Heart attack statistics
Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.
Genetics for personalized coronary heart disease treatment (News-Medical-Net)
Identifying a single, common variation in a person’s genetic information improves prediction of his or her risk of a heart attack or other heart disease events and thus, choice of the best treatment accordingly, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
U.S. health trend in heart disease is not going down as expected (News-Medical-Net)
The positive U.S. health trend documented over the past 30 years of reduction in risk for heart disease is not as strong as is widely perceived - and, in fact, the trend has flattened, according to a new analysis of national data by Mayo Clinic.
Fat 10-year-olds have arteries of 45-year-olds, other heart problems, ultrasound studies find (Chicago Tribune)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.
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