MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'heart attack risk'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626835&cid=t_106160_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FL1d65XzpRt4%2F Musings on the point of equipoise for investigating and discharging chest pain patients in light of a new paper in the Lancet describing a rapid rule-out protocol for acute coronary syndromes (the ASPECT trial). (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626835 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:55:13 +0100 4626835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399523&cid=t_106160_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprevention-magazine-pushes-non-evidence-based-heart-screening%2F2011.01.26 The February issue of Prevention magazine has an article entitled “Surprising Faces of Heart Attack” profiling “three women (who) didn’t think they were at high risk. Their stories are proof that you could be in danger without even knowing it.” No, their stories are not proof of that. The story is about three women in their 40s. The story varyingly states that the three should have had the following screening tests: – Advanced cholesterol test, carotid intimal medial thickness test ( CIMT) – Advanced cholesterol test and stress echocardiography – Cardiac calcium scoring and CIMT  There’s an accompanying piece: ”7 Tests You’re Not Having That Could Save Your Life.” I asked one of our HealthNewsReview.org medical edit... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399523 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:00:11 +0100 4399523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139238&cid=t_106160_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-clocks-tick-tock-and-our-tickers%2F2010.11.05 With the daylight savings fall-back date for 2010 rapidly approaching (remember: “Spring forward, fall back” — which is this Sunday, November 7th, 2010), I’m reminded of some research I read a few years back suggesting a link between daylight savings and heart attack risk. The research suggested the Monday effect of increased heart attacks was not related to stress, but rather the sleep cycle. When looked at from the daylight savings fall-back perspective, the research suggests the extra hour of sleep we gain from the November 7th, 2010 daylight savings fall-back date will be protective against heart attack risk. Good to know, especially if you’re the cardiologist on call the week following either date. *This blog post was originally published at T... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139238 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4139238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3449202&cid=t_106160_167_f&fid=38576&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drbriffa.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2F07%2Fis-eating-less-saturated-fat-and-more-carb-good-for-the-heart-actually-the-reverse-may-be-true%2F If you want to cut your risk of heart disease, reduce intake of saturated fat and eat more carbohydrate. That’s what most doctors, dieticians and Governments would have us believe. So it must be true, right? It’s a message we’ve heard a thousand times, so surely is based on sound science? So what does happen when [...] (Source: Dr John Biffa's Blog) Dr John Biffa's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3449202 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:28:30 +0100 3449202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920372&cid=t_106160_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdental-%25e2%2580%2593-overall-health-link-extends-past-periodontal-disease%2F A recent study published in Journal of Dental Research, held by the Indiana University School of Dentistry, evaluated a group of people with healthy gum tissue to study the differences between people with good and poor oral hygiene. The subjects were from various ethnic groups and included women and men. Black, male participants who neglected daily oral care showed a unique response. Those in this group who accumulated plaque were found to have a white blood cell response (neutrophils). When an infection exists in the body, neutrophils move from bone marrow to the affected part of the body as a defensive measure. A person with a high white blood cell count is at greater risk of heart attack. Researchers hope that the finding will help medical professionals identify patients at increased ri... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920372 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:24:03 +0100 2920372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226705&cid=t_106160_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2008%2F2%2F13%2Faccord-trial-shut-down-early-is-aggressive-glucose-lowering.html William Bestermann, MD The intensive glucose lowering arm of the ACCORD trial was just shut down because of an increased number of deaths in that portion of the study.  That finding has created a great deal of confusion on the long-held belief that aggressive treatment of blood sugar should protect patients from vascular events and death.  That belief, like many that prevailed in the practice of medicine, made perfect sense.  Virtually all of the bad things that happen to diabetics are the result of vascular disease.  Blindness, kidney failure, and nerve injury are the result of small vessel disease.  Heart attack, stroke and amputation are the result of large vessel disease.  For a long time, we have known that lower sugar reduces the damage to small vessels.... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226705 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:11:52 +0100 1226705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1146597&cid=t_106160_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F215750498%2F This is very tongue in cheek. Anxiety increases your heart attack risk by 30-40%… but don’t worry over it! Oh boy. The role of anxiety in hiking heart attack risk also goes beyond the effects of depression, anger, hostility, Type A behavior and other negative emotions. “These psychological factors are important in predicting the risk of heart disease, but anxiety is unique,” Dr. Shen said. “Older men with sustained and pervasive anxiety appear to be at increased risk for a heart attack even after their levels of depression, anger, hostility and Type A behavior are considered.” And obviously the silver lining… anxiety is treatable. As more research like this takes place I believe that therapy, behavior modifications and anti anxiety drugs will becom... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1146597 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:03:36 +0100 1146597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084321&cid=t_106160_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F198083708%2F Here are some links of new publications. All are ideas revisited by me from over the last few months. I read through a lot, and I mean a lot, of science journals and such this morning but the ones that I found the most interesting and news worthy were very similar to research I have shared previous. The new research takes things a step further… Depression linked to death following heart attack…Depression nearly triples the risk of death following a heart attack, even when accounting for other heart attack risk factors, according to research presented today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) annual meeting, which showed that among 360 depressed, post myocardial infarction patients followed for more than six years, those who did not recover from their depre... