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Frequent cannabis use bumps up heart attack risk – US study
American researchers have suggested that people who frequently smoke weed have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke, after their analysis of several...
Scientists find 16 genes that increase women’s heart attack risk
Researchers who conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of eight studies into Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), which can lead to heart attacks – particularly...
Dutch study confirms high heart attack risk after flu
People who get flu have a higher risk of heart attack for a week after they have been diagnosed with the virus, say researchers, whose...
Stroke, heart attack risk linked to sweetener – US study
Research has linked a commonly used product, erythritol, with greater risk of cardiovascular problems.
Currently, there are no long-term clinical trials examining the safety of...
Undetected diabetes link to heart attack risk and periodontitis
People with undetected glucose disorders run a higher risk of both myocardial infarction and periodontitis, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet...
Late dinner and not eating breakfast raises heart attack risk
People who skip breakfast and eat dinner near bedtime have a four to five times higher likelihood of death, another heart attack, or angina...
Presence of coronary calcium predicts heart attack risk
Identifying the presence or absence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) in a patients' arteries can help determine their future risk of a cardiac event, reports...
High BP and smoking have more heart attack risk for women
High blood pressure, smoking and diabetes increase the risk of heart attack in both sexes but they have more impact in women than they...
One-off DNA test could predict heart attack risk in childhood
People at high risk of a heart attack in adulthood could be spotted much earlier in life with a reasonably inexpensive, one-off DNA test,...
New high-sensitivity troponin test reduces heart attack risk
The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies more myocardial infarction patients...