Cutting Off Blood Flow Limits Damage During Heart Attack (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) —
Cutting off the flow of blood to the arm by repeatedly inflating a blood
pressure cuff appears to reduce the amount of tissue damaged during a
heart attack, a new Danish study shows.

New Clues to Lupus’ Link With Heart Disease (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — An increase in certain types of
immune system antibodies may contribute to the development of heart
disease in people with active lupus, a new study finds.

Cutting Off Blood Flow to Heart Limits Damage During Heart Attack (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Cutting off the flow of blood
to the heart by repeatedly inflating a blood pressure cuff appears to
reduce the amount of tissue damaged during a heart attack, a new Danish
study shows.

Cutting Off Blood Flow to Heart Cuts Damage During Heart Attack (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Cutting off the flow of blood
to the heart by repeatedly inflating a blood pressure cuff appears to
reduce the amount of tissue damaged during a heart attack, a new Danish
study shows.

Fatigue May Predict Heart Attack in Dialysis Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) — Fatigue in dialysis
patients may be a warning sign of an impending heart attack or other
serious heart problems, a new study suggests.

Black Women at Higher Risk of Birth-Related Heart Problem (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Black women are much more
likely than whites to develop a potentially deadly weakening of the heart
muscle around the time they give birth, a new study suggests.

Cheney’s 5 heart attacks unusual, shows good care (AP)

AP – Surviving five heart attacks makes former Vice President Dick Cheney pretty unusual — showing that he has good medical care as well as a particularly aggressive form of heart disease.

FDA: No Decision on Whether to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia Off the Market (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration on Monday said it was still reviewing documents that
examine whether the blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Avandia raises users’
odds for heart attack and heart failure and should be removed from the
market.

Shorter hospital stays may cost no more: U.S. study (Reuters)

Reuters – Hospitals that send patients home earlier can save money and the policy does not end up costing more later, researchers reported on Monday.

U.S. reviewers urge Glaxo’s Avandia come off market (Reuters)

Reuters – Two U.S. drug safety reviewers have recommended that GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market after concluding it is more dangerous to the heart than a rival medicine, according to documents released on Saturday.

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