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- 15 January 2003 - So-called “male menopause” in ageing men linked to higher risk of heart disease
- 19 March 2003 - Many patients still missing out on drugs to cut heart attacks and stroke
- 15 April 2003 - Half an hour of brisk walking five times weekly unlikely to stave off early death from heart disease
- 15 April 2003 - When the national football team wins, the number of fatal heart attacks goes down…
- 15 July 2003 - Angina costs UK health service almost £700 million a year
- 18 August 2003 - Poverty increases risk of complications and death after bypass surgery
- 18 September 2003 - Fivefold increase in structural heart defects in babies of diabetic mothers
- 18 September 2003 - Family history of early death from heart disease increases risk of low birthweight babies
- 20 November 2003 - Current diagnostic criteria missing more than 25% of heart attacks
- 17 February 2004 - UK facing costly “epidemic” of heart pump disturbance (atrial fibrillation)
- 11 March 2004 - Temperature at birth linked to health later in life
- 15 April 2004 - A really close relationship can halve risk of subsequent heart attack
- 14 September 2004 - Moderate alcohol consumption cuts rate of further narrowing after heart surgery
- 17 January 2005 - Heart attacks in women not being picked up, despite new guidance
- 17 January 2005 - Chest pain costs emergency care dear
- 15 February 2005 - Cardiology losing out as women “turned off” by family unfriendly specialty
- 15 February 2005 - Wine keeps women’s hearts beating healthily
- 15 March 2005 - Depression may explain higher risk of heart attack associated with antidepressants
- 16 June 2005 - Gastric bug link to irregular heart rhythm
- 16 June 2005 - National Service Framework for heart failure urgently needed
- 18 August 2005 - 80 year olds should be given heart bypass surgery
- 29 September 2005 - Musical training might be good for the heart
- 15 November 2005 - Hostility in women does not affect their long term heart health
- 20 December 2005 - A few squares of dark chocolate a day may stave off artery hardening in smokers
- 21 December 2005 - New UK guidelines significantly widen criteria for heart disease and stroke prevention
- 17 January 2006 - Comedy films boost blood flow to the heart
- 15 May 2006 - Cardiovascular disease costs UK economy £29 billion a year
- 22 May 2006 - Common painkillers associated with increased risk of first hospital admission for heart failure
- 22 May 2006 - Metabolic syndrome significantly boosts risk of heart failure in middle age
- 22 May 2006 - National UK heart disease prevention threshold “cheapest but least effective”
- 13 July 2006 - High humidity is a risk factor for heart attack deaths among the elderly
- 13 July 2006 - Eye blood vessel width may indicate coronary heart death risk
- 18 July 2006 - Couch potatoes who start exercising after 40 can still stave off heart disease
- 14 December 2006 - Over 500 sudden unexplained deaths every year, mostly in young men
- 24 April 2007 - Performance league tables linked to lower death rates after heart surgery
- 15 May 2007 - “Lite” low tar cigarettes impair blood flow as much as regular cigarettes
- 5 June 2007 - Men with inflammatory marker have three times higher risk of heart disease
- 19 July 2007 - “Disquieting” slow down in heart disease deaths among under 55s
- 14 November 2007 - UK hospitals short changing women with heart failure
- 12 August 2008 - Eye abnormality associated with increased heart disease death
- 12 August 2008 - GP incentives don’t necessarily spell healthier lifestyles or better quality of life for patients
- 10 November 2008 - Further treatment 10 times more likely after coronary angioplasty than after bypass
- 11 December 2008 - Living in multigenerational households triples women’s heart disease risk
- 28 July 2009 - Diets high in calcium and dairy products in childhood may lower mortality
