Post-menopausal women need to be concerned about their risk of heart attack, but new evidence points to increased risk for younger women as well. The Archives of Internal Medicine has published a detailed analysis indicating that the number of women between the ages of 35-54 having heart attacks has risen over the past 20 years. [...]
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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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The presence of a protein found in the blood indicates that a person is at risk for a heart attack, but is not a good way to predict the likelihood they will have a stroke. High levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation, may indicate that a heart attack is likely, but the [...]
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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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Most people who experience a heart attack outside of a hospital setting are struck by it in their homes, according to the American Heart Association. People with coronary heart disease are at a high risk for this type of event, and getting your cholesterol checked regularly can help to determine whether you are one of [...]
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The U.S. Surgeon General has announced that exposure to second-hand smoke not only causes lung cancer and heart disease: it can also trigger a heart attack in non-smokers. A new report published by the Institute of Medicine claims that even brief exposure is enough to bring serious health consequences to others. The report will only [...]
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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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Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have discovered that patients who took a combination of two drugs were able to reduce their risk of serious heart attack and stroke by a whopping 60 percent. The problem with this approach to prevention was getting the study participants to take the medication regularly. The idea for the study was [...]
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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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You may be more familiar with the dangers of high cholesterol than high triglycerides, but if you happen to have elevated levels of both substances, your chances of developing heart disease greatly increase. You do have some control over your triglyceride levels, since they are determined by what you decide to eat. When you eat [...]
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