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084321 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:49:32 +0100 1084321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1030099&cid=t_106160_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F15%2Fdo-you-know-what-ages-do-to-your-blood-vessels.html by Pat SalberAGEs stands for “advanced glycation end products.” AGEs are promoters of high oxidative stress and, as such, they are known to play an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease in diabetics.AGEs are produced by our bodies internally under certain conditions, such as hyperglycemia. They are also present in fairly high amounts in the typical Western diet. Research published in the Journal of the American Diet Association (Goldberg et al 2004) and in Critical Review of Food Science and Nutrition (O’Brien and Morrissey 1989), show that AGEs are present in high levels in dietary mixtures of proteins, lipids, and sugars processed under elevated temperatures, such as broiling, roasting, or grilling.According to an recent article in Diabetes Care (O... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1030099 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:07:07 +0100 1030099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024364&cid=t_106160_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F184167964%2F Patients that deal with RA, rheumatoid arthritis, have something to celebrate. There has been a breakthrough in research that may prove to aid in the risk of heart attacks associated with the inflammatory disease, by 80%. Just what is RA you ask? Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and limitation in the motion and function of many joints. An estimated 2.1 million Americans have RA, most of them women. Although joints are the principal body parts affected by RA, inflammation can develop in other organs as well. Heart attacks, resulting from inflammation of the coronary vessels, are more common in RA sufferers. Researchers have been studying reducing the risk of heart attacks among patients by using a TNF-inhibitor in conjunction with the tried an... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024364 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:40:11 +0100 1024364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1013313&cid=t_106160_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F11%2F8%2Fis-obesity-deadly-here-we-go-again.html By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DIn 2005, a team of investigators at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, published a paper that shook the foundations of our long-held beliefs; they found that death rates due to overweight (BMI 25-30) and obesity (BMI >30) were actually lower than death rates due to underweight. The paper came under withering criticism by scientists and nutritionists who had been preaching the gospel of weight control. “Libertarian” organizations funded by the food industry, such as “Food Freedom”, piled on with glee. Their basic message: you can’t trust those scientists; just let the consumer beware (and, I presume, let Darwin and the forces of the “free” market weed out those who did not). The most serious criticism o... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1013313 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:41:03 +0100 1013313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918866&cid=t_106160_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F10%2F2%2Fnew-technology-to-determine-risk-of-heart-attack.html by Bill Bestermann, MDIn my last post, I discussed the untimely death of Wake Forest Basketball coach Skip Prosser and the relationship of vulnerable plaque to sudden cardiac death and myocardial infarction. Only 14% of heart attacks are caused by a fixed artery blockage of 70% or greater. For 70% of heart attack patients, the blockage in the coronary artery is less than 50% (non-obstructive). A non-obstructive plaque causes no symptoms and usually would not produce a positive stress test. Since the 50% blockage typically causes no symptoms, for 70% of myocardial infarction patients, the heart attack or sudden death is their first symptom. We try to overcome this by using the Framingham risk score, assigning points for risk factors including HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, age, t... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918866 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:17:52 +0100 918866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=750222&cid=t_106160_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F23%2Fblood-triglycerides-may-be-better-heart-attack-predictor%2F Filed under: Prevention, ResearchIf you've had your cholesterol checked (and if you haven't, you should!), then you're probably familiar with the 12-hour fast that comes with it. Though typically not a big deal -- many patients just go in the morning before breakfast -- some people find it inconvenient. New studies, however, have shown that testing for a certain type of blood fat, triglycerides, after a person has had a meal may be a better way to assess their risk factors for heart attack and heart disease. By fasting, certain information is excluded from that test and researchers say that same information is crucial when assessing a person's risk. Your doctor may still require the fasting test, but may also want to check your triglycerides 2-4 hours after you've eaten a meal. Read |... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=750222 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 750222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638902&cid=t_106160_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F27%2Fwomen-lag-behind-men-in-cholesterol-control%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, Research, Exercise, Women Heart HealthWhy is there a gap between men and women when it comes to cholesterol control? Though women are being screened just as often as men, it seems that getting women's LDL cholesterol levels under control doesn't seem to be as high of a priority as it is in men. Experts speculate that it's because both women and their doctors (that's alarming) underestimate women's heart disease risk, and so LDL levels are not aggressively managed.Do you know your numbers? You should. (I'm writing a note right now to call my doctor and get mine.) A good LDL reading is less than 100 mg/dl. If your LDL is high, be sure to talk to your doctor about steps you can take to reduce your cholesterol levels. In general, however, a diet that's low in fat... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638902 Sun, 27 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638902