Looking for bruising or bleeding in the heart muscle may lead medical practitioners to tell the severity of the heart attack and also whether it might cause lasting harm.
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Study: Champix doesn’t increase risk of heart attack or depression
A study has cleared varenicline – also known as Champix™ or ChantixTM – of not being responsible for increased risk of heart attacks and depression thereby recommending a review of the safety…
Some heartburn drugs may not be as safe as we think
Researchers have claimed through a large data-mining study that a popular class of heartburn drugs might not be as safe as we think as they have been linked to an elevated risk…
Heartburn drugs said to increase heart attack risk
Researchers have revealed based on findings of a large data-mining study that some of the most commonly used heartburn drugs hold the potential of elevating risk of heart attack. Proton-pump inhibitors, or…
Fat around blood vessels can help fight heart diseases, researchers say
Researchers have revealed at a major conference that fat surrounding our blood vessels can help fight heart disease and reduce the risk of a heart attack. Professor Charalambos Antoniades at the University…
Depression increases risk of death by heart failure, researchers say
According to a research presented at the Heart Failure 2015, depression is known to increase the risk of deaths by heart failure by as much as 5 times and that the increased…
Scientists identify stem cells that can repair damaged hearts
Regenerative medicines are becoming popular since the advent of stem cell therapies and progress therein, but one particular area that researchers have been having difficulty with is the type and combination of…
Handshakes could reveal risk of early death, disability and illness
Based on how firm your handshake is, researchers can gauge whether you are at risk of an early death, disability or illness – a method researchers at Population Health Research Institute of…