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Impotence may point to heart problems

2011-09-12T20:00:15Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Failing erections may be a harbinger of heart disease in some men, according to a review of a number of studies -- but heart-healthy lifestyle changes or cholesterol-lowering drugs could have a positive impact on men's sexual health.

Scientists have long known about the link between impotence, or erectile dysfunction, and heart health. Although there is no proof so far, ...

Fewer deaths with cardiac rehab after angioplasty

2011-06-12T08:32:38Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients who underwent a procedure to widen their coronary arteries, then followed up with cardiac rehabilitation, were nearly half as likely to die within six years as patients who didn't do the rehab, a new study found.

The results, published in the journal Circulation, are in line with earlier research showing that cardiac rehabilitation can benefit people afte...

Devices take lead in future heart disease battle

2011-04-14T13:30:33Z

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Sophisticated devices and nonsurgical techniques look to be the wave of the future in the battle against heart disease as drugmakers produce fewer new medicines to fight the world's leading cause of death.

Signs of the trend were evident in New Orleans both inside and outside the convention center where the <...

Abnormal Blood Vessel Function Found in Women with Broken Heart Syndrome

2010-11-29T14:35:15Z

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An Overview of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis

2010-11-29T14:33:09Z

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Cardio3 BioSciences Announces Positive Outcome of the C-Cure Phase II Clinical Trial in Heart Failure Patients

2010-11-29T14:35:08Z

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See All Heart Disease Communities

2010-11-29T15:01:46Z

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What is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

2010-11-29T15:15:06Z

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Common problems of the cardiovascular system

2010-11-29T15:15:34Z

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Ginseng

2010-11-30T13:10:02Z

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How vagal maneuvers stop an irregular heartbeat

2010-11-29T15:15:36Z

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Symptoms of mitral valve prolepses

2010-11-29T15:04:51Z

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Salt Makes Fat Around the Heart

2010-11-02T20:24:15Z

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Fewer heart attacks, more strokes with carotid stents: study

2010-10-11T16:30:43Z

Stents to keep blocked carotid arteries open are not as effective as surgery in preventing strokes, but nevertheless are associated with a lower rate of heart attacks, researchers said Monday.

A study from the Journal of the American Medical Association's Archives of Neurology concluded tha...

What Triggers a Heart Rate Increase?

2010-09-21T13:35:11Z

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What is a Hemangioma?

2010-11-05T10:12:51Z

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Studies Assess Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction

2010-09-11T13:06:38Z

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How to Hear Your Heartbeat

2010-11-02T14:40:25Z

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Got 9 extra pounds of ab fat? Read this

2010-11-02T13:28:54Z

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Cardio3 BioSciences Publishes the Science Basis for C-Cure in JACC

2010-09-11T13:18:25Z

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Senior Waist Exercises

2010-11-02T14:30:22Z

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Modest Visceral Fat Gain Decreases Endothelial Function

2010-09-11T12:42:17Z

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What Are Benefits of CoQ10 Supplementation?

2010-11-02T14:19:09Z

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Shocking Treatment for Heart Repair

2010-10-27T07:11:20Z

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How Does Exercise Reduce Heart Disease?

2010-10-27T08:33:25Z

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Noncardiac Chest Pain May Warrant More Management: Study

2010-10-27T06:53:36Z

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Foot Pain & Myeloproliferative Disorder

2010-10-27T08:05:30Z

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What Is a Radioisotope Treadmill Test

2010-10-25T12:43:24Z

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Retired NFL players' arteries may not be so healthy

2010-03-16T12:32:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite all their hard work on the field, retired National Football League players may be facing the same health problems that plague obese men who stick to watching the game.

"We see these guys as supermen, they are the pinnacle of health," said Dr. R. Todd...

Circulation & Leg Pain

2010-10-25T08:06:59Z

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The Connection Between Low-Dose Aspirin and Heart Attacks

2010-10-25T08:06:50Z

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Nuclear Test for Heart Disease

2010-10-25T04:33:41Z

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Diagnostic Parameters for Coronary Artery Disease

2010-10-25T04:33:35Z

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Medical Treatment for Poor Circulation

2010-10-25T04:32:42Z

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No Prayer Prescription

2010-10-22T15:14:52Z

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Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia

2010-10-24T09:15:58Z

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Dr Phil A Strategy for Easing Moral DistressEthics Rounds in the MICU

2010-10-22T11:00:48Z

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How to calculate your Waist to Hip Ratio

2010-10-22T08:18:59Z

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Heart damage repaired by induced stem cells: study

2010-04-16T11:14:27Z

Researchers have managed to reverse some of the damage caused by a heart attack using stem cells that were induced from connective tissue cells, according to a study published Monday.

The proof-of-concept study on mice is the first attempt to use induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat heart disease.

The goal is to one day be able to use a patient's own cells to repair their heart rather than replace it with a donated heart, which are in short supply and require dangero...

Triple Antithrombotic Therapy Becoming Growing Concern

2010-10-24T09:50:16Z

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What Are Some Ways to Prevent Heart Disease? 5 Tips

2010-06-26T04:13:33Z

What Are Some Ways to Prevent Heart Disease? 5 Tips

By Aimee Whitfill

Heart disease is a national killer. It is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. In 2002, almost 700,000 people died of heart disease in the U.S., which was 29% of all deaths in that year. The principal type of heart disease is coronary artery disease, which accounts for about 71% of all heart disease-related dea...

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Younger Men With Erectile Dysfunction at Double Risk of Heart Disease

2010-10-23T19:22:05Z

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Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Heart Disease

2010-10-26T12:03:17Z

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Cardiovascular Risk High in Patients with Liver Disease

2010-10-23T19:02:13Z

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Sedative Could Be Deadly in People With Seizures

2010-10-23T16:01:58Z

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Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death

2010-10-23T15:59:32Z

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Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates

2010-10-23T09:57:33Z

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Low Income Linked to Post-Heart Attack Death

2010-10-23T09:54:01Z

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Gender Doesn't Affect Post-PCI Mortality

2010-10-23T09:53:50Z

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Running Your First 5K Race

2010-10-23T09:43:44Z

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New cardiology methods saving lives

2010-09-10T08:57:55Z

Technology, Teamwork Helping Stop Heart Attacks Faster by Sending EKG Data From Ambulances

When Enorio Branco had crushing chest pain last year, paramedics knew they should bypass the emergency room and rush him straight to a catheterization lab to have a blocked artery cleared immediately.

That's because ambulances run by University Hospital in Enorio Branco had crushing chest pain last year, paramedics knew they should bypass the emergency room and rush him straight to a catheterization lab to have a blocked artery cleared immediately.

That's because ambulances run by University Hospital in Newark send a cardiologist a full electrocardiogram on each patient with chest pain as they speed to ...

Test Helps to Exclude Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

2010-10-22T17:51:35Z

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Same-Day Angiography Safe for Some Heart Patients

2010-10-22T17:09:46Z

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Swine Flu Side Effects

2010-03-31T15:26:59Z

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2009, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, talks with Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group Director Dr. Gregory A. Poland , center, and

Swine Flu

2010-04-02T06:10:45Z

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, second from right, speaks as Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group Director Dr. Gregory A. Poland , left, Garrison Keillor laughs during a live audience dress rehearsal for "A Prairie Home Companion" at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. Keillor, 67, suffered a minor stroke and was recovering at a