11-07-19 Men who are married or in common-law relationships seek medical care sooner for heart attacks compared with single, divorced or widowed men, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/...

11-07-13 An ultrasound test can tell if people with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and heart disease are at risk of heart attack or death, according to new research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journa...

11-07-13 In a large and comprehensive investigation into the underlying causes of sudden cardiac death (SCD) a surreptitious（秘密的） killer of hundreds of thousands annually in the United States researchers have discovered a variation in the genome's DNA s...

11-07-01 A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that there is a significant risk of serious skin cancers, including cutaneous（皮肤的） squamous cell carcinoma（鳞状细胞癌） and melanoma（黑素瘤） , in heart transplant patie...

11-06-26 AURORA, Colo. (June 25, 2011) New research shows that adolescents and young adults with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes have thicker and stiffer carotid arteries（颈动脉） , also known as atherosclerosis（动脉硬化） , a risk factor for heart attack and s...

11-06-12 Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. 轻轻的我走了， 正如我轻轻的来； 我轻轻的招手， 作别西天的云彩。 The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the settin...

11-06-08 If a person's blood becomes too thick it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks. But a Temple University physicist has discovered that he can thin the human blood by subjecting it to a magnetic field. Rongjia Tao, professor...

11-05-26 The world's first international polypill（复方制剂） trial has shown that a four-in-one combination pill can halve（二等分） the predicted risk of heart disease and stroke. The results are published online today in the open access journal PLoS One....

11-05-23 Gothenburg, Sweden: Two trials presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2011, organized by the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology（心脏病学） (HFA of the ESC), will help to define the precise populations of patients with...

11-04-22 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and linked with heart disease in the very elderly, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). CKD is a major public health problem th...