Reused Pacemakers Safe Option in Poor Countries Recycled pacemakers donated from U.S. funeral homes could offer a safe way to get the heart devices to people in the developing world who otherwise might not be able to afford them
Can 'Disco Science' Help Fix Your 'Achy-Breaky Heart?' The American Heart Association says the beat of the popular disco tune helps rescuers achieve the desired chest compression rate of about 100 per minute when trying to revive victims of sudden cardiac arrest.Now a team of emergency medicine specialists from the U.K. and Australia has published a study that proposed to expand the repertoire
Abbott's Cholesterol Drug May Not Lower Heart Risks U.S. health regulators said Abbott Laboratories' cholesterol drug Trilipix may not lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke
Smog Pollutant May Be Tied to Stroke Risk People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution might have a slightly increased risk of dying from stroke
Boy's Rare Condition Could Make Laughing Potentially Fatal A boy who suffers from a rare heart condition could die from laughing too hard. Bradley Burhouse, 7, has been banned from laughing or exercising after being diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia – a dangerously high heart rate
Blood Type May Affect Stroke Risk, Study Finds Your blood type might affect your risk for stroke. People with AB and women with B were a little more likely to suffer one than people with O blood — the most common type
Anti-Clot Drug Gets Fast FDA Review A promising new drug shown to be better than warfarin at preventing strokes in patients with a dangerously irregular heartbeat may reach the U.S. market more quickly after health regulators gave it an expedited review
St. Jude Advises Doctors of Heart Lead Problems St. Jude Medical Inc has sent a letter to doctors advising them that its Riata leads that connect implanted defibrillators to the heart have a higher rate of insulation failures than previously reported
U.S. Doctors Overuse Costly Heart Treatments, Study Claims Outside of heart attacks, U.S. doctors are often too quick to use a common $20,000 procedure to treat patients suffering from coronary artery disease
Angina May Point to Underlying Heart Problems Angina affects nearly 7 million people in the United States, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Angina is a condition characterized by chest pain and pressure, and it affects men and women equally. Here is a guide to understanding angina:
