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Myocardial Ischaemia (Ischaemic Heart Disease)

Myocardial ischaemia is a disease characterised by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle. It usually occurs…

01 Jan 2012

Homocysteine and Heart Disease

Homocysteine and Heart Disease

High blood homocysteine levels are associatedwith heart conditions like heart attack. Reducing homocysteine can prevent and reverse heart disease.

21 Aug 2007

How to prevent heart disease: Prof Sullivan

How to prevent heart disease: Prof Sullivan

Heart problems like angina, stroke and heart attack, which are often hereditary, can be prevented using cholesterol lowering treatments.

14 Aug 2007

Cardiac Exercise with Heart Disease

Cardiac Exercise with Heart Disease

Exercise is an important health strategy for people with heart problems. It helps to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol and diabetes risk.

14 Aug 2007

New Link Between Women & Heart Disease

New Link Between Women & Heart Disease

Scientists at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), the University of Iowa and Roche Molecular Systems are the first to…

13 Feb 2007

New study identifies teens at risk of developing heart disease

New study identifies teens at risk of developing heart disease

Queen’s University researchers have developed new criteria to identify teenagers with abnormal blood cholesterol levels that place them at risk…

11 Sep 2006

Progress being made in exploring potential use of stem cells to treat heart disease

Progress being made in exploring potential use of stem cells to treat heart disease

Scientists are making headway in exploring the potential future use of stem cells to treat heart disease, according to a…

07 Jul 2006

Lowering cholesterol early in life protects against heart disease later

Lowering cholesterol early in life protects against heart disease later

New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center indicates that lowering “bad” blood cholesterol earlier in life, even by a modest…

21 Apr 2006

Link between Heart Disease Reproductive Hormone Relaxin

Link between Heart Disease Reproductive Hormone Relaxin

Relaxin is a reproductive peptide hormone that relaxes tissues, including the heart. Relaxin levels increase in heart failure.

06 Apr 2006