What is Heart Disease?
Heart disease (cardiovascular
disease) is an abnormal organic condition of the heart or of
the heart and circulation. It is a general term referring
to a variety of medical conditions affecting the heart,
including heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, angina,
and other cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease is defined
as diseases and injuries of the heart, the blood vessels of the heart, and the system
of blood vessels (veins and arteries) throughout the body and within the brain.
Basically, problems occur when the supply of oxygen and the necessary nutrients carried by blood are constricted or blocked
which causes injury to the heart muscle. For specific information and interactive tools, click here.
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Research News
Featuring Harvard Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals
Estrogen Therapy
and risk of cardiovascular
disease.
Stroke
and Head Injury can
increase risk of Alzheimer's.
HIV
Infection appears to increase risk of heart attack.
Genome-wide
Search unearths surprising clues.
Reducing Dietary Salt
lowers your risk
by 25%.
Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
increase risk
of high blood pressure in men.
Cholesterol in Stroke Patients
exceeds national
guidelines.
New Risk Assessment Tool
more accurately
predicts women's risk.
Ability of Biomarkers Appears Limited
Study suggests new
biomarkers needed to predict heart disease.
Statins Reduce Risk
of heart attack
and stroke.
Master Cardiac Stem Cell Identified
Discovery could
help with regeneratve studies.
"Virtual Biopsies"
of internal surfaces
provided by new technique.
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Research Stories
From the Harvard University Gazette
Research Reveals how Stem Cells Build a Heart
May lead to repair of broken hearts.
“Good” Cholesterol-raising
Drug on the Horizon
Research
presented at HMS conference.
Muscle
Cells Grown into Working Heart Cells
Squeezing
a heart back into rhythm.
Fatty
Foods Feed Heart Attacks
Doughnuts
are dandy in Denmark, but a heart attack in the U.S.
Sudden Cardiac Death
Risk is highest in the early period following a heart attack.
New Drug Therapy Cuts Risk of Second Heart Attack
Addition of drug helps open arteries.
Low-Dose Aspirin
Shown to reduce risk of first stroke in women.
High-Dose Drugs Prevent Heart Death. Tangled tale of hormone therapy is teased into clarity at conference.
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HU Gazette on Heart Disease
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Scientific Reports
From HMS Faculty Newsletter Focus
Heart Precursor Pinpointed
Arises from fewer progenitors than previously thought.
Risks Evaluated for Heart Implants
Manufacturers urged to boost reliability.
Sense of Security May Be False With Anti-inflammatories
Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Acetaminophen can raise cardiovascular risk.
Broken Hearts May Mend After All
Combo therapy coaxes heart cells to multiply.
Curtain Drawn on Hormone Therapy for Older Women
The jury is in: hormone therapy is not a good thing for preventing
cardiovascular disease.
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Science Reports
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