Tag Archives: Heart

E-Alerts Dramatically Cut Heart Attack Rate for People Hospitalized With A-Fib

Print this page SUNDAY, Nov. 11, 2018 — A simple pop-up alert on a computer screen could help save the brains and hearts of many hospital-bound people with an irregular heartbeat, a new clinical trial reveals. Rates for heart attack and stroke plunged by close to 90 percent in people helped by the new program,… Read More »

Heart attack: Do this many minutes of exercise each day to keep your heart healthy

Heart attacks happen when the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot. The leading cause of heart attacks is coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease is a condition in which the major blood vessels that supply the heart get clogged up with deposits of cholesterol. Before a heart… Read More »

FDA announces recall of another heart medicine for possible cancer risk

The recalled lot will have “Westminster Pharmaceuticals” and “GSMS Inc.” on the label, according to the FDA list. Another heart medicine, valsartan, has also been recalled recently due to contamination. Irbesartan is an angiotensin II receptor blocker, or ARB. This is a drug that blocks a potent chemical in the blood called anigiotensin, which causes… Read More »