Replacing Saturated Fat With Polyunsaturated Fat May Cut Heart Disease Risk

Although for nearly 60 years people have been urged to decrease their consumption of saturated fats to prevent heart disease, until now there has been surprisingly little scientific evidence that doing so actually decreased the risk of coronary heart disease events...

Patients At Risk For Complications After Coronary Artery Fistula Closure

Long-term complications after procedures to close coronary artery fistulas are particularly prevalent among those whose abnormal connections to the heart result in drainage into the coronary sinus, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a journal of the American Heart Association...

St. Michael's Researchers Part Of International Team To Study Health Literacy Among Indigenous People Living With Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto are part of an international team of researchers recently awarded a multi-million dollar grant for their work in cardiovascular disease among Indigenous people in Canada, Australia and New Zealand...

Pioneering Work On Arterial Plaque And Cardiovascular Disease

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) research team has received a four-year, $1.4 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue a groundbreaking study of arterial plaque. This research could lead to tools that will enable physicians to predict the likelihood of plaque rupture, which is responsible for most heart attacks and strokes...

Study On Physiological Responses To Stress Reveals Gender Difference

Age and gender play a major role in how people respond to stress, according to a new study on 20-to-64-year-olds. Published in the journal Psychophysiology, the investigation was led by scientists from the Universite de Montreal and the Montreal Heart Institute in collaboration with colleagues from the Universite du Quebec a Montreal and McGill University...

The British Heart Foundation Welcomes New Draft NICE Guidance On Dronedarone

In response to new draft NICE guidance published today, recommending limited use of dronedarone for atrial fibrillation (AF), June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said: "The BHF welcomes the new draft guidance published today by NICE...

New Draft NICE Guidance Recommends Limited Use Of Dronedarone For Atrial Fibrillation

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising the use of dronedarone (Multaq) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) - a disturbance of the heart's rhythm...

PolyMedix Successfully Completes Phase 1B Clinical Study With Novel Antibiotic PMX-30063

PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging bio-technology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases, has successfully completed a Phase 1B clinical study with its novel defensin-mimetic antibiotic, PMX-30063...

Benefits And Side Effects Of Statins

A March 19 article in Time Magazine about the use of statins in women and a recent statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the use of simvastatin in men and women have addressed both the benefits and side effects of statin therapy for elevated cholesterol values administered in an effort to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke...

The Defib Centre Opens Its Doors To Raise Awareness Of The Tragic Loss Of Life From Sudden Cardiac Arrest, UK

The Defib Centre Ltd, the Sussex-based sudden cardiac arrest information resource and authorised distributor of UK-manufactured HeartSine Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) has just launched. According to the British Heart foundation, sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 2,000 people in the UK every week...

NHS Celebrates 10 Years Of Improvement In Cardiac Care, UK

Nearly 50 per cent fewer people are dying of heart disease since the introduction of England's first National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease in March 2000. The NHS is this month marking the outstanding progress in cardiac care since 2000 and looking forward to further improving services...

Detailed, Visual Resource Helps Healthcare Professionals Bridge Gaps In Education, Management Of Atrial Fibrillation

AF Statâ„¢ - a collaboration of healthcare leaders and organizations working to improve the health and well-being of people affected by atrial fibrillation (AFib) has unveiled the "AFib Educator," a smartphone app and desktop widget to help healthcare practitioners better explain the risks and consequences of the disease to their patients...

New NICE Guideline Aims To Improve Treatment Of People With Acute Coronary Syndromes

A new guideline published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aims to prevent unnecessary deaths in people who suffer an 'acute coronary syndrome' (ACS). ACS encompasses a range of conditions from unstable angina to myocardial infarction (heart attacks)...

New NICE Guidelines On Diagnosis Of Chest Pain Set To Save Thousands Of Lives

New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are set to have a significant impact on reducing premature deaths by improving the assessment and diagnosis of patients with recent onset chest pain/discomfort that may be of cardiac origin...

Also In Global Health News: Smart Global Health Policy Report; Cardiovascular Disease In Developing Countries; Global Health In Washington State; More

VOA News Interviews CSIS Global Health Policy Center Director About Smart Global Health Policy Report VOA News features an interview with J. Stephen Morrison, the director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, about the final report by the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy...

Statement From American Heart Association President Clyde Yancy, M.D. On Senate Agricultural Committee Markup Of Child Nutrition Act

Calorie-packed snacks and sugary beverages combined with sedentary behaviors are fueling the obesity crisis among our nation's youth and threatening our future health and prosperity as a country. Not only does childhood obesity lead to abnormal cholesterol and hypertension in kids, but it can potentially increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease in early adulthood...

NICE Changes Recommendations On Cardiovascular Risk Assessment In Lipid Modification Guideline

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced a change to the recommendations in its lipid modification guideline (CG67) on cardiovascular risk assessment. The recommendations advising the use of the Framingham risk assessment tool have been withdrawn, as it is not clear that it is superior to other tools...

How Does A Heart Know When It's Big Enough?

A protein discovered in fruit fly eyes has brought a Johns Hopkins team closer to understanding how the human heart and other organs automatically "right size" themselves, a piece of information that may hold clues to controlling cancer...

Top 10 Choirs Of The Most Powerful Voices Competition Selected

Top 10 Choirs of the Most Powerful Voices Competition Selected The American Stroke Association's Most Powerful Voices competition is in its final round and choirs need the public to vote at http://choir.gospelmusicchannel.com. Most Powerful Voices competition engages competing choirs and voters from across America in the American Stroke Association's Power To End Stroke cause campaign...

ARCA Biopharma Announces Patent Issued For Treating Heart Failure Patients With Bucindolol Based On Genetic Testing

ARCA biopharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABIO), a biopharmaceutical company developing genetically targeted therapies for heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a patent on methods of treating heart failure patients with bucindolol based on genetic testing...

SynCardia Granted FDA Conditional Approval To Conduct IDE Clinical Study For Freedomâ„¢ Driver System

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the SynCardia temporary CardioWestâ„¢ Total Artificial Heart, today announced it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study of the Freedomâ„¢ driver system, the first-ever U.S...

What Is Coronary Heart Disease (Coronary Artery Disease)? What Causes Coronary Heart Disease?

Coronary heart disease (CHD), also known as coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the blood vessels (coronary arteries) that supply oxygen and blood to the heart. Coronary heart disease is a major cause of illness and death...

New Cancer Therapy May Fight Cardiovascular Disease

New drugs that are helping fight a multi-front war on cancer may do the same for cardiovascular disease, Medical College of Georgia researchers said. Cancer and cardiovascular disease, both among top U.S. killers, share inflammation as a cause. Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors as a treatment could become additional common ground, said Dr...

Easter Eggs May Be Good For You: Study Shows Chocolate Reduces Blood Pressure And Risk Of Heart Disease

Easter eggs and other chocolate may be good for you - at least in small quantities and preferably if it's dark chocolate - according to research that shows just one small square of chocolate a day can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. The study is published online today (Wednesday 31 March) in the European Heart Journal [1]...

Common Copy Number Variations In Genes Unlikely To Contribute Significantly Toward Common Diseases

A study of the genetics of common diseases including diabetes, heart disease and bipolar disorder has found that commonly occurring copy number variations - duplicated or missing chunks of DNA in our genome - are unlikely to play a major role in such diseases. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, is published online in the journal Nature...