_ Medical Research A Computer App for Heart Patients By Jane Farrell article Researchers have developed an app that helps improve heart failure patientsΓÇÖ quality of life and longevity, according to a clinical … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Widely Used Heart-Attack Test Said to Be Ineffective By Jane Farrell article New research indicates that a widely ordered blood test has no efficacy in evaluating patients with suspected heart attack. The … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Miniature Human Heart Created from Rat Heart By Jane Farrell article Creating a miniature human heart from an animal model sounds like futuristic science fiction, but itΓÇÖs already been done. According … Read More→
_ Senior Health Shingles Increases the Risk of Heart Attack & Stroke By Sondra Forsyth article Contracting shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, increases a person’s risk of stroke and heart attack, according to a … Read More→
_ COPD Opioids Linked to Heart Disease in Older COPD Patients By Jane Farrell article Older COPD patients who have recently started using opioids have an increased risk of coronary artery disease-related death when compared … Read More→
_ Heart Health Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Are on the Decline, but Rates Remain Higher for Blacks Than Whites and for Men Than Women By Sondra Forsyth article The number of people hospitalized for heart failure in the United States declined about 30 percent between 2002 and 2013, … Read More→
_ Heart Health Update: Heart Disease and Women By Jane Farrell article Here, an update from the American Heart Association (AHA), an update on the progress made against heart disease in women, … Read More→