More Heart Basics News

• New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices

  May 15 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines for implanted heart devices such as pacemakers and ...

• Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients

  May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Remote monitoring can improve the condition of mobile heart failure ...

• Compact Heart Assist Device Approved

  April 21 (HealthDay News) -- A compact heart assist device designed to fit women and ...

• Genetic Medicine Making Inroads Against Disease

  March 18 (HealthDay News) -- In fields as varied as heart disease, bone health and ...

• Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks

  March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Black people diagnosed and treated for glaucoma and those with ...

• Heart Disease Deaths Over-Reported in New York City

  Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that in-hospital deaths from heart disease are ...

• Drink a Little, Stay Active, Save Your Heart

  Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking in moderation and keeping physically active is the formula ...

• Anxiety Raises Heart Attack Risk

  Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Older men who suffer from chronic anxiety substantially increase their ...

• Study Sheds Light on Origins of Sudden Cardiac Death

  Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- New information about a deadly heart rhythm disorder called ventricular ...

• U.S. Heart Disease Death Rates Falling

  Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rates in the United States ...

• Bystolic Approved for High Blood Pressure

  Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new beta blocker called Bystolic (nebivolol) has been approved ...

• Diagnosis of Heart Attack Can Be Wrong

  Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- When doctors in the emergency room believe that someone is ...

• Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Abdominal fat is a strong independent risk factor for heart ...

• Chest Compressions Effective in Emergency Cardiac Arrest

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Chest compressions alone (without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) may be as effective ...

• High Blood Pressure Key Factor for Cardiovascular Disease

  Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 75 percent of American adults with conditions that increase ...

• Knowing Heart Risk Keeps Patients on Cholesterol Drugs

  Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Letting patients know how cholesterol boosts their heart risks helps ...

• Low Testosterone Might Shorten Men's Lives

  Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Men aged 40 or over with low levels of testosterone ...

• Inflammation Can't Explain Depression's Link to Heart Disease

  Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Depression is known to hike the risk of cardiovascular disease, ...

• A Little Wine, Sunlight Help Boost Women's Health

  Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two of life's simple pleasures -- a glass of wine, ...