People who work 10 hours or more a day have a higher risk of heart-related problems, according to a study published in the European Heart …
Category: Heart disease
Blood test reduces biopsies in heart-transplant patients
In what could be a major shift in the management of heart-transplant patients, a Stanford study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine …
Stanford researcher cautions against widespread use of statins
Last year, I recorded a 1:2:1 podcast with Mark Hlatky, MD, a Stanford professor of health research and policy, about the preventive use of cholesterol-lowering …
Changeling cells source of coronary arteries
During my lunchtime run today, I was thinking a lot about coronary arteries. Mostly because mine were working so hard. I'm a relatively new runner, …
Image of the Week: First U.S. heart transplant
This is a photo of the first heart transplant performed in the United States. This historic transplant, performed at Stanford in Jan. 1968, was captured …
ECG screening of young athletes is cost-effective way to save lives
Should young American athletes be routinely screened for sudden death? The answer, according to two group of researchers, appears to be yes. As Reuters Health …
Women underrepresented in heart studies
Since 1993, the National Institutes of Health has mandated that women and minorities be included in all of its clinical research studies - yet women …
Gap exists in women’s knowledge of heart disease
A new survey from the American Heart Association shows that women have a limited knowledge of heart disease. Among the findings, based on telephone interviews …
A grain of salt concerning salt-intake reduction
Headlines were made, a month or two ago, by a mathematical-modeling study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting that lowering average U.S. …
The cruelty of fraudulent stem cell therapy
Unethical companies are finding desperate patients who are willing to pay big money for unproven stem cell "treatments." This may harm not only patients, but stem cell research itself.
Unethical companies are finding desperate patients who are willing to pay big money for unproven stem cell "treatments." This may harm not only patients, but stem cell research itself.
To stent or not to stent: not always an easy answer
Today's Baltimore Sun delves into the debate over stents and the appropriate time to use them. From the piece: ...For heart patients with few symptoms …
Study: Sex may be helpful in reducing heart-disease risk
In the off-chance that you need an excuse to get amorous, look no further than results of a new study in the American Journal of …
Hold the salt, and help the heart
The New York Times and other media outlets are reporting today on a study showing that cutting back on salt can have major health benefits. …
AHA identifies key factors for a healthy heart
WebMD today discusses seven factors and behaviors identified by the American Heart Association as being crucial for heart health. On the list: Never smoked or …
Could BPA be linked to heart disease, too?
More bad PR for bisphenol A this week: new research confirms a possible link between BPA, a chemical commonly found in water bottles and other …
World's youngest heart transplant survivor profiled by People
Speaking of heart transplants, the current issue of People has a profile of former Stanford patient Lizzy Craze, the world's youngest heart transplant survivor. The …