Coronary-Heart-Disease Top Stories
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But I Thought It Was Indigestion? Steps To Identify A Heart Attack
Jun 2, 2022 04:56 ISTHeart disease was once considered an old-age ailment but has now become a common lifestyle concern. Statistics show that the rate of heart diseases in India is double of that of the national averages of western countries. Despite being a growing concern, not many of us are aware of the most common heart attack symptoms. -
Psychosocial Stress Puts Women At Higher Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease: Study
Apr 10, 2021 09:17 ISTStress can be harmful to your health in several ways. The study highlights that psychosocial stress, typically resulting from difficulty coping with challenging environments, may put women at significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease. -
But I Thought It Was Indigestion? Steps To Identify Cardiac Chest Pain
Mar 9, 2017 04:38 ISTHeart disease, especially coronary artery disease is rampant in India. According to studies, Indians have heart disease almost 10 years earlier as compared to their western counterparts. In coronary artery disease, there is a build-up of plaque, or cholesterol deposits in the artery of the heart causing them to narrow down. These arteries, called the coronary arteries... -
Optimism is good for the heart
Mar 9, 2011 04:56 ISTPatients with coronary heart disease who expect they will do well despite their diagnosis live longer than their pessimistic counterparts. -
Effects of exercise and BMI on heart disease
May 1, 2008 09:46 ISTThe risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) associated with elevated body mass index (BMI) can be considerably reduced by increased physical activity. -
Prevention programmes help heart patients
Nov 4, 2005 01:01 ISTA variety of secondary prevention programmes, even the ones lacking an exercise component, can improve the health outcomes of people with coronary artery disease. -
Quitting smoking benefits heart patients
Dec 31, 2004 02:16 ISTCoronary heart disease patients, who suffer from heart attack, benefit significantly by quitting smoking. -
Early aspirin in heart attacks
Mar 21, 2002 03:58 ISTPatients who have had a heart attack are more likely to survive if they take aspirin BEFORE they take 'clot-busting agents' which are medicines that dissolve blood clots in the coronary arteries rather than in the reverse order. According to researchers of Sheba Medical Centre in Tel-Hashomer, Israel although it is not clear why the order makes a ...
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