Heart Attacks
Houston coach hospitalized, will miss WNIT opener
Mar 18, 2010 17:15 EDT
Houston women's basketball coach hospitalized, will miss opening round of Women's NIT. Houston women's basketball coach Joe Curl has been hospitalized in Lubbock with chest pains.
Feds Halt Marketing of Unapproved Nitroglycerin Tablets
Mar 16, 2010 20:00 EDT
FDA says order will not affect supplies of heart medications. The Food and Drug Administration FDA has ordered Glenmark Generics of Mahwah, N.J., and Konec Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., to stop marketing unapproved nitroglycerin tablets. The tablets are placed under the tongue to relieve chest pain or to stop a heart attack and are marketed in 0.3 mg, 0.4 mg, and 0.6 mg dosages.
Post-heart attack fatalities higher in women than men: study
Mar 16, 2010 17:16 EDT
Women who suffer a heart attack are twice as likely as men to die within the following month because they receive different medical treatment than men, researchers said Tuesday.
Women die more often than men from heart disease: study
Mar 16, 2010 14:38 EDT
Women die more often than men from heart disease because they are not systematically given the same treatment and tests, according to a French study unveiled here Tuesday.
Long-term safety of drug-coated stents questioned
Mar 16, 2010 14:03 EDT
ATLANTA (Reuters) - New research shows more patients who got drug-coated stents right after suffering a severe heart attack later died from heart-related problems than those who received older, cheaper bare-metal models.
Women more likely to die after heart attack: study
Mar 16, 2010 12:44 EDT
ATLANTA (Reuters) - When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men.
Gene test 'helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug'
Mar 16, 2010 11:51 EDT
A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.
Gene test helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug: report
Mar 16, 2010 11:46 EDT
A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.
Novartis drug fails to help after heart attack: study
Mar 16, 2010 08:02 EDT
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The addition of the Novartis blood pressure medicine Tekturna to current standard drugs in patients who had a heart attack failed to help prevent changes in the heart's shape and worsening of its blood pumping ability, according to data from a study.
Summary Box: High-dose Lipitor lessens heart risk
Mar 15, 2010 18:02 EDT
NEW LIPITOR DATA: In some heart patients, the highest dose of Lipitor cut risk of heart attack and other complications by a third, compared to the lowest dose.
Summary Box: High-dose Lipitor lessens heart risk
Mar 15, 2010 18:02 EDT
Summary Box: Pfizer study finds high-dose Lipitor cuts heart risk in riskier patients. NEW LIPITOR DATA: In some heart patients, the highest dose of Lipitor cut risk of heart attack and other complications by a third, compared to the lowest dose.
Pfizer: More Lipitor cuts heart complications more
Mar 15, 2010 17:49 EDT
A reanalysis of research data found a high dose of popular cholesterol pill Lipitor lowers risk of heart attack and stroke in some patients with both heart disease and kidney disease, the drug's maker said Monday.
Pfizer: More Lipitor cuts heart complications more
Mar 15, 2010 17:49 EDT
Pfizer: Study finds high Lipitor dose cuts chances of heart complications over low dose. A reanalysis of research data found a high dose of popular cholesterol pill Lipitor lowers risk of heart attack and stroke in some patients with both heart disease and kidney disease, the drug's maker said Monday.
Common treatments fail to lower diabetic heart risk: study
Mar 15, 2010 00:44 EDT
Diabetics who seek to aggressively lower their blood pressure and cholesterol are not reducing their risk of a heart attack and could suffer negative side effects, a study released Sunday said.
Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics
Mar 14, 2010 19:20 EDT
Intense treatment fails to prevent heart attacks in diabetics; lifestyle is key, doctors say. Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.
No heart benefit seen with fibrates in diabetics
Mar 14, 2010 17:00 EDT
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Adding a triglyceride-lowering drug to cholesterol-fighting statins provided no additional protection from heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to data from a large study.
Novartis drugs fail to help high-risk patients
Mar 14, 2010 09:45 EDT
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Novartis diabetes drug Starlix failed to reduce progression to the disease or cut down on serious heart problems in patients at high risk for both diabetes and heart disease, according to a large study released on Sunday.
Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics
Mar 14, 2010 08:04 EDT
Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.
Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics
Mar 14, 2010 08:04 EDT
Intense treatment fails to prevent heart attacks in diabetics; lifestyle is key, doctors say. Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.
Stock market dips 'linked to heart attack surge'
Mar 14, 2010 05:36 EDT
Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center has said.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Myocardial infarction | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
 Diagram of a myocardial infarction (2) of the tip of the anterior wall of the heart (an apical infarct) after occlusion (1) of a branch of the left coronary artery (LCA, right coronary artery = RCA). | |
| ICD-10 | I21.-I22. |
| ICD-9 | 410 |
| DiseasesDB | 8664 |
| MedlinePlus | 000195 |
| eMedicine | med/1567 emerg/327 ped/2520 |
| MeSH | D009203 |
