New Research Shows That Flu is a Trigger of Heart Attacks
...le can recognise that the flu vaccine has specific cardioprotective effects, then high-risk people will be more likely...d countries who are not taking all the recommended cardioprotective medications due to their high cost or lack of access to proper medical care. In contrast, the flu va...Blood Pressure Tackled Better With Cocoa Than Tea
...er, cocoa and tea are currently not implemented in cardioprotective or anti-hypertensive dietary advice, although both have been associated with lower incidences of cardiovascular events.' Dirk Taubert, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany, conducted a meta-analysis of 10 previ...A Heart-Felt Valentine: Red Wine and White Wine May Be Just as Healthful
...thy white wine. Past studies indicated that the cardioprotective compounds in grapes — polyphenolic antioxidants — ...tify the principle ingredients responsible for the cardioprotective abilities of the grape flesh, to the best of our knowledge, our study provides evidence for the firs...Insect Protein Effective for Treating Heart Enlargement, Arrythmias
... epoxide hydrolase inhibitors, compounds that have cardioprotective effects. Previous studies from UC Davis and other laboratories have shown that epoxide hyrolase inhibitors can reduce high blood pressure, but the collaboration with Chiamvimonvat is the first to investigate a possible effect on congestive heart fail...Drug That Is Found To Reduce Heart Damage from Chemo
...oxane (Zinecard), an experimental drug shown to be cardioprotective in adults who receive chemotherapy. Half of the children in the doxorubicin-only group had elevated levels of troponin T, a protein that is elevated when the heart has been injured. In the children who received the combination, only 21 percent had el...Transdermal HRT not cardioprotective in postmenopausal women with Coronary Artery Disease
...ncluded 3000 women, and was designed to assess the cardioprotective effect of combined HRT in women with documented CAD. It may therefore be appropriate that women with proven coronary artery disease should not commence HRT. Nevertheless, women receiving HRT for more than 2 years should continue....Transdermal HRT not cardioprotective in postmenopausal women with CAD
...ncluded 3000 women, and was designed to assess the cardioprotective effect of combined HRT in women with documented CAD. It may therefore be appropriate that women with proven coronary artery disease should not commence HRT. Nevertheless, women receiving HRT for more than 2 years should continue....