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• 'Empty-Calorie' Diet Tied to Preclinical Heart Disease

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A person's eating habits are independently associated with risk of ...

• Blood Pressure Vaccine Shows Promise

  Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A shot in the arm may be just what the ...

• Energy Drinks Could Pose Blood Pressure Risks

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Energy drinks boost blood pressure and heart rate and could ...

• CPR, Defibrillator Combo Boosts Cardiac Incident Survival

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) alone, bystander use of an ...

• Drug-Coated Stents No Riskier in Long Run Than Bare Metal Ones

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- In the largest study of its kind to date, Harvard ...

• Emergency Care for Heart Attacks, Pneumonia Fails to Meet Goals

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 22,000 preventable deaths occur each year in ...

• Chocolate Has Sweet Effect on Blood Flow

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Chocolate lovers, take heart: A Japanese study finds that flavonoid-rich ...

• Certain Cholesterol Drugs Show Their Limits

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research is starting to show that certain cholesterol drugs ...

• Blood Pressure Tougher to Tame in Winter

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- It turns out blood pressure has a chill factor: Hypertension ...

• Balloon Valve May Be Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Older, high-risk heart patients with narrowed aortas who typically need ...

• Study Describes Molecules That Control Blood Pressure

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting a newly discovered molecular mechanism that makes ...

• Preeclampsia Linked to Heart Disease Risk

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Women with cardiovascular risk markers are at heightened risk of ...

• Peripheral Artery Disease Up Sharply Among U.S. Women

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More American women are suffering from asymptomatic peripheral artery disease, ...

• Poorer Blood Pressure Control in Blacks With Heart Failure

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of high blood pressure among heart failure patients vary ...

• New Anti-Clotting Drug Shows Promise in Heart Patients

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new anti-clotting drug might one day challenge Plavix, the ...

• New Measures Improve Heart Care

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Simplify. Simplify. Simplify. New research shows this mantra works when it ...

• New Heart Pump Helps Women Awaiting Transplants

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- An implantable device that helps the heart pump blood -- ...

• Test Spots Who Should Get Implanted Defibrillator

  Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A simple test can give cardiologists guidance about whether they ...

• Siblings Often Share Heart Risks

  Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease or a heart attack can signal raised cardiovascular ...