'Simple' methods to prevent heart attack, stroke found
The three methods examined included two forms of therapy - statins, a group of cholesterol-lowering drugs, and antihypertensives, a class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure.
Apr 03, 2016, 12:22 PM IST
Painful periods may spell higher risk of heart attack
"Women with endometriosis should be aware that they may be at higher risk for heart disease compared to women without endometriosis, and this increased risk may be highest when they are young," said the study's lead author Fan Mu from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
Mar 30, 2016, 12:59 PM IST
Heart attack patients getting more obese: Study
The study analysed heart disease risk factors among more than 3,900 patients who were treated for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) - the most severe and deadly type of heart attack - at Cleveland Clinic in the US between 1995 and 2014.
Mar 26, 2016, 18:27 PM IST
Genetically high cholesterol may be more common than thought
People who are born with genetically high cholesterol may be about twice as common in the United States as previously believed, according to new research published on Monday.
Mar 15, 2016, 03:11 AM IST
Smartphone app to help prevent heart attack
The “Heart App” developed by senior interventional cardiologist Rajeev Rathi has a small set of questions with multiple options. These are the questions that a cardiologist would ask in a case of suspected heart disease.
Mar 10, 2016, 20:52 PM IST
Syed Ali Shah Geelani suffers heart attack in Delhi
A senior doctor at the hospital told IANS that Geelani also complained of breathlessness and high blood pressure.
Mar 10, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Heart attack, stroke risk doubles after drinking alcohol
Heart attack, stroke risk doubles after drinking alcohol Moderate consumption of alcohol may double the risk of heart attack and stroke in the hour after drinking, a new study has warned.
Mar 06, 2016, 13:41 PM IST
Regular exercise may cut depression post-heart attack
Depression is three times more common among people who have experienced a heart attack compared to people who have never been afflicted by one.
Feb 29, 2016, 16:37 PM IST
Period pain as bad as heart attack: But do we really care?
A new research suggests that period pain can be as “bad as having a heart attack”.
Feb 22, 2016, 14:32 PM IST
Exercise likely to help live through the first heart attack
The researchers focused on 2,061 patients who suffered their first heart attack after the stress test, during follow-up.
Feb 02, 2016, 15:53 PM IST
Did you know? Women's heart attack symptoms different from men!
Women have different symptoms of heart attack than men do, says a new study.
Jan 26, 2016, 16:00 PM IST
Skin cells can heal injured hearts
Usually after a heart attack, the heart is unable to replace its dead cells and patients are often left with little option of another heart transplant or cell therapy that transplants heart cells into the patient's heart.
Jan 09, 2016, 10:36 AM IST
A novel sensor detects heart damage within 10 minutes
A novel sensor can detect within 10 minutes a protein linked to heart attacks could also confirm heart muscle damage than standard tests.
Jan 07, 2016, 19:45 PM IST
Overweight young adults can reduce diabetes risk if they lose weight early enough: Study
New research has found that the risk of diabetes associated with obesity can be reversed if obese young people make efforts to lose weight before middle-age.
Jan 07, 2016, 10:45 AM IST
Delayed treatment can worsen heart attack impact
Door-to-balloon time is the time from when a heart attack patient arrives in the emergency room until percutaneous coronary intervention is performed to restore blood flow.
Dec 29, 2015, 19:31 PM IST
World's most obese man dies after weight-loss surgery
A man believed to be the world's most obese passed away on Friday in Mexico, barely two months after undergoing a weight-loss surgery.
Dec 26, 2015, 10:20 AM IST
Nurul Huda, ex-MP of CPI-M, dies in Kolkata
Former CPI-M MP Nurul Huda died in Kolkata on Thursday, family sources said. He was 86.
Dec 17, 2015, 15:16 PM IST
Shankar Mahadevan suffers a heart attack; undergoes angioplasty
The 48 year old Shankar Mahadevan suffers a heart attack.
Dec 09, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
401 deaths in 10 months on Mumbai local train!
Know how Mumbai Local Trains have become a death trap for commuters
Dec 06, 2015, 12:04 PM IST
Daily meditation can slow ageing too
For those who do meditation regularly, here is another good news. Researchers report that apart from reducing blood pressure and heart disease risk, Transcendental Meditation technique and lifestyle changes can slow cellular death too.
Dec 03, 2015, 18:00 PM IST
