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heart attack stories: 81 news summaries

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 Sleep Longer, Live Longer? 

Extra hour of sleep linked to less calcification in arteries

Dec 24, 08 2:00 AM CST
(Newser) - An extra hour in bed may save your life, Web MD reports. Every extra hour of sleep over six hours a night has been linked to a significant drop in people's chances of developing a build-up of calcium in their arteries, potentially cutting their risk of heart attack, according to... More »

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sleep • plague • University of Chicago • heart attack • artery calcification

In-Laws Pose Health Hazard for Japanese Women: Study

Heart attack risk triples when under same roof

Dec 16, 08 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Japanese women who live with their in-laws face three times the risk of a heart attack than those living only with their husbands, a study finds. “This is the first epidemiological study to show that these traditional living arrangements in Japan are rather harmful for women,” one of... More »

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Japan • women • heart attack • in-laws

 Heart Attack Deaths 
 Plummet 30% 

Drop hailed as modern medical miracle, but disease still daunting

Dec 16, 08 2:10 AM CST
(Newser) - In what is being hailed as a medical miracle, deaths from heart attack and stroke have dropped nearly a third between 1999 and 2006, according to the latest statistics from the American Heart Association. Yet despite gains from better preventive medicine and more effective hospital treatment, one person still dies... More »

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obesity • cardiovascular disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • heart attack • stroke • American Heart Association • death rates • National Institutes of Health • cholesterol-lowering statins • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Amish Gene May
Help Protect Heart

Missing gene could keep triglycerides low

Dec 12, 08 4:41 PM CST
(Newser) - About 5% of Pennsylvania Amish have a rare genetic mutation that makes them less susceptible to cardiovascular disease, Reuters reports. A new study shows that the 5% lack a second copy of a gene that inhibits the breakdown of harmful fats, or triglycerides, in the bloodstream that can harden and... More »

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heart disease • Pennsylvania • genetic mutation • heart attack • Amish • heart health • scientific study • triglyceride

 Bettie Page 
 in Coma After 
 Heart Attack 

Pinup legend critically ill in Los Angeles hospital

Dec 6, 08 4:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Bettie Page is in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, the AP reports. The '50s pinup queen is critically ill in a Los Angeles-area hospital, her agent said. According to a family friend, Page, 85, is in a coma. "I would not deny that," said her agent,... More »

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photography • model • heart attack • pinup • Bettie Page

 Bad Bosses May Be Deadly 

Crummy leaders linked to workers' heart attacks

Nov 26, 08 5:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Your incompetent boss could give you a heart attack, the Boston Globe reports. New research shows workers whose bosses are inconsiderate, uncommunicative and poor advocates for their employees are about 60% more likely to suffer a heart attack or other serious cardiac issues. Employees whose bosses have solid leadership skills... More »

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smoking • stress • heart attack • exercise • leadership • bosses • employees • Brigham and Women's Hospital • workload

Drug May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Half

'Blockbuster' study could transform preventative care

Nov 9, 08 8:06 PM CST
(Newser) - A simple test and drug prescription can prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes, researchers say. Announced today at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans, the study of almost 18,000 volunteers in 26 nations confirmed that inflammation leads to heart disease—and can be counteracted... More »

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heart disease • cholesterol • heart attack • statins • stroke • American Heart Association • drug trials • American College of Cardiology

 Clock Switch 
 May Be Good 
 for Ticker 

Heart attacks dip after clocks fall back

Oct 30, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Does turning clocks back in the autumn and forward in spring affect the risk of heart attack? New research suggests it may. Scientists found a 5% drop in heart attacks the day after clocks are changed in the fall, but discovered a 5% increase when clocks are moved ahead in... More »

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sleep • heart attack • Daylight Saving Time • clocks • American College of Cardiology • Fall • Spring • National Board of Health and Welfare • Swedish Myocardial Infarction Register

 Western Diet Hits  
 Heart Health Globally 

Meat, fat, salt increase heart risk 35%

Oct 21, 08 5:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you eat meat, fried foods, and salty snacks, you're at a significantly higher risk of heart attack regardless of where you live, according to a new Canadian study. The Western diet increases heart attack risk by 35%, while a diet rich in vegetables and fiber cuts that risk by... More »

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meat • heart attack • McMaster University • fruit and vegetables • fiber • western diet • fried food • salty snacks • Heart and Stroke Foundation

Draft Pick's Sudden Death Stuns Rangers

19-year-old collapses on bench during
game in Russia

Oct 14, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A promising New York Rangers prospect collapsed and died during a hockey game in Russia last night, AP reports. First-round draft pick Alexei Cherepanov, 19, collapsed from an apparent heart attack on the bench after playing most of the game and could not be revived. The Rangers held a moment... More »

