While elite female marathon runners have fewer coronary plaques than their sedentary counterparts, they developed the same plaque volume and percent stenosis when it occurs, according to study findings presented at the at the American Heart Association (AHA) scientific sessions in Orlando, Fla…
Most of the 600,000 Americans with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) — a genetic heart muscle disease — can live normal life spans, according to the first science-based guideline for diagnosing and treating this disorder…
People who are exposed to higher levels of traffic pollution have a higher risk of heart attack for about six hours, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors say that those with diagnosed heart disease should try to avoid being in areas where traffic pollution levels are high…
A Swedish study presented at the ESC Congress 2011, found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a long history of endurance training. Compared to those who had completed one single race, those who had completed 7 or more races had 29% higher risk of a subsequent arrhythmia…
A study conducted among cyclists in Copenhagen, Denmark1 showed that it is the relative intensity and not the duration of cycling which is of most importance in relation to all-cause mortality and even more pronounced for coronary heart disease mortality. The study presented today at the ESC Congress 2011, concluded that men with fast intensity cycling survived 5…
If you want to reduce your coronary heart disease risk, remember that even a little bit of exercise helps, it is better than none at all, and the more you do the better the benefit, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health reported in Circulation…
Undiagnosed cardiovascular illness has been the cause of collapse during sports practice for a number of young athletes and the increasing reports of such cases is a cause of worry…
An estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people especially women to large doses of small-particle air pollution, which can cause premature death and lung disease…
Stress management programs like Transcendental Meditation should be implemented to significantly reduce depression, heart attacks, strokes and deaths in coronary heart disease patients, according to a new editorial written by a Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute physician, C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, and published in Archives of Internal Medicine. C…
Dr. Michael Wiggins, 42, who was competing in the Pelican Test Triathlon, died shortly before 8.30 am during the swimming segment of the competition - he was found face down in Windsor Lake near to where the competing swimmers come out of the water and get onto their bicycles…