A Century of Heart
Netherlands Study Shows Women Arrive Late and Don’t get Best Treatment
Nov 21, 2018
Women with strokes caused by blood clots are less likely than men to arrive at the hospital in time to receive the best treatment, according to a European study reported in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Fertility Therapy and Heart Disease Risk
Nov 21, 2018
Women who gave birth after receiving fertility therapy had about half the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or death in the subsequent decade, compared with women who gave birth without this therapy, researchers report.
Women Fare Worse Than Men After Heart Attack
Nov 21, 2018
Women age 55 or younger may fare worse than their male counterparts after having a heart attack, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions.
Anxiety Linked to Long Term Stroke Risk
Nov 20, 2018
The greater the anxiety level, the higher risk of having a stroke, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke from December 2013.
Positive Patients Exercise Live Longer
Nov 20, 2018
Heart disease patients with positive attitudes are more likely to exercise and live longer, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.