http://heartattacks.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Heart Attacks GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-06-04T17:47:33Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/14/timothy-john-tim-russert-dies-after-a-heart-attack.htm Tim Russert, the well known television reporter died after a heart attack yesterday. Mr. Russert collapsed at his studios and was pronounced dead a short time later at Sibley Memorial Hospital.... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/14/timothy-john-tim-russert-dies-after-a-heart-attack.htm 2008-06-14T10:03:19Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/04/most-people-cannot-recognize-heart-attack-symptoms.htm A study in the Archives of Internal Medicine asked 3522 patient with heart disease to identify symptoms of a heart attack. Nearly half of those studies scored over 705 on... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/04/most-people-cannot-recognize-heart-attack-symptoms.htm 2008-06-04T17:47:33Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/03/ct-angiography-and-rapid-diagnosis-of-chest-pain.htm A normal CT angiogram predicts an extremely low chance of a future heart attack. This technology has recently been used to diagnose heart attacks in patients seen in a hospital's... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/03/ct-angiography-and-rapid-diagnosis-of-chest-pain.htm 2008-06-03T21:04:22Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/03/kelsey-grammer-suffers-a-heart-attack.htm The associated press is reporting that the actor, Kelsey Grammer, suffered a “mild heart attack” this weekend. Mr. Grammer is 53 years old. He experienced his symptoms while paddle-boarding and was... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/06/03/kelsey-grammer-suffers-a-heart-attack.htm 2008-06-03T20:50:29Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/05/13/heart-attacks-in-young-women.htm Heart attacks can and do occur in young women. Unfortunately, this patient population has several strikes against it during a heart attack. First, heart attacks are rare in young women.... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/05/13/heart-attacks-in-young-women.htm 2008-05-13T15:05:37Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/05/12/listening-to-the-neck-and-predicting-heart-attacks.htm An important part of the physical examination for a cardiologist is listening to your neck. A stethoscope can detect vibration (bruit) in the neck’s arteries (carotids). The bruit is caused... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/05/12/listening-to-the-neck-and-predicting-heart-attacks.htm 2008-05-12T15:31:01Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/05/03/low-thyroid-function-and-heart-risk-in-women.htm Low thyroid function may put women at risk of a heart attack. A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated over 17,000 women with no signs of heart... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/05/03/low-thyroid-function-and-heart-risk-in-women.htm 2008-05-03T16:23:02Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/04/21/rapid-diagnosis-of-a-heart-your-spit-may-be-the-answer.htm The longer a coronary artery is blocked the more heart muscle dies. Early diagnosis of a heart attack is thus critical. A phrase often heard among cardiologists is “time is... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/04/21/rapid-diagnosis-of-a-heart-your-spit-may-be-the-answer.htm 2008-04-21T21:30:43Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/04/13/a-better-way-to-save-lives-new-cpr-guidelines.htm Bystander cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR ) doubles the chance of survival from a cardiac arrest. The American Heart Association recently issued new guidelines on performing CPR. Traditionally, those who provide CPR... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/04/13/a-better-way-to-save-lives-new-cpr-guidelines.htm 2008-04-13T21:32:04Z http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/03/27/fewer-balloon-and-stent-procedures-being-done.htm USA Today reports that since 2006 the number of balloon and stent procedures, also known as angioplasty and stenting, has been on the decline in the United States by up... http://heartattacks.about.com/b/2008/03/27/fewer-balloon-and-stent-procedures-being-done.htm 2008-03-27T14:09:47Z