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| MED | Stroke Survivor Talks Prevention to African-American Community and Anybody Who Will Listen
Greg Traylor was just 46 years old when he suffered a debilitating stroke. Today, he’s on a mission to raise stroke prevention awareness in the African-American community. According to the National Stroke Association, African-Americans are affected by stroke more often than any other group. They are twice as likely as Caucasians to die from stroke, and one half of all African-American women will die from stroke or heart disease. | 12-Aug-2009
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| MED | Amazonian Tribe Sheds Light on Causes of Heart Disease in Developed Countries
Heart attacks and strokes — the leading causes of death in the United States and other developed countries — may have been rare for the vast majority of human history, suggests a study to be published in PLoS ONE on Tuesday, August 11. (Embargo expired on 10-Aug-2009 at 20:00 ET.)
PLoS ONE, 11-Aug-2009 | 10-Aug-2009
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| MED | Lech Walesa and Charlie Wilson Discuss Their Battles with Communism and Heart Disease with Larry King
Two political icons who helped bring down communism will discuss their battles against the Soviet Union and heart disease. Former President of Poland and Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa and former U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson will be interviewed by CNN's Larry King at the Leading Hearts gala in Houston. President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush will serve as honorary chairs. www.MethodistLeadingHearts.com.
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| MED | Is There Long-term Brain Damage After Bypass Surgery? More Evidence Puts the Blame on Heart Disease Itself
Brain scientists and cardiac surgeons at Johns Hopkins have evidence from 227 heart bypass surgery patients that long-term memory losses and cognitive problems they experience are due to the underlying coronary artery disease itself and not ill after-effects from having used a heart-lung machine.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Aug-2009 | 03-Aug-2009
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| MED | Healthy Lifestyle Habits Linked With Reduced Risk of Heart Failure
Men who exercised regularly, drank moderately, did not smoke, who were not overweight and had a diet that included cereal and fruits and vegetables had a lower lifetime risk of heart failure, according to a study in the July 22/29 issue of JAMA. (Embargo expired on 21-Jul-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
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| MED | Active Commuters Have Fewer Heart Disease Risk Factors
Men and women who walk or ride a bike to work appear more fit, and men are less likely to be overweight or obese and have healthier triglyceride levels, blood pressure and insulin levels, according to a report in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. (Embargo expired on 13-Jul-2009 at 16:00 ET.)
Archives of Internal Medicine, 13-Jul-2009 | 13-Jul-2009
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| MED | Nicotine Induces Prediabetes, Likely Contributes to High Prevalence of Heart Disease in Smokers
Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to the new study, which was presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. (Embargo expired on 11-Jul-2009 at 13:30 ET.)
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| MED | 'Provocative' New Evidence Links Vitamin D and Other Nutrients to Heart Disease
Emerging research suggests that nutritional factors—including vitamin D, magnesium, and others—may influence the risk and progression of cardiovascular disease. The new data on nutrition and heart disease were the topic of a recent symposium and are summarized in the July issue of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (AJMS), official journal of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI).
Am. J. of the Medical Sciences, Jul-2009 | 10-Jul-2009
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| MED | Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Increased Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation, common in those with advanced chronic heart failure, have an increased risk of hospitalization due to heart failure, according to new research from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The findings, published in June in the European Heart Journal, also suggest that atrial fibrillation is not associated with an increased risk of death in heart failure patients, contradicting previous assumptions.
European Heart J., Jun-2009 | 06-Jul-2009
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| MED | New Method for Detecting Nitroxyl Will Boost Cardiac Drug Research
Wake Forest University scientists have developed a new research tool in the pursuit of heart medications based on the compound nitroxyl by identifying unique chemical markers for its presence in biological systems.
Organic Letters | 06-Jul-2009
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