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Sometimes Angioplasty Can Wait HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:03 PM PDT TUESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Many people who arrive at hospital emergency rooms with chest pains can wait as long as 21 hours for artery-opening angioplasty, even if an electrocardiogram (EKG) shows evidence of a heart attack, a new French study suggests. Gossip Girl CW Arkansas Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:52 PM PDT Heart disease is the nation's leading cause of death. What can you do to reduce the risk of heart disease? Immediate Intervention for Heart Patients Similar to Waiting Bloomberg Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:47 PM PDT Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Patients rushed to the hospital for treatment of a suspected heart attack may fare just as well by waiting until the next day to have a procedure done, a French study has found. N.J. patient dies two months after receiving first permanent artificial heart implant The Star-Ledger Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:47 PM PDT NEW BRUNSWICK -- The groundbreaking operation in June was hailed as an important step in the treatment of people with end-stage heart disease. The hopeful advance, however, has had a sad outcome. The 76-year-old man who became the first person... Fourth annual GMHC house tour The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:41 PM PDT There are many house tours on the East End every year, but for Barry Skovgaard, none is more significant than the “Gay Men’s Health Crisis House Tour,” which supports a cause that is not only close to his heart but whose purpose, to help those stricken with HIV and AIDS, hits particularly close to home as he has lost many friends to the disease. MEDICAL NEWS & PERSPECTIVES: Group Issues Revised Guideline for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:37 PM PDT JAMA. 2009;302(9):935-936. A revised guideline on monitoring fetal heart rate during labor from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) seeks to decrease perinatal morbidity and mortality by improving communication among members of the health care delivery team. Ankle Test Tells Heart Risk After TIA, Stroke WebMD Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:36 PM PDT After a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke, people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a fourfold higher risk of bad outcomes. An ankle test detects asymptomatic PAD. Prostate Cancer Therapy: Risky for Heart Patients? WebMD Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:35 PM PDT Prostate cancer patients with established heart disease have an increased risk of dying when they receive hormone therapy prior to radiation, a new study suggests. Oldest Heart Patients May Get Most From Warfarin MedicineNet.com Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:30 PM PDT Title: Oldest Heart Patients May Get Most From Warfarin Category: Health News Created: 8/31/2009 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2009 U.S. health reform estimates need long view: study Reuters Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congressional Budget Office may be missing potential savings from various health reform proposals by not looking at efforts to manage or prevent expensive, chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, researchers said in a study released on Tuesday.

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