-Predict-Heart-Attack-Risk-96095-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Blood-Potassium-Levels-After-Heart-Attack-and-Risk-of-In-Hospital-Mortality-Probed-96053-1.htm A study in the January 11 issue of IJAMA/I says that patients hospitalized after a heart attack who had blood potassium levels of between 3.5 and less than 4.5 mEq/L (milliEquivalents per liter) had a lower risk of death than patients with potassium levels that were higher or lower than this range. Clinical practice guidelines recommend maintaining serum potassium levels between 4.0 and 5.0 mEq/L in patients after a heart attack. "Potassium homeostasis [equilibrium] is critical to prevent ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Blood-Potassium-Levels-After-Heart-Attack-and-Risk-of-In-Hospital-Mortality-Probed-96053-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Educating-Women-About-Heart-Attack-Improves-Survival-Rates-96049-1.htm Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognized as many of them miss the warning signs and fail or delay to get the help which eventually results in death or grave disability. Educating women about heart attacks may shorten the time to treatment and reduces mortality rates. Women often do not have the same kind of chest pains that men generally experience during a heart attack. They may also have a range of other symptoms, not all of them easy for the typical sufferer to identify and so in many ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Educating-Women-About-Heart-Attack-Improves-Survival-Rates-96049-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Link-Between-Marathon-Participation-and-Cardiac-Arrest-96027-1.htm A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said that participating in marathons did not increase the risk of cardiac arrests. The study was conducted by researchers led by Jonathan Kim from Massachusetts General Hospital who collected data from various sources regarding deaths caused by cardiac arrests following long distances races and found that among 11 million participants, there were 59 deaths due to cardiac arrests. The researchers said that while the number of deaths has ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/No-Link-Between-Marathon-Participation-and-Cardiac-Arrest-96027-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dabigatran-Tied-to-Heart-Attack-Risk-95951-1.htm Dabigatran - the blood-thinning drug is associated with a higher risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) or acute coronary syndrome, reveals study published in IArchives of Internal Medicine/I. "Clinicians should consider the potential of these serious harmful cardiovascular effects with use of dabigatran," the study concludes. Dabigatran etexilate was approved by the European Medicines Agency in 2008 for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults who have undergone total hip or knee replacement and by the U....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dabigatran-Tied-to-Heart-Attack-Risk-95951-1.htm