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High blood pressure, diabetes and increased carotid artery wall thickness means increased risk of stroke News-Medical-Net Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:49 PM PDT Increased carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT), which can cause heart attack and stroke in many patients, is significantly related to diabetes and hypertension, according to a study performed at A.O.U. in Cagliari Sardegna, Italy (Chairman, Professor Giorgio Mallarini). Group offers local cardiology services Eastern Arizona Courier Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:39 PM PDT Patients experiencing chest pains or other heart attack symptoms are often whisked from the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center emergency room to a Tucson or Phoenix hospital for treatment. That scenario has changed. Happy outcome The Star Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:56 PM PDT The survival rate for heart transplant patients is encouraging. Embracing life The Star Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:56 PM PDT A double heart transplant survivor’s journey from the brink of death back to life. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital gets high marks for life-saving procedure Whittier Daily News Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:32 PM PDT WHITTIER - Data shows one local hospital is less likely than its peers to break your heart. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital announced last week that it has the lowest risk-adjusted mortality rate in Los Angeles and Orange counties for isolated coronary artery bypass surgeries of community hospitals performing 160 or more of the procedures. Stem Cells For The Damaged Heart: Key Factors In Heart Cell Creation Identified Science Daily Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:24 PM PDT Scientists have identified for the first time key genetic factors that drive the process of generating new heart cells. The discovery provides important new directions on how stem cells may be used to repair damaged hearts. Treatments for nicotine addiction should be a top priority Lancet Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:16 PM PDT Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of death in the USA. The practice has been linked to 440 000 preventable deaths per year, mainly due to lung cancer (123 836), coronary heart disease (86 801), and respiratory disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (90 582). Chemical recipe could repair hearts Channel 4 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:12 PM PDT A chemical recipe has been discovered that could pave the way to repairing failing hearts with stem cells. The cocktail of three proteins described by scientists kick-starts the transformation of embryonic stem cells into beating heart cells. Times reporter Saul dies from heart attack Quad-City Times Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:36 PM PDT Quad-City Times reporter Tom Saul, 55, of Davenport, died from a heart attack Saturday at Genesis Medical Center, East Rusholme Street, Davenport. Cholesterol Drugs May Protect Prostate, Sex Potency, Study Says Bloomberg Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:31 PM PDT April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Cholesterol drugs taken to prevent heart attacks may also lower the risk of prostate cancer and impotence in aging men, researchers said.

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