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Heart Disease

Heart disease remains a leading killer in America, but even if you have a family history, heart disease and heart attacks are not inevitable. A healthy diet, regular exercise, cholesterol-lowering drugs and lifesaving surgeries can reduce your risk of having—or dying from—a heart attack.

Heart Disease News

• Short Bursts of Exercise Good for the Heart: Study

  FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) — All exercise is the same, right? Not so fast, suggests a small study of teens out of Scotland that found that high-intensity exercise may be better than endurance training for preventing cardiovascular disease because it can be done in less time. The study included 57 adolescent schoolchildren (47 boys and [...]

• Heavy Teens at Increased Risk of Heart Disease Years Later

  Teenage boys who are even slightly overweight face an increased risk of heart disease later in life, even if they slim down as adults, according to a new study.

• Implantable Device May Lower Tough-to-Treat Hypertension

  TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — For people with hard-to-control blood pressure, a new implantable device shows promise, researchers report. The device, surgically placed just below the collarbone, sends a four- to six-volt electrical jolt to the carotid arteries. This is said to lower blood pressure through a process known as baroreflex activation therapy. The researchers were [...]

• Two Different Heart Drugs May Work Equally Well for High-Risk Patients

  By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — People with high blood pressure and impaired glucose tolerance seem to fare equally well when given two separate types of heart drugs, new research suggests. Although an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) and a calcium channel blocker were both effective in this patient population, one difference did [...]

• Long Hours at Work May Boost Heart-Attack Risk

  While you may consider yourself lucky to be working long hours—or working at all—in the current economy, your diligence may be undermining your health in the long run.