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Mortality Rates Are Greater in Women Admitted for MI without Chest Pain
02/22/12
In the February issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, meta-analysis data indicate that there is a greater mortality risk for women admitted for myocardial infarction without the presence of chest pain. Watson Clinic and Lakeland Regional Medical Center researchers noted this difference when assessing over 1 million patients from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction, comparing MI rates between sex, age, and presence of chest pain among documented cases from 1994 to 2006. Read More »
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Mental State Linked to Physical Heart Health
02/16/12
Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that mental state, specifically depression, made heart attack patients more likely to be readmitted for cardiac events and chest pain. Read More »
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BH4 Boosts Vascular Health in Postmenopausal Women
02/15/12
University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers found that in postmenopausal women, stiffening of arteries—which can increase the risk of stroke and heart disease—could be decreased with the introduction of tetrahydrobiopterin, also referred to as BH4. Read More »
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