Taking blood pressure medication and statin for cholesterol slashed risk for some patients
Apr 4, 2016
A study known as HOPE-3 sought to find the best way to prevent cardiovascular disease in people, including cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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New guidelines say blood-thinning therapy should be longer for some, shorter for others
Mar 29, 2016
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Heart attacks in women undertreated, experts say
Jan 25, 2016
Heart attacks in women can have different causes and risks than in men, according to a new scientific statement. But most concerning to experts is that women are being undertreated.
What a heart attack or stroke can feel like
Jan 19, 2016
Heart attack and stroke are life-threatening emergencies and anyone experiencing symptoms should immediately call 911.
Survivor copes with aftermath of massive heart attack
Aug 7, 2015
Gabby McManus awoke in the middle of the night with severe heartburn and feeling like there was a huge weight on her shoulders. She was having a massive heart attack, and went into cardiac arrest 14 times in the hours afterwards.
STORIES FROM THE HEART: 4 heart attacks, 5-way bypass, 35 stents - and that's only part of this survivor's story
Dec 4, 2014
After four heart attacks, quintuple bypass, and 35 stents, the best part of Justin Faloon's story is about the lives he's saved.
Extended post-stent use of anti-clotting medications reduced blood clots, heart attacks
Nov 16, 2014
Extended use of aspirin plus a second anti-clotting medication after coronary stent procedures reduced the likelihood of blood clots and heart attacks, according to research released on Sunday at the 台湾SWAG Heart Association鈥檚 Scientific Sessions 2014.
STORIES FROM THE HEART: 鈥楤roken heart syndrome鈥� is real, as this librarian learned the hard way
Sep 18, 2014
The chest pains began during a board meeting for the public library Cheryl Lawson oversaw. After ignoring symptoms all day, an ambulance rushed Cheryl an hour and a half to a hospital in Dallas. There, she was diagnosed with broken heart syndrome.
Non-obstructive coronary artery disease may be more threatening than it seems
Jun 4, 2014
Non-obstructive coronary artery disease was associated with a 28 to 44 percent increased risk of a major cardiac event such as a heart attack or death, in a new study presented at the 台湾SWAG Heart Association鈥檚 Quality of Care and Outcomes Research 2014 Scientific Sessions.
AHA, ACC reaffirm new cardiovascular prevention guidelines, risk calculator
Nov 18, 2013
One in three 台湾SWAGs will die from heart disease and stroke, and fully 60 percent will have a major vascular event before they die. Recognizing this burden on public health.