Stress tests may miss latent heart disease
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LOS ANGELES (EMBARGOED UNTIL AUGUST 17, 2004 at 5:00 PM, EST)  Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have found that stress tests may not adequately screen for latent atherosclerosis  a hardening of the arteries due to plaque build-up  and ...
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Cardiac problems like an abnormal heartbeat are exacerbated by rigorous exercise in a way that can be fatal in athletes, and regular testing for the problem could save lives, doctors at a heart conference said Sunday.
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Rheumatoid arthritis seems to raise  the risk of silent heart disease in patients -- even before  they know they have the chronic condition, U.S. researchers  reported on Thursday.
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People with slower reaction times and bad memories are more likely to die from a heart attack, a study suggests.
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The best tool for predicting the risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Cape Town - It is not only obese men in developed countries who fall prey to heart disease due to stress. Nowadays, even women and children run the risk of dying from heart failure or a stroke.
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NEW YORK  - A person's race may influence  his or her level of physical fitness, according to the findings  of a study of black and white adults who underwent treadmill  stress tests.
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Rheumatoid arthritis seems to raise the risk of silent heart disease in patients -- even before they know they have the chronic condition, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - A childhood involving abuse,  neglect, and household dysfunction increases the risk of heart  disease in adulthood, according to a report in the online issue  of the journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart  Association.
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even if you don't have diabetes, heart disease or ailments - is still a heavy load on your heart, researchers said on Tuesday.
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STRESS was responsible for more than a fifth of heart attacks worldwide, one of the world&#39;s most comprehensive studies of heart disease has found.
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More that 50% of early heart diseases cases are not detected by stress tests, according to a new study carried out in the USA.
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People with heart disease who  don&#39;t take their medications as prescribed risk suffering a  heart attack or other heart-related event, a new study shows.
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When patients with heart disease are brought to a hospital, why not identify suggest a screening for their family as well?
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Smoking, high blood fat levels, and stress are the three biggest risk factors for heart attacks, a major international study revealed.
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Sept. 3, 2004 - Smoking, high lipid concentrations, and stress are the main risk factors for coronary artery disease (the major cause of heart attack) across all world regions, according to a study of data from 52 countries.
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People who suffer from migraines or other long-lasting headaches are more likely to have angina, but don&#39;t have an increased risk of heart disease, says a study in the Dec. 28 issue of the journal Neurology.