According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, there are over one million cases of heart attack in the United States every year. Not all of them have so-called “classic” signs, like sudden crushing chest pain that radiates down through the left arm. Unfortunately, for about half of all heart attack sufferers, there are [...]
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A heart attack is such a serious health threat because once the heart muscle has been damaged, it can’t repair itself. Researchers have found that injecting the damaged muscle with a protein that stimulates growth may help to reverse the damage. The protein that researchers are so excited about is called NRG1 (neuregulin1). This protein [...]
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Most people who die from a heart attack are killed by ventricular fibrillation. This means the normal electrical signals of the heart are disrupted and replaced by chaotic signals that mean the heart isn’t beating regularly and pumping blood throughout the rest of the body. When this occurs, medical personnel have only a short window [...]
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If you are going to have a heart attack, the Garden State is where you want to be. According to the results of a new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, patients treated in New Jersey hospitals were the least likely to die or be readmitted within 30 days after being treated. Other [...]
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We may be able to avoid thinking about the risks of heart disease as we go about our busy lives, but when a celebrity like Michael Jackson dies of a heart attack at age 50, we can’t help but be shaken by the news. For some reason, this kind of event has a bigger impact [...]
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Many of us remember peanut butter sandwiches as a quick, simple option for lunch. Researchers at Harvard Medical School have found that eating peanuts or consuming peanut butter a minimum of five times a week will cut your risk of heart heart attack by a whopping 50 percent. The reason why eating peanut butter lowers [...]
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When you are considering using any type of medication, you need to weigh out the risks against the possible benefits of doing so. Aspirin is used by many people on a daily basis to help prevent a heart attack, but there are risks associated with this strategy. Researchers at Oxford University have discovered that although [...]
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Many people look forward to the summer months and the warm sunshine they bring. Unfortunately, warmer temperatures also increase the risk of heart attack. Humidity is also a factor, probably because these weather conditions make breathing more difficult. People over the age of 70 are especially at risk. When the hot weather comes, make a [...]
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Not all heart attacks have the classic signs that we associate with them (sudden onset chest pain that also affects the left arm). Here are some other, more subtle signs you need to know: Discomfort or squeezing in the chest Shortness of breath Pain in the stomach, arms (one or both), jaw, or neck Nausea [...]
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If you are taking Plavix, an anti-clotting medication, you need to know that drugs prescribed to treat heartburn, known as proton-pump inhibitors, may be dangerous to your health. These medications, which include Nexium and Prilosec, can actually increase your risk of heart attack and stroke. This presents a problem for patients, since their doctor may [...]
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