Keep current with new health news updates. http://www.muschealth.com/ http://www.muschealth.com/favicon.gif http://www.muschealth.com/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ People with heart failure, and those who care for them, want more attention paid to their psychological needs, a new study finds. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09763 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09763 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT The tightest control of the major risk factors for heart disease seems to provide the greatest protection against cardiovascular problems, says a study reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09745 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09745 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Weighing a combination of risk factors could help doctors predict which patients are the most likely to develop atrial fibrillation, says a study reported in the medical journal Lancet. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09722 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09722 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT The advanced imaging technique called contrast echocardiography can have a significant impact on the diagnosis and treatment of people hospitalized with heart disease, says a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09704 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09704 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT A good night's sleep may be just what your arteries need, says a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09681 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09681 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT A lack of vitamin D, which is absorbed primarily through exposure to sunlight, helps boost the risk of heart attacks and strokes, new research finds. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09638 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09638 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT A new generation of stents shows promise in avoiding the late-onset problems that have plagued drug-eluting stents in patients with heart disease, researchers say. The findings come from two European studies presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09631 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09631 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT