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March 2008
Cholesterol: No Easy Answers
It's News to Most: Heart Health, Dementia Linked
High Blood Pressure Worsening in All States for Women; Begins to Stagnate for Men
Chronic Sleep Disruption Can Cause Heart And Kidney Disease
Poor Sleep More Dangerous For Women
Research Suggests Severe Menopause Symptoms May Be Associated With Increased Heart Risks
Study Suggests White Males with Chest Pains May Get Heart Treatments in ED Faster than Women, African-Americans
February 2008
Lack of Vitamin D May Increase Heart Disease Risk
Study Locates Cholesterol Genes; Finds Surprises About Good, Bad Cholesterol
Here's Something New to Worry About: Anxiety Hikes Heart Attack Risk
Heart Tests Offer New Options for Diagnosis
Eat Less or Exercise More? Either Way Leads to More Youthful Hearts
January 2008
Women's Needs Are Vastly Different Than Men's
Symptoms of Heart Attack Don't Always Include Chest Pain -- for Men or Women
Ozone Key to Link Between Heat and Increased Cardiovascular Death Risk
New Risk Factor for Heart Disease Patients Identified
Smaller Heart Pump Bridges Time to Transplant for More Women Heart
December 2007
Listen to Your Heart: Most Women At Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Don't Know It
Aspirin Less Effective for Women for MI Prevention
Reading Your Stress Level with a Wrist Stress Meter
Little Difference in Risk Rates for Angioplasty, Bypass Procedures, Study Suggests
Trial to Test Gene Therapy for Angina in Women
Small Vessel Disease Mostly a Concern for Women
September 2007
Supplements may not curb heart risk
Sleep-deprived women at hypertension risk
New CPR Promises Better Results by Compressing Abdomen, Not Chest
Fat Builds Up in Heart Before Diabetes Onset
Bypass "Off-Pump" Boosts Women's Outcomes
August 2007
Women More Depressed After Heart Attack
Transplanting Angina Patients’ Stem Cells Shows Safety, Symptom Relief
Kidney, Heart Disease Spur Each Other
High Blood Pressure Medication Strategy Proves Effective in Hispanic Women
July 2007
Medication Safety When You Have Heart Disease
Diabetes Drug Still Has Heart Risks, Doctors Warn
Combined Imaging Produces Better Results
RAND study finds women with heart disease and diabetes less likely to receive proper care
June 2007
Angioplasty Beats Drugs in Restoring Blood’s Heart Flow
Migraines During Pregnancy Linked to Heart Disease, Stroke
Heavy Drinking May Trigger Irregular Heart Rhythm
iPods Make the Heart Skip a Beat
May 2007
Novartis Suspends Sale of Zelnorm
Hormone Therapy Doesn't Boost Heart Attack Risk in Younger Women
Long-Term Aspirin Use Cuts Death Risk for Women
Hot Flashes in Women Tied to Higher Blood Pressure
April 2007
American Heart Association Updates Guidelines
Education Works to Lower Patients' Heart Risk
Hispanic Women's Hearts at High Risk
Obesity Link to Heart Disease Tied to Gender
March 2007
Women Today Are More Aware of Heart Disease Than Their Doctors
U.S. Minority Women Know Less About Heart Disease
Heart Disease Rates Vary Widely Across U.S
Patients With Drug-Coated Stents Should Take Blood Thinners for at Least One Year
February 2007
Sudden Death Genes Strike Women Most
Drug Combo May Benefit Heart-Disease Patients
Heart Disease Deaths Decline & Americans Live Longer Than Ever
Like Daughter, Like Mother: Kids' Risk Factors Mirror Parents'
January 2007
Disparities Remain in Decline of Heart Disease Risks
HDL-Raising Clinical Trial Halted
Hospitals Want Faster Heart Attack Care
December 2006
Safety of Drug-Coated Stents Questioned
High-Risk Women Less Successful at Lowering Bad Cholesterol
