High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) — Blacks tend to develop
heart failure 20 years earlier than whites, a long-running study
shows.

High heart failure rate seen in younger U.S. blacks (Reuters)

Reuters – Heart failure may be about 20 times more common among young and middle-age blacks than whites in the United States, and it strikes blacks at a younger age, according to a 20-year study published on Wednesday.

Study finds younger blacks have more heart failure (AP)

AP – One in 100 black men and women develop heart failure before age 50, according to one of the first long-term studies to look at the life-threatening condition in younger adults. The research suggests blacks in that age group suffer the condition at a rate 20 times higher than whites do — an astounding difference more pronounced than earlier studies had indicated.

Migraine in pregnancy tied to stroke, heart attack (Reuters)

Reuters – Women who suffer from migraines while they are pregnant are at increased risk of having a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular disorders, according to a recent report.

Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack (HealthDay)fit

HealthDay – MONDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) — Any exercise program can
improve blood flow after a heart attack, but the benefit vanishes just
four weeks after exercise is stopped, a new Swiss study finds.

Study sheds light on exercise after heart attacks (Reuters)

Reuters – Exercise helps people recover after a heart attack but the benefits vanish when the workouts stop, Swiss researchers said on Monday.

Defibrillators give little help to sicker patients (Reuters)

Reuters – Implantable defibrillators, which protect against deadly heart rhythms, may offer little benefit for older people who have other serious health problems at the time of heart failure, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — Women who use antidepressants
appear to be at heightened risk for sudden cardiac death, although the
exact nature of the link remains unclear, researchers say.

Slight Cut in Salt Intake Would Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — If Americans cut just one
gram of salt from their daily diet, there would be 250,000 fewer new cases
of heart disease and more than 200,000 fewer deaths over a decade, a new
study suggests.