Can you avoid heart disease by staying cheerful?
A recent study looks at whether mood has any effect on the risk of heart disease. 3 Jul 2008 06:18
Sudden loss of hearing might be an early sign of stroke
Preliminary research culled from a national medical insurance records database in Taiwan suggests that sudden loss of hearing might be an early sign of vulnerability to stroke, foreshadowing an actual cerebrovascular event by as much as two years, according to a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. 27 Jun 2008 07:46
Namibia's first open-heart surgery a success
[Gabi Khumalo] A team of health professionals from South Africa and Namibia have successfully performed three open-heart surgeries in Namibia, the first time the operation has been performed in the country. 26 Jun 2008 11:54
High dose Lipitor can reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in bypass surgery patients
Pfizer Inc announced recently that Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg significantly reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, by 27 percent in patients with heart disease who had previous coronary bypass surgery compared with patients taking the 10 mg dose of Lipitor. 26 May 2008 14:29
Europe's finest to learn from SA cardiologist
Thousands watch the screen carefully as his hands work. On screen, a living heart pumps while a small wire threads its way across the image - carefully, deliberately - far finer and more delicate than imaginable. 15 May 2008 12:28
Results of largest-ever cardiovascular trial announced
Landmark trial ONTARGET® establishes telmisartan 80 mg as the only ARB clinically proven, to be as protective, but better tolerated than ramipril 10mg, in a broad high-risk cardiovascular population. 2 Apr 2008 09:28
US doctors uncertain about approaches to care for heart failure patients
Fewer than one quarter of US physicians specialising in geriatrics, internal or family medicine or cardiology believe they can accurately predict the whether patients with heart failure are at risk of dying, new Saint Louis University research found. How do SA doctors compare? 13 Feb 2008 07:26
Abnormal ECG in athletes may be sinister sign
An abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) in a young, highly trained athlete might be the first expression of underlying cardiomyopathy. 10 Jan 2008 08:20
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