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L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Their findings, based on analysis of key controlled trials, associate L-carnitine with significant reduction in death from all causes and a highly significant reduction in ventricular arrhythmias and anginal attacks following a heart attack, compared with placebo or control.
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Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that doing the opposite may be no better.
In a study of nearly 4,000 heart attack patients, those who recalled having flown into a rage during the previous year were more than twice as likely to have had their heart attack within two hours of that episode, compared to other times during the year.
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A recent study has found that more fatal heart attacks and strokes occur during the winter than at other times of the year. And it doesn’t seem to matter if the winter is occurring in the warmer climes of Southern California or the frostier ones of Boston.
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A diet rich in antioxidants could significantly reduce the risk of myocardial infarction in women, according to new research.
These data suggest that dietary total antioxidant capacity, based on fruits, vegetables, coffee, and whole grains, is of importance in the prevention of myocardial infarction.
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New research shows that in a two-day-old mouse, a heart attack causes active stem cells to grow new heart cells and a few months after an attack, the heart is mostly repaired.
But in an adult mouse, recovery from such an attack leads to classic after-effects: scar tissue, permanent loss of function, and life-threatening arrhythmias. Via Dr. Stefan Gruenwald
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A vaccine delivered in an injection or nasal spray to prevent heart attacks could be available within five years. The vaccine can cut the build up of fat in arteries by up to 70 per cent, according to tests by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The fatty deposits cause arteries to narrow, meaning the body has to work harder to pump blood, and can lead to a heart attack.
Prof Peter Weissberg, the British Heart Foundation medical director, said the vaccine was "very promising". Via Dr. Stefan Gruenwald
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Stem cells grown from patients’ own cardiac tissue can heal damage once thought to be permanent after a heart attack, according to a study that suggests the experimental approach may one day help stave off heart failure.
These kind of therapies may someday allow us to replace worn-out organs with new ones made from our own compatible cells.
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Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) cuts mortality by half in patients with heart failure, researchers from Denmark reported at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, which took place in Lisbon, Portugal this year.
Ray and Terry's 's insight:
Ubiquinol is the bioavailable form of CoQ10 and a more effective supplement choice. Statin users often find their muscle pain is gone after supplementing with this enzyme.
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One of the things that makes heart disease so problematic is the fact that after a heart attack occurs, the scar tissue that replaces the damaged heart tissue isn’t capable of expanding and contracting – it doesn’t “beat,” in other words. This leaves the heart permanently weakened. Now, however, scientists from Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed artificial heart tissue that may ultimately provide a solution to that problem.
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Consuming fish at least once a month, and increased blood levels of ALA and DPA, may reduce the risk of heart failure, says a new study that adds to the heart health benefits of omega-3.
This study focused on ALA and DPA, a little-known omega-3.
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LONDON (Reuters) - People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 percent more likely to have a heart attack compared with their less stressed out colleagues, according.
Perspective is needed, though. About 3% of heart attacks may come from work stress, but 36% come from smoking and 12% from sedentary living.
If you or someone you know can say 'yes' to 2+ of these points, lifestyle changes are in order.
-I work too hard, my job stresses me out -I spend long hours sitting at my desk -I rarely exercise -I take cigarette breaks during the day -I eat fast food or prepackaged food almost everyday
Please protect your heart.
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More people hospitalized for cardiac arrest are surviving compared with a decade ago, according to a U.S. study, possibly because of changes in hospital treatment and the way bystanders respond when somebody collapses.
The study found a decrease in death rate of over 10% in people hospitalized after cardiac arrest.
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By detecting the presence of certain cells, a research study led by Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) has identified a new technique to predict an impending heart attack or stroke in advance.
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