Low Carbs, Veggies Best for Women's Hearts
Racial Disparities Continue Despite Quality Care
November 2006
57 Women Graduate from Science and Leadership Symposium at Mayo Clinic
Woman's Heart Attack Death Ruled a Homicide
Early Heart Attack Survival Worse for Women
High Lipoprotein(a) Ups Cardiac Risk for Women
October 2006
Newer Stents Safer After Heart Attack
Sudden Cardiac Death Not Always Without Warning
Treating a Woman's Chest Pain Could Top $1M
September 2006
64 Women Selected to Attend 2006 Mayo Clinic Symposium
Heart Disease Patients May Suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Detection Changing for Women's Heart Disease
Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females
August 2006
Heart Attack Predictors Differ in Women and Men
Estrogen May Explain Cardiac Racial Disparity
Soy Improves Women's Heart Health
Post-MI, Women Receive Less Discharge Care
Eyes May Provide Window on Heart Risk
July 2006
Post-MI, Women Receive Less Discharge Care
Heart Attack Predictors Differ in Women and Men
Estrogen May Explain Cardiac Racial Disparity
Soy Improves Women's Heart Health
June 2006
Heart Disease Risk Factors May Bring on Menopause
ACE Inhibitors May Boost Birth Defects
FDA Pressures Restaurants to Help Curb Obesity
Painkillers Worsen Heart Failure
New Guidelines Intensify Treatment for Heart Patients
May 2006
2006 Wenger Awards Presented
Mom's Heart Disease Raises Risk More than Dad's
Depression Most Common in Younger Women Post-Heart Attack
Women Benefiting Less from Improved Cardiac Care
Heart Attack Genes Discovered
April 2006
Cardiac Chest Pain Equally Common in Women and Men
Vigorous Exercise No Threat to a Woman's Heart
Aspirin Equally Heart-Protective in Men and Women
Cardiologists Only Docs Getting Heart Exams Right
March 2006
Statin Proven Powerful
Women More Likely than Men to Die After Bypass
Hard Marriages Can Harden Arteries
More Than 40 % of Heart Attacks Undiagnosed
February 2006
Women Have More Hidden Heart Disease
HEART for Women Act Introduced in Congress (PDF)
Women with Heart Attacks Arrive in ER Far Later
New CPR Guidelines
January 2006
Sibling's Heart Disease Raises Risk
Risk Factor Scoring Misses One-Third of At-Risk Women
Implantable Defibrillators Equally Effective in Women
December 2005
Women Treated Less Aggressively
Women Less Likely to Receive CRT Device
Women Tougher or More Stoic?
November 2005
Women's Barriers to Exercise Affect Heart Disease Risks
Beta Blockers Less Effective Against High Blood Pressure
Waist-to-hip Ratio Best at Predicting Heart Attack
October 2005
63 Women Graduate from Mayo Clinic Symposium
Many Women Still Don't Take Heart Disease Seriously
New Model Shows Gender Differences in High Blood Pressure
September 2005
Heart Attack Race and Gender Disparities Persist
Increased High Blood Pressure Among Women Using Painkillers
Gender Does Not Affect Success of Angioplasty
August 2005
64 Women Accepted to Mayo Clinic Symposium
Fitness Guidelines Established for Women
CRP Levels Differ Among Sexes and Races
Most Women Don't Know Their Cholesterol Levels
July 2005
Women's Cardiac Care Varies by Hospital
Antidepressants Reduce Risks Post MI
Heart Surgery Costs More in U.S. Than in Canada
Soybean Protein Good for Blood Pressure
June 2005
FDA Approves Heart Failure Drug for Blacks
Defibrillators Recalled
Brief Window for Post-MI Angioplasty Challenged
Depression Screening Needed for Heart Patients
New Hope for Treating Bypass Surgery Side Effect
Antidepressants Linked to Heart Surgery Mortality
Stress Linked to Unexplained Cardiac Arrests
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