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EKG Heart Test May Predict Risk in Older Adults
Posted 10 Apr 2012 by Drugs.com
TUESDAY, April 10 – Minor changes in the results of a commonly used heart test – an electrocardiogram, or EKG – translate into a 35 percent increased risk of heart events, such as heart attacks, hospitalizations for chest pain or the need for heart surgery, in people over 70, according to new research. For people with major abnormalities in their EKG, the risk of having a heart event is even higher, compared to people with normal tests. "We analyzed data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. More than 3,000 patients had an electrocardiogram done at baseline, but we only included the people who didn't have a previous history of coronary heart disease or cardiovascular disease, so no heart attacks or strokes," said lead study author Dr. Reto Auer, a research fellow in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. "We found ... Read more
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Both Too Little and Too Much Sleep Bad for the Heart: Study
Posted 25 Mar 2012 by Drugs.com
SUNDAY, March 25 – When it comes to what's best for their hearts, people walk a fine line between getting too much and too little sleep, a new study suggests. Adults who get fewer than six hours or more than eight hours of sleep a night are at greater risk for a variety of heart conditions, according to research led by Dr. Rohit Arora, chairman of cardiology at the Chicago Medical School. Sleeping too little puts people at significantly higher risk of stroke, heart attack and congestive heart failure, the researchers found. On the other hand, people who sleep too much have a higher prevalence of chest pain (angina) and coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply the heart with blood and oxygen. The findings are scheduled for presentation Sunday at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting in Chicago. The researchers analyzed data from more than 3,000 ... Read more
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Health Tip: Suggestions to Help Manage Angina
Posted 13 Oct 2011 by Drugs.com
-- Angina describes the pain and discomfort that occurs when the heart lacks a sufficient supply of oxygenated blood. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute offers these suggestions to help manage angina symptoms: Know how long and how vigorously you can exercise without causing angina, and always stop exercising before you reach the point of chest pain or discomfort. Do your best to avoid or limit emotional stress. Exercising and practicing relaxation techniques can help. Don't overeat. Don't push yourself too hard when it comes to work, hobbies, sex and other physical activities. Know when your symptoms become severe enough that you should seek immediate medical attention. Read more
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Women at Greater Risk From Serious Angina Than Men: Study
Posted 16 Jul 2010 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, July 16 – Women with the most serious type of angina are three times as likely as men with the same condition to develop severe coronary artery disease (CAD), researchers have found. In the study, Canadian researchers analyzed the medical records of 23,771 patients referred for a first diagnostic angiography. They found that women over age 60 with the most serious type of angina (Class IV) had a 21 percent higher absolute risk of developing CAD than did men. Women younger than 60 had an 11 percent greater risk of CAD than men in the same age group. When the researchers factored in other variables commonly associated with CAD – such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and age – they found that Class IV angina increased the risk of CAD by 82 percent in women and 28 percent in men. The study also found that men were more likely to have severe CAD than ... Read more
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40-Year-Old Gout Drug Shows Promise Against Angina
Posted 8 Jun 2010 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, June 7 – A new British study suggests that a standard treatment for gout, already in use for four decades, could be an effective and less expensive alternative to conventional drugs targeting chronic stable angina. Following work with 65 heart disease patients between the ages of 18 and 85, the research team noted that six weeks of high doses (600 milligrams per day) of the gout drug allopurinol appeared to curtail the activity of a particular enzyme called xanthine oxidase, and in so doing cut back on the amount of energy the heart needs to exert whenever it beats. Exercise tests further revealed that allopurinol enabled the angina patients to get more oxygen to heart tissue plagued by blood and oxygen deprivation due to the arterial narrowing that characterizes coronary heart disease. Without treatment, this oxygen supply issue – called ischaemia – often leads to the onset ... Read more
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Angina Often Affects Quality of Life
Posted 2 Feb 2010 by Drugs.com
FRIDAY, Sept. 18 – Many people with chronic angina experience frequent chest pain that affects their quality of life, a new study finds. Angina, a tightness or discomfort in the chest caused by narrowing of a coronary artery, can lead to heart attacks. Australian researchers surveyed more than 2,000 chronic angina patients and found that 29 percent of them experienced chest pain at least once a week, despite receiving treatments such as medications, balloon/stent procedures and bypass surgery. "More than 60 percent of patients with chronic angina reported that their angina limited their enjoyment of life," study author John Beltrame, an associate professor at the University of Adelaide, said in a school news release. "Although quality assurance programs of chronic angina patients examine how well weight, cholesterol and blood pressure are controlled, the one symptom that patients ... Read more
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Stem Cell Injections Seem to Reduce Angina Pain
Posted 30 Mar 2009 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, March 30 – In people with severe angina, injecting their own stem cells into the heart muscle appears to reduce pain and improve their ability to exercise, say U.S. researchers. "The results from this study provide the first evidence that a patient's own stem cells could actually be used as a treatment for heart disease," Dr. Douglas Losordo, director of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said in a university news release. "The study provides potential hope for those patients with currently untreatable angina to be more active with less pain." The phase 2 study included 167 adults with severe angina who were on maximal medical therapy and were not suitable candidates for conventional procedures to improve blood flow to the heart, such as angioplasty, stents or coronary artery bypass surgery. They ... Read more
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