Doctors at the University of Illinois and Jesse Brown VA medical centers are offering cardiac patients an alternative to the standard angioplasty procedure where a catheter is placed in the femoral artery. With transradial angiography, the catheter is inserted into the radial artery in the wrist. The advantage to the patient is that the likelihood [...]
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The good news about adolescent heart disease is that it’s not a major cause of death for younger people. Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for adults in North America, though. According to the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, someone dies every 37 seconds due to cardiovascular disease. High [...]
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The results of a new study have revealed that having a high level of Vitamin D in the body lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke. Having a very low level of the Sunshine Vitamin in your system increases your risk of heart failure. The study, conducted by Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center [...]
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If you are experiencing leg cramps when you exercise that stop when you are at rest, you should schedule an appointment to see your doctor. He or she can perform a test for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). Being diagnosed with this disorder indicates that an individual is at risk for developing heart disease or having [...]
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Doctors have identified a number of risk factors for heart disease. Being overweight, not exercising regularly and eating a high-fat diet will increase your risk. High cholesterol levels and too much sugar can also put you in danger of developing this condition. How do these factors cause heart disease? When they are present, they cause [...]
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Patients who managed to survive a heart attack, who eat chocolate two or three times per week, reduce their chances of dying from heart disease by about one-third. The results of a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine showed that eating chocolate less often also benefited heart attack survivors. The antioxidants in cocoa [...]
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Hot flashes are common for women who are going through menopause. The sensation of feeling warm, flushing, and sweating can be a mild nuisance or enough of a problem to need medical treatment. They may also be an indication that you need to be concerned about heart disease. At the annual meeting of the North [...]
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A new study conducted by researchers in the U.S. has found that people who were exposed to the flu virus before birth were more likely to develop heart disease and other cardiovascular issues later in life. The study involved analyzing data from more than 100,000 people who were born during and around the 1918-1919 pandemic. [...]
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Researchers at the Centre for Eye Research Australia think that an eye exam can help to diagnose patients who have heart disease. Their work indicates that looking at the condition of the blood vessels of the retina at the back of the eye can give doctors an idea about the condition of blood vessels in [...]
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If you are at a high level of risk for heart disease, you are in good company. Less than 10 percent of Americans are at a low level of risk for the disorder, according to the results of a new research study published in the medical journal Circulation. Only 7.5 percent of the population in [...]
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