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NHL • New York Rangers • hockey • heart attack

 Apple Bats Down 
 Latest Jobs Death Rumor 

Report that CEO had heart attack is false, company says

Oct 3, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple again today was forced to quash rumors about the health of CEO Steve Jobs, refuting a report that the CEO had suffered a “major heart attack,” Bloomberg reports. Shares fell as much as 5.4% following a post on CNN’s citizen-journalist iReport site, but have since... More »

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Steve Jobs • shareholders • Apple • death • illness • heart attack • CNN • pancreatic cancer • iReport

 Heart Disease 
 Linked to Depression 

Young, female heart patients at highest risk, study discovers

Sep 30, 08 2:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - People suffering from heart disease are three times more likely to be depressed, according to a study that found young women particularly at risk. Researchers urged doctors to monitor heart patients for depression, reports the San Francisco Chronicle, noting that it not only affects quality of life but can adversely... More »

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women's health • depression • heart disease • heart attack • scientific study

 Combo Heart Pills 
 Enter Trials in London 

The cheap drugs could halve deaths from
heart attack, stroke

Sep 29, 08 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Trials begin this week in London on a cheap "polypill" that could cut heart attack and stroke deaths in half worldwide, the Guardian reports. The pill combines four drugs—aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin, an ACE inhibitor, and thiazine to battle high blood pressure. The aim is to sell it—... More »

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medicine • drug companies • blood pressure • heart attack • statins • stroke • drug trials • aspirin

 Heart Attack Killed Knut-Keeper 

Autopsy rules out foul play

Sep 23, 08 1:34 PM CDT
(AP) - Berlin prosecutors said an autopsy today showed that Thomas Doerflein, the zookeeper who gained fame for hand-rearing the polar bear cub Knut, died of a heart attack. The city's mayor paid tribute to him for writing Berlin history. "Other causes of death, in particular involvement by another party, are... More »

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Germany • Berlin • Knut • autopsy • heart attack • zookeeper

ANALYSIS

 Recession Makes Us Healthier 

Strapped budgets can help people improve habits

Aug 25, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A slow economy might mean more people are stressed, but research shows that tough times are actually good for us, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rates of illnesses—particularly those related to lifestyle changes, like heart disease—decrease, as do accident and death rates. And while some may drown their... More »

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pollution • heart disease • public health • heart attack • weakening economy

Sleep Apnea May Cause
Heart Attack at Night: Study

Disorder may increase chance of blockage

Jul 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sleep apnea could cause heart attacks to occur at night, Reuters reports. The disorder, in which breathing is temporarily blocked during sleep, causes changes in blood pressure and hormone levels that might increase arterial blockage, a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology finds. More »

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blood pressure • heart attack • arteries • cardiology • sleep apnea • sleep disorder

OPINION

How
Tim Russert
Saved My Life

Broadcaster's death alerted man to his own heart attack

Jul 8, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - TV producer Michael Bicks considered himself pretty healthy for a 50-something guy. But lying in bed to recover from an unusually exhausting bike ride, his thoughts turned to Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack with no forewarning. Hours later, Bicks was on an operating table for a stent... More »

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blood clots • stents • Tim Russert • heart attack • heart health

Russert's Death Grim Reminder of Heart Risks

Sudden cardiac incidents difficult to prevent, survive

Jun 14, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The heart attack that claimed Tim Russert’s life yesterday was a textbook example of a one of modern medicine's blind spots. Roughly 300,000 Americans die of unexpected, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Doctors can predict the likelihood of an incident happening in... More »

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heart disease • Tim Russert • heart attack • statins • heart health

APPRECIATION

 Buffalo Boy Made Good 

Tim Russert is remembered today by friend and foe alike

Jun 13, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Russert, who died today at age 58, was "possibly America's most influential political journalist," James Poniewozik writes in Time. His no-nonsense style was informed by a Jesuit education in working class Buffalo—but not all appreciated his "gotcha," visceral style of questioning. Yet "his... More »

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Hillary Clinton • NBC • Bill Clinton • obituary • death • Tim Russert • heart attack • Meet the Press • Tom Brokaw

 Sunshine Likely
 Prevents
 Heart Attacks 

Vitamin D level is key, researchers say

Jun 10, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plenty of sunshine could be one key to heart health, according to a new study. Research has linked low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin"—to an increased risk of heart attacks, reports Web MD. Men with low levels of vitamin D ran twice the risk of... More »

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milk • diabetes • heart attack • cardiac arrest • vitamin D • high cholesterol • high blood pressure • sunshine

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