Heart Attack |
Acute Myocardial Infraction; Myocardial Infarction |
A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a serious, sudden heart condition usually characterized by varying degrees of chest pain or discomfort, weakness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and arrhythmias, sometimes causing loss of consciousne ...
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Heart Attack News Headlines
- Heart attack risk factors identified in Latinos
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:11 EST
- Pregnant Smokers Raise Their Child's Risk Of Stroke, Heart Attack
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Recognizing heart attack can be difficult
The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:19 EST
- Routine Oxygen Therapy May Put Heart Attack Patients At Greater Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Heartburn or Heart Attack? Know the Symptoms
MedicineNet - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Poor People Worse Off Following Heart Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Recognizing Gender Differences In Heart Attack Symptoms Can Save A Life
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:46 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Trump Nitroglycerin For Heart Protection
ScienceDaily - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Doctors Urged To Change The Way They Prescribe Pain Relievers For Chronic Pain
ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- American Heart Association Scientific Statement Recommends Doctors Change Approach
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Coffee seen not to raise heart attack risk: study
Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:18 EST
- Living in poor neighbourhood could affect your heart
The Earth Times - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:46 EST
- Groundbreaking Screening Legislation Could Prevent 4,300 Sudden Cardiac Deaths
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- American Heart Association Releases 2007 Guidelines About Heart Disease Prevention For Women
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Facial pain may signal heart attack
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:56 EST
- Sleep Apnea: Take It To Heart, Loyola Advises
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- COX-2 drugs may raise risk of repeat heart attack
Reuters - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:13 EST
- CDC Report Provides First State-Specific Data On Persons Living With Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Latin American hearts suffer from obesity, stress
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:01 EST
- Hodgkin's disease therapy ups heart attack risk
Reuters - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:35 EST
- Adenosine Teaches The Lungs To Cope With Low Levels Of Oxygen
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Fresh evidence of perils of smoking while pregnant
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:23 EST
- New Instrument Developed To Measure Impact Of Migraine On Patients' Lives When They Are Not Experiencing An Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Less aggressive heart treatment for poor
The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:33 EST
- Miracle baby alive after 'dying' for 30 minutes
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:01 EST
- Multi-Slice Cardiac CT Scans Speed Emergency Room's Ability To Diagnose Chest Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Heart Disease and Medication Safety
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Afternoon nap may cut heart attack risk
The Earth Times - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:03 EST
- Depression And Heart Attacks
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Protecting US Crops From Terrorist Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Estrogen Gene Affects Risk Of Breast Cancer, But Not CVD
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA Grants Priority Review To Lovenox® (Enoxaparin Sodium Injection) Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) For Additional Type Of Heart Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Multislice CT Speeds The Diagnosis Of Chest Pain In The Emergency Room
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Dietary Copper May Ease Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Fetal Heart-Cell Enzyme And Onset Of Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Seven Keys To Reduce Cholesterol - Free Special Report From Johns Hopkins Health Alerts
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Breast Cancer Survivors Experience Long-term Heart Disease Risk From Radiotherapy
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Souped-up CT scan speeds up diagnosis
MSNBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:26 EST
- Life-Saving Technology May Address Unique Needs Of Women In Heart Failure
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Copper may prevent heart failure
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:35 EST
- First Molecular Evidence Of Body's Internal Clock In Controlling Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Health Risks In Heart Failure Patients Compounded By Depression
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- FDA Grants Priority Review To Lovenox(R) (Enoxaparin Sodium Injection) Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) For Acute Heart Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- CardioDynamics Commences Landmark PREVENT-HF Trial Designed By Leading Heart Failure Specialists
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Non-Invasive MRI May Help Predict Who's At Risk For Heart Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Hispanic Women At Higher Risk For Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Fetal Heart-cell Enzyme Important In Onset Of Heart Failure
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Heart Attacks Can Give Couples A New Lease Of Life, Says Study
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Heart health should be a priority
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:56 EST
- American Heart Association's Scientific Statement Supports Physical Therapy To Relieve Pain In Patients At Risk Of Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Transcendental Meditation Reduces Congestive Heart Failure, New Study Shows
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Depression Increases Health Risks In Heart Failure Patients
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Heartburn, Angina Or Heart Attack? If In Doubt, Check It Out!
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Noninvasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging May Help Predict Who's At Risk For A Heart Attack
ScienceDaily - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Rare Mutation Causes Early Heart Disease And Metabolic Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Cardiogenic Shock: A Heart Attack's Deadly Counterpart
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Heart attacks bring some couples closer
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:16 EST
- Cut your heart disease risk: Drink milk, listen to jazz
CNN - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:26 EST
- Whole-Grain Cereals Cut Heart Failure
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Heart Attack Mortality Risk Associated With Hodgkin Disease Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Study Analyzes Heart Attack Mortality Risk Associated With Hodgkin Disease Treatments
ScienceDaily - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Targeting The Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Strategy Against Heart Failure
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Do More For Your Heart Women Urged
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Calculator Helps Users Gauge Heart Attack Risk
MedicineNet - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Gene defect in Iranian family may help understand heart disease: research
The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:03 EST
- Whole Grain Cereals Cut Heart Failure
MedicineNet - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Taking Heart Failure To The MAT1
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- How T Lymphocytes Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Updated Guidelines Advise Focusing On Women's Lifetime Heart Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Pharmacist-Driven Outreach Lowers Metabolic Syndrome Rates
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Whole-grain Breakfast Cereal Associated With Reduced Heart Failure Risk
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Legislation Introduced To Help Improve Heart Disease, Stroke Prevention Efforts Among Women
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Heart Disease Medicine: An Important Part of Your Treatment Plan
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Irregular Heartbeat Linked To Genetic Mutation, Study Shows
ScienceDaily - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Possible New Treatments For Age-Related Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Pizza rewards for readers called bad idea
MSNBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:39 EST
- Heart Attacks Can Give Couples A New Lease Of Life, Says Study
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Why Is The Heart Heart-shaped?
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Depression may promote blood vessel plaques
Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:57 EST
- Sleep Apnea Increasingly Tied to Heart Risks: Study
MedicineNet - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Jefferson Cardiologists Fix Broken Heart, Potentially Fatal Complication Of Heart Attack
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Caffeine May Prevent Heart Disease Death In Elderly
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Hispanic women develop cardiac risk factors early
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:54 EST
- Why "Heart"-Shaped?
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- 'Attack Rate' Of Flu In Kids Is 55 Percent Lower With Nasal Spray Vaccine
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Treatment For Gum Disease Could Also Help The Heart
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Heart transplant patient conquers Andes
MSNBC - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:18 EST
- Flavonoids not beneficial as antioxidant
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:55 EST
- Treat Gum Disease, Help Heart
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- South Asians Have Higher Levels Of Heart Attack Risk Factors At Younger Ages
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Sox17 Required For Steps From Embryonic To Heart Muscle Cell
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Common painkillers raise heart risk
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
- Gene Required For Steps From Embryonic To Heart Muscle Cell
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Heart Health Fun Facts And Tips
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- South Asians Have Higher Levels Of Heart Attack Risk Factors At Younger Ages
ScienceDaily - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Gene Helps Guide Embryonic Heart Formation
MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST

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