CardiovascularSystem

Coronary angioplasty and stenting is done to open up blood vessels in the heart. You may need the procedure after a heart attack, or if your vessels are clog...  

 

Your heart is a pump that is responsible for delivering blood to all parts of your body. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to nourish the cells, and veins transport oxygen-poor blood on its way back to the heart and lungs.  

Drs Black and Borer talk about the main issues in clinical cardiology and the need for prevention, more research, and new knowledge.  

Millions of people suffer heart attacks every year. A heart attack can damage the heart’s function, and even lead to death. Learn what happens during a heart...  

UK researchers say they have found a new way to tell if a heart attack is more severe and might cause lasting harm - by looking for bruising or bleeding in the heart muscle.  

Diabetes complications like eye, kidney and nerve damage can all increase the odds of hospitalizations and death from heart problems, a recent study suggests.  

Abuse and misuse of the commonly available antidiarrheal medication loperamide has been linked to life-threatening cardiac events, according to a warning issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.  

Generating human cellular blood vessels is the latest innovative solution for improving the costly and uncomfortable process of dialysis for kidney failure.  

Imatinib, a drug that is already available for the treatment of cancer, showed positive results in an initial randomized study in ischemic stroke.  

A family whose two-year-old son received a heart transplant after a 14-month wait in hospital say they have been given "a second chance at life".  

CHOP's chief of cardiology reviews five key types of pediatric heart disease that should be on your radar.  

Thousands of NHS patients in England may have been incorrectly prescribed statins due to a computer glitch.  

How the Heart Works? An animation showing the anatomy of the heart how blood pumps through its chambers, valves and ventricles, highlighting each one's funct...  

Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2016 Scientific Sessions: Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from HRS 2016.  

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A new study from Australia shows that temper tantrums tax the heart. Some 300 patients with acute heart attack and confirmed coronary occlusion by angiography rated their usual anger level and their level in the 48 h before the attack. Just over 2% reported blowing their stack within 2 h of the attack. The angry outbursts were provoked by arguments at home, in the community, or at work, or by road rage. Compared with their usual anger levels, the relative risk of heart attack from their fit of rage was 8.5. Mechanisms may include sympathetic activation that speeds the heart, raises blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, and activates clotting (1).  

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