• Digoxin for Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Risks

    Added On : 14th December 2014

    Study finds higher odds for death, hospitalization for patients with atrial fibrillation

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  • "Fresh" blood transfusions lower risk of complications following heart surgery

    Added On : 6th November 2014

    Newly donated blood is better for heart patients than blood that had been stored for some time. Canadian researchers arrived at this conclusion in a study involving 2,000 patients planning to undergo heart surgery. The results were presented at the "Canadian Cardiovascular Congress" in Vancouver.

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  • Irregular Heartbeat Ups Risk for 'Silent Strokes'

    Added On : 6th November 2014

    Finding might explain link between atrial fibrillation, poorer thinking and memory, researchers say

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  • Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Heart Health

    Added On : 28th October 2014

    Consuming a low cholesterol diet is not necessarily the best treatment plan for lowering cholesterol levels and reducing your risk for heart disease.

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  • Eating More Fruit Cuts Heart Disease Risk: Study

    Added On : 13th October 2014

    Eating fruit every day lowers the risk of getting heart and stroke problems by up to 40%, researchers say.

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  • KSA Breaks New Ground in Cardiac Procedures

    Added On : 30th September 2014

    1412019891589607900.jpgA medical team from King Abdullah Medical City hospital broke new ground when it managed to unblock veins and arteries and replace aortic valves without performing bypass surgery. 

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  • How Olive Oil Could Reverse Heart Failure

    Added On : 30th September 2014

    The fat in olive oil is beneficial for failing heartsScientists at the University of Illinois, in Chicago, have found that the fat in olive oil kick-starts failing hearts

    Olive oil may reverse heart failure, scientists believe, after finding it helped diseased muscle to pump blood more effectively.

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  • Drug 'New Hope' Against Heart Failure: Expert

    Added On : 16th September 2014

    Experimental medication beat standard treatment at reducing hospitalizations, cardiovascular deaths

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  • Low-carb diets may beat low-fat options for weight loss, heart health

    Added On : 4th September 2014

    chopping_vegetables_660.jpgA low-carbohydrate diet is better for losing weight and may also be better for lowering the risk of heart disease than a low-fat diet, according to a new study.

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  • Experimental heart failure drug shows promise, study says

    Added On : 2nd September 2014

    Heart Failure_Cham640.jpgA new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade — a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent.

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