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Having more than two children linked to increased heart attack risk
A study from the universities of Cambridge and North Carolina found that women who gave birth to five or more children were 38% more...
Low phosphate in the blood linked to heart attack risk
Low phosphate in the blood is linked to the risk of heart attack and coronary artery disease, a study reports. Researchers from the University...
Financial stress increases heart attack risk substantially
Significant financial stress is associated with a 13-fold-higher odds of having a heart attack, according to research presented at the 18th Annual Congress of...
Link with fat on the hips and stroke and heart attack risk
People of a healthy weight but with more fat in their hips, thighs and legs could be at a lower risk of strokes, diabetes...
Calcium in arteries influences heart attack risk
Patients without calcium buildup in the coronary arteries had significantly lower risk of future heart attack or stroke despite other high-risk factors such as...
Contracting shingles doubles stroke and heart attack risk
Contracting shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, increases a person's risk of stroke and heart attack, according to a research letter.
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Heart attack risk increases 17-fold following respiratory infections
The risk of having a heart attack is 17 times higher in the seven days following a respiratory infection, University of Sydney research has...
Backlash to BJSM editorial on saturated fat and heart attack risk
A British Journal of Sports Medicine editorial arguing that saturated fat does not increase the risk of a heart attack by clogging up arteries,...
Non-O blood groups associated with higher heart attack risk
Having a non-O blood group is associated with a higher risk of heart attack, according to a large analysis presented at Heart Failure 2017...
Calculators overestimate heart attack risk
Four out of five widely used clinical calculators considerably overrate heart attack risk, including the most recent 2013 one by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.