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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
Scientists have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer. As a result, researchers in Newfoundland have developed a unique prevention program in which people with no symptoms, but with...
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Low dose radiation exposure raises cancer risk
A new study has shown that exposure to low-dose radiation from cardiac imaging and other procedures after a heart attack is associated with an increased risk of cancer. The study, conducted by...
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Lycopene pills
Scientists have found a way of extracting the tomato’s powerful antioxidant, lycopene, to create a health supplement that fights ‘furring’ of the arteries One of the best ways to up your intake of...
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Heart attack fear factor
People with an intense fear of dying during a heart attack could suffer a worse outcome, research suggests. London-led researchers asked 208 patients to rate their levels of fear following a severe...
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Statins, the wonder drug
HEART pills taken by millions of Britons are even more powerful than previously thought and could save many more lives each year. Research into cholesterol-busting statins has found that not only do...
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Cardiac resynchronisation therapy
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) does indeed reduce rates of death and re-hospitalisation among heart failure patients, a new study has suggested. The European CRT Survey found that indeed, at...
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Aspirin – beware the risks
Healthy people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke could be doing more harm than good, warn researchers. An analysis of more than 100,000 patients, published in Archives of Internal...
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Stem cells treat heart damage
Damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from the patient’s own heart, according to doctors in the US. The amount of scar tissue was halved in the small safety trial...
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A daily brisk walk halves heart attack risk
A brisk ‘power walk’ once a day found to significantly reduce chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke. People who go on a fast daily walk have been found to have a 50 per cent lower chance of...
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Gene Therapy trial for heart failure
Patients with severe heart failure are to be treated with gene therapy for the first time in Britain. Earlier clinical trials have suggested the treatment could reverse damaging changes inside cardiac...
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